Chaparral Middle

Chaparral Middle is a middle-grades school of tight-knit scale in Moorpark, California, part of Moorpark Unified, caters to 542 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in Moorpark Unified (5,599 students total), Chaparral Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Chaparral Middle records that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 30% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Chaparral Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chaparral Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 54.5%; this one comes in at 39.4%, -15.2 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Ventura County shows median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Chaparral Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walnut Canyon Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chaparral Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.