Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICO UNIFIED·NCES 060837000813
Chapman Elementary
1071 East 16th St., Chico, CA 95928 · (530) 891-3100 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
283 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
22.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 15.1% | 21.9% | 55.5% |
| Math | 3.4% | 13.0% | 27.4% | 56.2% |
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 | 22.6% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 18.8% | 18.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 25.5% | 16.3% |
| 2017-18 | 21.7% | 23.7% |
| 2016-17 | 24.8% | 26.8% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Chapman Elementary
Chapman Elementary's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Elementary this school | 311 | 91.0% | 19.1% |
| Sierra View Elementary North Highlands | 318 | 87.4% | 30.8% |
| Hillsdale Elementary North Highlands | 234 | 87.6% | 37.5% |
| White Rock Elementary Rancho Cordova | 381 | 89.2% | 17.1% |
| Bradford Woodbridge Fundamental Elementary Roseville | 298 | 87.6% | 24.0% |
| Yermo Elementary Yermo | 368 | 85.9% | 27.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Chapman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,641 of 5,151 | #26 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #4,619 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #25 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,683 of 5,172 ▲ 44 | #24 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #545 of 5,116 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #4,675 of 5,915 | #25 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #963 of 5,352 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #437 of 5,354 | #7 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #976 of 5,625 | #1 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #682 of 1,139 | #9 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
311
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 311 | 15.5 | 20.1:1 | 91% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 12.6 | 25.4:1 | 93% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 12.6 | 23.8:1 | 89% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 91% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 88% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 84% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | N/A | N/A | 92% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 89% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 33 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (292 to 311); teachers up 11% (14 to 15.5).
About Chapman Elementary
Chapman Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Chico, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 311 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
A total of 22 schools make up Chico Unified, with 12,260 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Chapman Elementary, 44%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 26% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Native American. That compares with about 20% Hispanic among all Butte County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
Teacher count: 15.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.1:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 91%. The average for public schools in Butte County is 63%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.2%. Chapman Elementary scores 19.1%.
For Butte County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $67,928 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Chapman Elementary, Butte County has 96 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Sherwood Montessori is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Chapman Elementary. By average proficiency, Chapman Elementary is 5th among 5 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 292 in 2020-21 to 311 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Chapman Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chico Unified
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Chico HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
- Shasta ElementaryElementary · 621 students
Other schools in Chico
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Chico HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- CORE Butte CharterCombined · 916 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
Other Chapman Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Chapman Elementary. Chapman Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Chapman ElementaryGardena, CA · 406 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolStrongsville, OH · 446 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolROCKWOOD, MI · 434 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 353 students
- Chapman ElemChapman, KS · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Montessori0.1 mi · 116
- Pivot Charter School North Valley II0.6 mi · 105
- Chico Country Day1.0 mi · 585
- Little Chico Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 471
- Parkview Elementary1.0 mi · 406
- Butte County Community1.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Chapman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chapman Elementary?
Chapman Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Chapman Elementary serve?
Chapman Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Chapman Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Chapman Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chapman Elementary?
At Chapman Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Chapman Elementary in?
Chapman Elementary is part of Chico Unified.
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