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How has Chaparral High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
3,136
High
DISTRICT 1,861 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060002807222
Chaparral High
27215 Nicolas Rd., Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 695-4200 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL3,136 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
1,237 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 776 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 803 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 783 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 774 | 25% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
42.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.6% | 33.1% | 18.3% | 13.9% |
| Math | 16.9% | 25.5% | 24.7% | 32.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.5% | 49.8% |
| 2021-22 | 64.9% | 36.3% |
| 2018-19 | 74.1% | 50.3% |
| 2017-18 | 75.9% | 45.2% |
| 2016-17 | 75.2% | 41.0% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chaparral High
Chaparral High's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral High this school | 3,136 | 39.4% | 56.3% |
| El Camino Real Charter High Woodland Hills | 3,046 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Henry High San Diego | 2,485 | 41.6% | 60.4% |
| Claremont High Claremont | 2,065 | 34.5% | 62.8% |
| Liberty High Brentwood | 2,836 | 35.7% | 45.0% |
| Buchanan High Clovis | 2,551 | 35.2% | 69.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chaparral High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #230 of 1,052 | #8 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #239 of 1,056 ▲ 12 | #6 of 60 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #291 of 1,056 ▼ 134 | #13 of 60 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #369 of 1,044 | #21 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,136 | #22 of 2,093 | #5 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #1,289 of 1,352 | #70 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #104 of 1,351 | #2 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,294 of 1,575 | #86 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #282 of 327 | #21 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,136
+205 (+7%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 2,133
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 26.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,136 | 119.4 | 26.3:1 | 39% (1,237) |
| 2023-24 | 3,077 | 119 | 25.9:1 | 40% (1,217) |
| 2022-23 | 3,030 | 118.9 | 25.5:1 | 27% (805) |
| 2020-21 | 2,931 | 111 | 26.4:1 | 29% (845) |
| 2017-18 | 3,098 | 117 | 26.5:1 | 30% (935) |
| 2015-16 | 3,163 | 119 | 26.6:1 | 24% (753) |
| 2010-11 | 3,174 | N/A | N/A | 16% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 2,133 | 95 | 22.4:1 | 11% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chaparral High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (3,098 to 3,136); teachers up 2% (117 to 119.4).
About Chaparral High
This page covers Chaparral High, a high-enrollment high school in Temecula, California. It enrolls 3,136 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 274% larger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Temecula Valley Unified is the district for Chaparral High. It has 30 schools and 26,274 students.
The largest group at Chaparral High is Hispanic students, at 41%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chaparral High scores 71%.
Classroom staffing at Chaparral High totals 119.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Federal data show 39% of students (1,237) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Riverside County report 74%.
Among California public high schools, Chaparral High outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Chaparral High would be expected to post about 56.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that median household income comes to about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 543, with about 424,872 students.
Ysabel Barnett Elementary is the nearest public school to Chaparral High, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Chaparral High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Chaparral High is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Chaparral High enrolled 2,931 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 3,136.
On allk12, people connected to Chaparral High can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Temecula Valley Unified
- Great Oak HighHigh · 2,946 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Bella Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,249 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
- Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- James L. Day MiddleMiddle · 932 students
Other schools in Temecula
- River Springs CharterCombined · 7,703 students
- Great Oak HighHigh · 2,946 students
- Temecula Valley HighHigh · 2,739 students
- Empire Springs CharterCombined · 1,854 students
- Elite Academic Academy - LucerneCombined · 1,070 students
- Temecula MiddleMiddle · 1,012 students
Other Chaparral High schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Chaparral High. Chaparral High is the largest of the 8.
- Chaparral HighPhelan, CA · 130 students
- Chaparral HighEl Cajon, CA · 45 students
- Chaparral High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,295 students
- Chaparral High SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 2,031 students
- Chaparral High SchoolPARKER, CO · 2,007 students
Nearby schools
- Ysabel Barnett Elementary0.4 mi · 753
- James L. Day Middle0.8 mi · 932
- Warm Springs Middle0.9 mi · 755
- Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary1.0 mi · 828
- Temecula International Academy1.4 mi · 285
- Nicolas Valley Elementary1.4 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Chaparral HighHow many students attend Chaparral High?
Chaparral High enrolls approximately 3,136 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chaparral High serve?
Chaparral High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Chaparral High?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Chaparral High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chaparral High?
At Chaparral High, the student body is approximately 31% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chaparral High in?
Chaparral High is part of Temecula Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.