Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks 831 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 68% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Alice C. Stelle Middle High : Calabasas High

Chaparral Elementary

Summary:

Chaparral Elementary is a public elementary school located in Calabasas, California, serving 537 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Las Virgenes Unified School District, which is ranked 165 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chaparral Elementary consistently performs well above the state and district averages in academic assessments, with 72.66% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 60.79% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 69.65% and 58.62% for the district, respectively. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, low socioeconomic status, and English Language Learners. Additionally, Chaparral Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.7% to 9.7% in recent years, which are lower than the state average.

While Chaparral Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, such as Round Meadow Elementary and Bay Laurel Elementary, its performance is mixed when compared to high-performing charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, like Welby Way Charter Elementary School and Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies. Additionally, Chaparral Elementary's statewide ranking has declined from 105 out of 1,417 California elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 831 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, suggesting the school may be facing increasing competition or challenges compared to other high-performing schools in the state.

Detail:

Public K-5

22601 Liberty Bell Rd.
Calabasas, CA 91302-5701

(818) 591-2428

District: Las Virgenes Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
831^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alice C. Stelle Middle
High:	Calabasas High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 599

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Two or more races:

15.0%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chaparral Elementary ranks better than 85.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.63. (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 Chaparral Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (67.8%), two or more races (15%), Hispanic (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chaparral Elementary is 23.2, which is the 2^nd best among 9 elementary schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Chaparral Elementary employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chaparral Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chaparral Elementary 831^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chaparral Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Las Virgenes Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Virgenes Unified 165^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chaparral Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.19	324^th	4809	93.3%
2005	95.09	217^th	4822	95.5%
2006	94.49	239^th	4818	95.0%
2007	94.79	237^th	5113	95.4%
2008	86.72	668^th	5113	86.9%
2009	88.71	546^th	5193	89.5%
2010	89.33	484^th	5314	90.9%
2011	86.50	661^st	5377	87.7%
2012	84.59	755^th	5390	86.0%
2013	83.00	892^nd	5530	83.9%
2015	87.81	735^th	5611	86.9%
2016	92.07	497^th	5614	91.1%
2017	90.49	613^th	5692	89.2%
2018	87.93	741^st	5662	86.9%
2019	86.78	807^th	5789	86.1%
2021	93.80	105^th	1417	92.6%
2022	93.82	456^th	5883	92.2%
2023	90.10	705^th	5874	88.0%
2024	87.63	831^st	5862	85.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.88	46^th	669	93.1%
2024	77.03	143^rd	669	78.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	98.39	42^nd	3275	98.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.13	358^th	2634	86.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.02	774^th	5084	84.8%
2019	82.34	610^th	5173	88.2%
2022	96.23	138^th	5264	97.4%
2023	92.02	312^th	5374	94.2%
2024	95.52	216^th	5511	96.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.22	856^th	5413	84.2%
2019	85.67	785^th	5492	85.7%
2021	91.83	124^th	1267	90.2%
2022	92.38	486^th	5635	91.4%
2023	86.36	826^th	5617	85.3%
2024	83.27	948^th	5605	83.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.59	2139^th	2585	17.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.98	628^th	5431	88.4%
2019	85.54	798^th	5510	85.5%
2021	93.85	88^th	1272	93.1%
2022	93.41	421^st	5663	92.6%
2023	91.34	533^rd	5650	90.6%
2024	88.92	670^th	5636	88.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.74	820^th	4830	83.0%
2019	82.29	626^th	4963	87.4%
2023	89.20	387^th	5098	92.4%
2024	93.69	220^th	5102	95.7%

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Rank History for White students at Chaparral Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.16	893^rd	2737	67.4%
2019	63.75	1069^th	2834	62.3%
2022	77.68	538^th	2726	80.3%
2023	68.91	837^th	2662	68.6%
2024	63.07	1030^th	2647	61.1%

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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 Chaparral Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	345	3	27	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1989	396	2	36	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1990	440	3	39	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1991	468	0	38	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	515
1992	522	0	54	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	590
1993	476	2	25	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	513
1994	455	3	28	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	498
1995	511	4	27	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1996	511	4	27	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1997	535	9	27	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1998	531	11	33	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	594
1999	505	7	34	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	562
2000	474	8	31	14	2	n/a	n/a	3	532
2001	493	8	29	16	1	n/a	n/a	1	548
2002	475	6	22	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
2003	475	6	22	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
2004	477	8	28	15	1	n/a	n/a	15	544
2005	473	12	28	22	0	n/a	n/a	21	556
2006	478	8	26	19	1	n/a	n/a	27	559
2007	458	8	38	21	2	n/a	n/a	34	561
2008	449	7	35	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	520
2009	453	11	44	31	3	0	40	0	582
2010	461	12	39	42	2	0	36	0	592
2011	492	12	43	49	3	0	11	0	610
2012	463	7	41	55	3	0	15	0	584
2013	483	5	48	60	2	0	26	0	624
2014	451	5	54	53	3	1	26	0	593
2015	460	6	55	61	3	1	22	0	608
2016	466	4	56	68	3	1	42	0	640
2017	461	5	50	59	2	0	52	0	629
2018	443	6	51	61	3	0	58	0	622
2019	445	7	39	52	3	0	54	0	600
2020	427	10	35	52	3	0	51	0	578
2021	389	9	35	50	1	0	58	0	542
2022	389	7	28	49	0	0	64	0	537
2023	386	6	24	48	0	0	73	0	537
2024	406	5	29	69	0	0	90	0	599

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chaparral Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	380	16.0	23.7	n/a
1989	440	17.0	25.8	n/a
1990	490	18.0	27.2	n/a
1991	515	19.0	27.1	n/a
1992	590	19.3	30.5	1
1993	513	18.5	27.7	0.6
1994	498	18.6	26.8	2
1995	553	20.5	27.0	2.7
1996	553	20.5	27.0	2.7
1997	585	23.5	24.9	3.1
1998	594	29.5	20.1	3.7
1999	562	27.7	20.3	3.6
2000	532	26.7	19.9	2.5
2001	548	27.3	20.1	2.2
2002	522	26.7	19.6	3.4
2003	522	26.7	19.6	3.4
2004	544	27.2	20.0	3
2005	556	28.2	19.7	3.9
2006	559	28.2	19.8	4.1
2007	561	26.0	21.6	2.7
2008	520	27.8	18.7	4.4
2009	582	23.8	22.6	4
2010	592	26.0	22.7	3.7
2011	610	n/a	n/a	4.3
2012	584	25.0	23.3	n/a
2013	624	26.1	23.8	3.4
2014	593	24.1	24.6	2.9
2015	608	22.0	27.6	9.5
2016	640	24.0	26.6	9.5
2017	629	27.0	23.2	7.8
2018	622	29.5	21.0	13.2
2019	600	26.5	22.6	10.2
2020	578	n/a	n/a	9.5
2021	542	20.4	26.5	8.9
2022	537	22.0	24.4	11
2023	537	23.0	23.3	17.9
2024	599	25.7	23.2	18.2

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 Chaparral Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	380	16.0	23.7	n/a
1989	440	17.0	25.8	n/a
1990	490	18.0	27.2	n/a
1991	515	19.0	27.1	n/a
1992	590	19.3	30.5	1
1993	513	18.5	27.7	0.6
1994	498	18.6	26.8	2
1995	553	20.5	27.0	2.7
1996	553	20.5	27.0	2.7
1997	585	23.5	24.9	3.1
1998	594	29.5	20.1	3.7
1999	562	27.7	20.3	3.6
2000	532	26.7	19.9	2.5
2001	548	27.3	20.1	2.2
2002	522	26.7	19.6	3.4
2003	522	26.7	19.6	3.4
2004	544	27.2	20.0	3
2005	556	28.2	19.7	3.9
2006	559	28.2	19.8	4.1
2007	561	26.0	21.6	2.7
2008	520	27.8	18.7	4.4
2009	582	23.8	22.6	4
2010	592	26.0	22.7	3.7
2011	610	n/a	n/a	4.3
2012	584	25.0	23.3	n/a
2013	624	26.1	23.8	3.4
2014	593	24.1	24.6	2.9
2015	608	22.0	27.6	9.5
2016	640	24.0	26.6	9.5
2017	629	27.0	23.2	7.8
2018	622	29.5	21.0	13.2
2019	600	26.5	22.6	10.2
2020	578	n/a	n/a	9.5
2021	542	20.4	26.5	8.9
2022	537	22.0	24.4	11
2023	537	23.0	23.3	17.9
2024	599	25.7	23.2	18.2

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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