Is Chualar Elementary a good school?

Chualar Elementary ranks 2787 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chualar Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 262 students attended Chualar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chualar Elementary?

Students at Chualar Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Chualar Elementary

Summary:

Chualar Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Chualar, CA, with 278 students. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism, below-average test scores, and a high-need student population.

Chualar Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2018-2019 to 34.5% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average of around 14%. The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with only 39.16% of students proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and 31.33% proficient in Math End of Course, compared to 35.54% statewide. However, Chualar Elementary performs relatively well for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 529 out of 3,160 California elementary schools in this subgroup.

In comparison, nearby schools in the Alisal Union and Spreckels Union districts generally have higher test scores, such as Spreckels Elementary, which had 57.25% proficient in ELA End of Course and 45.56% in Math End of Course in 2023-2024. However, Chualar Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 19-22 students per teacher, which could be a strength to build upon.

Detail:

Public K-8

24285 Lincoln St.
Chualar, CA 93925-0188

(831) 679-2313

District: Chualar Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
2787^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,111

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 262

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.8%

American Indian:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chualar Elementary ranks better than 52.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Chualar Elementary ranks worse than 54.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.04. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.5%), White (0.8%), American Indian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chualar Elementary is 19.4. (See more...)

Compare Chualar Elementary employs 13.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chualar Elementary is $13,111.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chualar Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chualar Elementary 2787^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chualar Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Chualar Elementary 1501^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Chualar Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chualar Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Chualar Union 798^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chualar Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.28	4241^st	4809	11.8%
2005	7.51	4750^th	4822	1.5%
2006	16.78	4232^nd	4818	12.2%
2007	11.88	4832^nd	5113	5.5%
2008	8.45	4988^th	5113	2.4%
2009	14.78	4747^th	5193	8.6%
2010	15.82	4862^nd	5314	8.5%
2011	21.86	4547^th	5377	15.4%
2012	15.07	4952^nd	5390	8.1%
2013	15.03	5045^th	5530	8.8%
2015	38.96	3076^th	5611	45.2%
2016	33.04	3530^th	5614	37.1%
2017	43.08	2917^th	5692	48.8%
2018	45.64	2799^th	5662	50.6%
2019	45.23	2862^nd	5789	50.6%
2022	32.48	3658^th	5883	37.8%
2023	39.82	3150^th	5874	46.4%
2024	45.97	2787^th	5862	52.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.03	253^rd	3246	92.2%
2019	82.85	276^th	3275	91.6%
2022	60.09	756^th	3311	77.2%
2023	70.73	477^th	3250	85.3%
2024	65.34	529^th	3160	83.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.47	1879^th	5084	63.0%
2019	62.62	1592^nd	5173	69.2%
2022	47.76	2413^th	5264	54.2%
2023	53.70	2119^th	5374	60.6%
2024	52.20	2251^st	5511	59.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.88	2895^th	5413	46.5%
2019	52.06	2386^th	5492	56.6%
2022	34.87	3339^th	5635	40.7%
2023	42.79	2829^th	5617	49.6%
2024	57.03	2074^th	5605	63.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.52	2754^th	5431	49.3%
2019	39.21	3089^th	5510	43.9%
2022	31.96	3626^th	5663	36.0%
2023	37.87	3207^th	5650	43.2%
2024	35.18	3403^rd	5636	39.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.12	1775^th	4830	63.3%
2019	60.72	1642^nd	4963	66.9%
2022	44.49	2559^th	5084	49.7%
2023	53.45	2036^th	5098	60.1%
2024	60.51	1661^st	5102	67.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.02	1444^th	1769	18.4%
2005	19.09	1478^th	1777	16.8%
2006	14.11	1620^th	1804	10.2%
2007	15.58	1760^th	1999	12.0%
2008	25.37	1554^th	2005	22.5%
2009	29.36	1485^th	2063	28.0%
2010	24.66	1721^st	2179	21.0%
2011	37.01	1443^rd	2236	35.5%
2012	23.16	1838^th	2259	18.6%
2013	41.38	1389^th	2379	41.6%
2015	35.51	1463^rd	2477	40.9%
2016	55.91	957^th	2497	61.7%
2017	46.31	1208^th	2508	51.8%
2018	47.24	1158^th	2480	53.3%
2019	54.62	1038^th	2715	61.8%
2022	38.34	1514^th	2740	44.7%
2023	38.20	1524^th	2802	45.6%
2024	39.04	1501^st	2777	45.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.91	247^th	1364	81.9%
2019	84.76	102^nd	1442	92.9%
2022	64.20	246^th	1540	84.0%
2023	66.36	202^nd	1529	86.8%
2024	68.20	175^th	1477	88.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.03	651^st	2230	70.8%
2019	73.35	424^th	2369	82.1%
2022	49.92	1022^nd	2458	58.4%
2023	51.53	978^th	2549	61.6%
2024	47.52	1123^rd	2575	56.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.93	811^th	2262	64.1%
2019	67.26	679^th	2380	71.5%
2022	37.38	1427^th	2509	43.1%
2023	42.00	1280^th	2547	49.7%
2024	46.95	1146^th	2546	55.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.78	1319^th	2273	42.0%
2019	41.58	1257^th	2407	47.8%
2022	33.75	1518^th	2527	39.9%
2023	34.98	1500^th	2558	41.4%
2024	31.51	1627^th	2547	36.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Chualar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.31	754^th	2072	63.6%
2019	69.48	492^nd	2213	77.8%
2022	54.03	885^th	2359	62.5%
2023	50.66	971^st	2391	59.4%
2024	53.04	911^th	2383	61.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chualar Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	33	0	8	359	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1989	22	0	9	330	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1990	26	0	5	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1991	8	0	4	344	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1992	11	0	6	316	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
1993	8	1	4	304	1	n/a	n/a	0	318
1994	5	0	5	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1995	1	0	2	239	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
1996	1	0	2	239	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
1997	1	0	2	325	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1998	5	1	1	319	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1999	5	2	4	300	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
2000	3	1	5	306	0	n/a	n/a	1	316
2001	11	1	3	304	0	n/a	n/a	1	320
2002	2	0	3	322	0	n/a	n/a	1	328
2003	2	0	3	322	0	n/a	n/a	1	328
2004	3	0	2	331	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
2005	3	3	2	324	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
2006	6	0	3	334	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
2007	7	0	7	296	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2008	6	1	2	316	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	325
2009	6	0	1	357	0	0	0	0	364
2010	4	0	1	355	0	0	0	0	360
2011	4	0	1	350	0	0	0	0	355
2012	2	0	1	331	0	0	0	0	334
2013	1	0	0	338	0	1	1	0	341
2014	2	0	0	342	0	0	0	0	344
2015	0	0	0	336	1	0	0	0	337
2016	0	0	0	345	0	0	0	0	345
2017	2	0	0	336	0	0	0	0	338
2018	2	0	0	328	0	0	0	0	330
2019	4	0	0	305	0	0	0	0	309
2020	1	0	0	297	0	0	0	0	298
2021	1	0	0	304	0	0	0	0	305
2022	2	0	0	277	0	0	2	0	281
2023	2	0	0	272	1	0	3	0	278
2024	2	0	0	258	1	0	1	0	262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chualar Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1989	361	19.0	19.0	n/a
1990	358	18.5	19.3	n/a
1991	356	15.7	22.6	n/a
1992	333	16.0	20.8	91
1993	318	14.5	21.9	92.1
1994	284	13.5	21.0	94.7
1995	242	11.0	22.0	94.6
1996	242	11.0	22.0	94.6
1997	328	18.0	18.2	94.5
1998	326	19.0	17.2	94.8
1999	311	17.7	17.6	94.9
2000	316	17.8	17.8	96.5
2001	320	18.0	17.8	98.4
2002	328	19.0	17.3	99.4
2003	328	19.0	17.3	99.4
2004	336	18.0	18.7	99.1
2005	332	17.0	19.5	98.2
2006	343	18.0	19.1	99.1
2007	310	16.0	19.4	95.5
2008	325	19.0	17.1	92.3
2009	364	17.0	19.2	99.2
2010	360	18.1	19.8	94.7
2011	355	n/a	n/a	95.8
2012	334	18.0	18.5	n/a
2013	341	15.0	22.7	94.7
2014	344	15.0	22.9	91
2015	337	16.0	21.0	89.6
2016	345	16.0	21.5	90.4
2017	338	15.0	22.5	91.4
2018	330	15.0	22.0	88.2
2019	309	15.0	20.6	87.4
2020	298	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	305	14.0	21.7	86.2
2022	281	15.0	18.7	90.4
2023	278	14.4	19.1	90.6
2024	262	13.5	19.4	84.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chualar Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1989	361	19.0	19.0	n/a
1990	358	18.5	19.3	n/a
1991	356	15.7	22.6	n/a
1992	333	16.0	20.8	91
1993	318	14.5	21.9	92.1
1994	284	13.5	21.0	94.7
1995	242	11.0	22.0	94.6
1996	242	11.0	22.0	94.6
1997	328	18.0	18.2	94.5
1998	326	19.0	17.2	94.8
1999	311	17.7	17.6	94.9
2000	316	17.8	17.8	96.5
2001	320	18.0	17.8	98.4
2002	328	19.0	17.3	99.4
2003	328	19.0	17.3	99.4
2004	336	18.0	18.7	99.1
2005	332	17.0	19.5	98.2
2006	343	18.0	19.1	99.1
2007	310	16.0	19.4	95.5
2008	325	19.0	17.1	92.3
2009	364	17.0	19.2	99.2
2010	360	18.1	19.8	94.7
2011	355	n/a	n/a	95.8
2012	334	18.0	18.5	n/a
2013	341	15.0	22.7	94.7
2014	344	15.0	22.9	91
2015	337	16.0	21.0	89.6
2016	345	16.0	21.5	90.4
2017	338	15.0	22.5	91.4
2018	330	15.0	22.0	88.2
2019	309	15.0	20.6	87.4
2020	298	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	305	14.0	21.7	86.2
2022	281	15.0	18.7	90.4
2023	278	14.4	19.1	90.6
2024	262	13.5	19.4	84.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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