| East Hills Academy | |
| Established: | September 4, 2007 |
| Type: | Public Special Education School |
| Superintendent: | Moisés G. Aguirre |
| Principal: | Dr. Yesenia Barnard [1] |
| Grades: | 7–12 |
| Address: | 1791 Rock Mountain Rd. |
| City: | Chula Vista |
| State: | California |
| Country: | United States |
East Hills Academy is a public special education school located in Chula Vista, California, and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District. The academy provides specialized education for students in grades 7 through 12 with severe learning, emotional, social (autism), and cognitive disabilities.[2]
Established in 2007, East Hills Academy was created to provide a local educational option for students with special needs, particularly those previously placed in private, non-public schools. Its goal is to offer educational services in a less restrictive setting, with access to mainstream programs and extracurricular activities, as the school shares a campus with Olympian High School.[3]
East Hills Academy provides three primary educational programs:
The academy also integrates related services such as assistive technology, speech therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, and behavioral support. Class sizes are small, with a maximum of seven students in the moderate/severe program and twelve students in the mild/moderate program.