throughout the neighborhood and surrounding communities. Centrally located within San Diego, City Heights has easy access to freeways, Mission Valley commercial centers and the downtown area. University Avenue, El Cajon Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue are the major thoroughfares. Because of the presence of the University Avenue transit corridor (the busiest in the metro region), City Heights has substantial bus service connecting to Downtown and the Mission Valley trolley stops. Bus lines serviced by the City Heights Transit Plaza are the 235-RAPID, 7, 10, 60, and 965. Education City Heights is home to twelve public elementary schools, three public middle schools, two public high schools, and two private grade schools, and three charter schools. All public schools are in the San Diego Unified School District. Public elementary schools Cherokee Point Hamilton Euclid Marshall Edison Central Florence Griffith Joyner Herbert Ibarra Mary Lanyon Fay Wilson Rowan Rosa Parks Public middle schools Clark (Monroe) Wilson Mann Public high schools Hoover High School Crawford Educational Complex (former Will C. Crawford High School) Community Health and Medical Practices School (CHAMPS) Invention and Design Educational Academy (IDEA) School of Law and Business (LAB) Multimedia and Visual Arts School (MVAS) Charter schools Health Sciences High & Middle College (HSHMC) Health Sciences Middle School City Heights Prep Academy Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego Global Vision Academy Arroyo Paseo Charter High* School Iftin Charter School Private grade schools Waldorf School of San Diego Private high schools Waldorf School of San Diego High School Government The area is part of City Council District 9, currently represented by Sean Elo-Rivera. City Heights is also part of California's 80th State Assembly district, currently represented by Lorena Gonzalez. The City Heights Area Planning Committee advises the city on land use and other issues. Volunteer organizations include the City Heights Town Council and the City Heights Business Association. References External links Neighborhoods in San Diego Urban communities in San Diego