Enrollment
187
Combined
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAWANAKEE UNIFIED·NCES 060011607170
Chawanakee Academy Charter
45077 Road 200, O'Neals, CA 93645 · (559) 868-4200 · Madera County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of California public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
107 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.8pp since 2014
Math
14.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 40.0% |
| Math | 1.8% | 13.2% | 21.9% | 63.2% |
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 | 32.2% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 18.1% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 17.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 17.1% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 16.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 12.9% |
| 2016-17 | 38.3% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
187
-181 (-49%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 28.3:1
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 | 187 | 9 | 20.7:1 | 57% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 9.4 | 18.5:1 | 52% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 9.5 | 21.6:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 13 | 28.3:1 | 51% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 6.7 | 23.3:1 | 48% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 5 | 27.6:1 | 43% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chawanakee Academy Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (155 to 187); teachers up 36% (6.7 to 9).
About Chawanakee Academy Charter
O'Neals, California, is home to Chawanakee Academy Charter, a small combined-grade school. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend, and enrollment is 187 students. The school's enrollment is 69% smaller than the 602 average for combined schools in California.
Chawanakee Unified counts 1,407 students in its 8 schools, and Chawanakee Academy Charter is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Chawanakee Academy Charter, at 57%. Other students are 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Native American. That is higher than the 38% White share among all Madera County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 9 full-time equivalents, or about 20.7 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in California have 18.6:1, compared with 20.7:1 here. About 57% of students, or 107, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Madera County average 81%.
allk12 grades Chawanakee Academy Charter a C. The grade compares the school only with California public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Chawanakee Academy Charter scores 19.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 26.2% actual versus 46.0% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Madera County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,627, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Madera County has 81 public schools and roughly 32,251 students.
The next-closest public school is Cedar Continuation High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Chawanakee Academy Charter is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Local comparison: Chawanakee Academy Charter ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 26.2% versus a 36.1% average.
The NCES locale for Chawanakee Academy Charter is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. Chawanakee Academy Charter is run as a public charter school.
The school counted 368 students in 2020-21 and 187 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.7:1, from 28.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chawanakee Unified
- Hillside ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Minarets HighHigh · 265 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- North Fork ElementaryElementary · 227 students
- Minarets Charter HighHigh · 165 students
- Mountain Oaks HighHigh · 13 students
Other schools in O'Neals
- Minarets HighHigh · 265 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- Minarets Charter HighHigh · 165 students
- Cedar Continuation HighHigh · 10 students
- Manzanita Community DayCombined
Nearby schools
- Cedar Continuation High0.0 mi · 10
- Minarets High0.0 mi · 265
- Minarets Charter High0.0 mi · 165
- Spring Valley Elementary1.7 mi · 230
- Rivergold Elementary6.5 mi · 445
- Coarsegold Elementary9.1 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Chawanakee Academy CharterWhat is the total enrollment at Chawanakee Academy Charter?
Chawanakee Academy Charter enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Chawanakee Academy Charter serve?
Chawanakee Academy Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chawanakee Academy Charter?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Chawanakee Academy Charter.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chawanakee Academy Charter?
At Chawanakee Academy Charter, the student body is approximately 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Chawanakee Academy Charter public or private?
Chawanakee Academy Charter is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chawanakee Unified.
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