Enrollment
234
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHUALAR UNION·NCES 060858000854
Chualar Elementary
24285 Lincoln St., Chualar, CA 93925 · (831) 679-2313 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
196 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
CA avg 47.1% . +7.2pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
-96 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 22.0:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chualar Elementary
Chualar Elementary is one of the cozy elementary schools in Chualar, California, part of Chualar Union, with 234 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 50% below typical.
Chualar Elementary sits inside Chualar Union, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Demographically, Chualar Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
In terms of school funding signals, Chualar Elementary records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at Chualar Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chualar Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.
In the broader community, census data for Monterey County shows median household earnings sit near $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Chualar Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Gonzales High, roughly 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chualar Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Chualar Elementary's enrollment has fell 29% since 2018, when it stood at 330 (now 234). Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Chualar Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gonzales High5.9 mi · 751
- Fairview Middle6.0 mi · 426
- La Gloria Elementary6.1 mi · 784
- Buena Vista Middle7.7 mi · 321
- Spreckels Elementary8.0 mi · 529
- Bardin Elementary8.5 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Chualar ElementaryHow large is Chualar Elementary?
Chualar Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Chualar Elementary serve?
Chualar Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chualar Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chualar Elementary is approximately 18.0:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chualar Elementary?
At Chualar Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Chualar Elementary public or private?
Chualar Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chualar Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.