Elementary school (grades K-5) · Chualar, CA
Chualar Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Chualar Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
The verdict
Chualar Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 16.7:1
- small classes for California
- 81.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 234
- students enrolled
Chualar Elementary has class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 060858000854 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-16 students YoY
Chualar Elementary shrank from 278 students in 2022-23 to 262 in 2023-24 (-5.8%).
Teacher FTE lost 14.5 → 13.5 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-16 students YoY 060858000854 · Chualar, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
234 enr · 16.7:1 · 81.7% lunch · RII 25
Nearest enrollment peer: Webster Elementary School (234 students)
Chualar Elementary shrank from 278 students in 2022-23 to 262 in 2023-24 (-5.8%). Teacher FTE lost 14.5 → 13.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Chualar Elementary compares
Chualar Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.7:1 | ▼ 22% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 81.7% | ▲ 47% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 234 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 98.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 2.6, Chualar Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
District finance for Chualar Union reports $21,140 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~234 students)
Frequently asked questions about Chualar Elementary
How many students attend Chualar Elementary?
Chualar Elementary has 234 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chualar, CA. CCD year-over-year: 278 (2022-23) → 262 (2023-24), down 16.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chualar Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Chualar Elementary is 16.7:1, which is 22% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Chualar Elementary?
81.7% of students at Chualar Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chualar Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Chualar Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 98.7% of enrollment, in Chualar, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Chualar Elementary?
Chualar Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Chualar Union?
None reported; Chualar Union operates only Chualar Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.