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Chaparral Elementary
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 78% larger than its 6th grade class (77).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.7% | 30.1% | 18.5% | 17.6% |
| Math | 27.3% | 26.4% | 23.0% | 23.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.7% | 44.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 67.3% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.6% | 58.3% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Chaparral Elementary
Chaparral Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral Elementary this school | 616 | 66.6% | 54.9% |
| Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology Walnut | 630 | 66.8% | 51.6% |
| Rocketship Rising Stars San Jose | 621 | 64.7% | N/A |
| Temperance-Kutner Elementary Fresno | 618 | 68.3% | 47.1% |
| Walt Disney Anaheim | 560 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
| Fancher Creek Elementary Fresno | 649 | 72.3% | 41.7% |
Where Chaparral Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,407 of 5,151 | #44 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,368 of 5,172 ▲ 397 | #43 of 321 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #1,093 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #36 of 321 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,101 of 5,116 | #75 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,256 of 5,915 | #92 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,059 of 5,352 | #256 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,866 of 5,354 | #63 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #3,147 of 5,625 | #249 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #3,518 of 3,837 | #225 of 246 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 616 | 25.2 | 24.4:1 | 67% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 28.5 | 21.9:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 28.6 | 22.9:1 | 38% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 26 | 26.5:1 | 45% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 23.5 | 27.1:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 49% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 51% (301) |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (636 to 616); teachers up 7% (23.5 to 25.2).
About Chaparral Elementary
Chaparral Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Chino Hills, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 616 students. That is 32% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
A total of 35 schools make up Chino Valley Unified, with 25,548 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Chaparral Elementary is 55%, a majority. The school is also 31% Asian, 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put San Bernardino County at about 55% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The school's 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Chaparral Elementary, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among California public elementary schools, Chaparral Elementary outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Chaparral Elementary scores 14.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 54.9% actual versus 40.5% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Chaparral Elementary.
The closest school to Chaparral Elementary is Chino Valley Learning Academy, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Chaparral Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 689 to 616. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 26.5:1 to 24.4:1.
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