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How has Mary Chapa Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061608002009
Mary Chapa Academy
490 El Camino Real, Greenfield, CA 93927 · (831) 674-5586 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
618 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 138 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mary Chapa Academy→Vista Verde Middle
Based on grade levels within Greenfield Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
25.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 48.0% |
| Math | 8.3% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 50.4% |
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 | 29.6% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 18.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.4% | 13.4% |
| 2018-19 | 29.3% | 20.7% |
| 2017-18 | 30.9% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 27.2% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Mary Chapa Academy
Mary Chapa Academy's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Chapa Academy this school | 686 | 90.1% | 24.6% |
| Liberty Charter Madera | 704 | 91.1% | N/A |
| Valle del Sol Elementary Coachella | 649 | 90.8% | 35.2% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Bell Gardens | 702 | 91.5% | 30.3% |
| Accelerated Los Angeles | 729 | 88.9% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary Lindsay | 730 | 91.5% | 43.5% |
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 Mary Chapa Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,125 of 5,151 | #41 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #3,709 of 5,172 ▲ 567 | #34 of 70 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #4,022 of 5,172 ▲ 391 | #37 of 70 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #650 of 5,116 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #831 of 5,915 | #10 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,881 of 5,352 | #41 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.5% | #5,271 of 5,354 | #58 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,101 of 5,625 | #17 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #1,014 of 3,837 | #9 of 55 |
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
686
-87 (-11%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,341
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 686 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 90% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 83% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 83% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 33 | 23.4:1 | 89% (689) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 37 | 24.3:1 | 95% (856) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 37 | 23.4:1 | 83% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 54% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 78% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 1,341 | 60 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Chapa Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (899 to 686); teachers down 19% (37 to 30).
About Mary Chapa Academy
Mary Chapa Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in Greenfield, California, under Greenfield Union Elementary. The school reports 686 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 48% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The district for Mary Chapa Academy is Greenfield Union Elementary, with 5 schools and 3,319 students.
About 98% of the student body at Mary Chapa Academy is Hispanic. County-wide, 62% of Monterey County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Mary Chapa Academy operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.9:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 90% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Monterey County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Mary Chapa Academy is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mary Chapa Academy, the prediction is 26.8% and the result is 24.6%.
Monterey County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Monterey County has 153 public schools and roughly 73,845 students.
Of nearby public schools, Arroyo Seco Academy is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Mary Chapa Academy has 5 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mary Chapa Academy ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Mary Chapa Academy as Town: Distant.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 773 in 2020-21 to 686 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other schools in Greenfield Union Elementary
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Arroyo Seco AcademyElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Greenfield
- Greenfield HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Arroyo Seco AcademyElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Arroyo Seco Academy0.7 mi · 571
- Cesar Chavez Elementary0.8 mi · 642
- Oak Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 693
- Vista Verde Middle0.9 mi · 727
- Greenfield High1.0 mi · 1,274
- Mission Elementary7.9 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Chapa AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Mary Chapa Academy?
Mary Chapa Academy enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mary Chapa Academy serve?
Mary Chapa Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Chapa Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Chapa Academy is approximately 22.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Chapa Academy?
At Mary Chapa Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Mary Chapa Academy in?
Mary Chapa Academy is part of Greenfield Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.