Enrollment
234
California · 2024-25 NCES data
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.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060858000854
👥 S:T ratio 33
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
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
District: Chualar Union · California
NCES ID 060858000854 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.7:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
81.7%
vs 55.5% California avg
+47% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Chualar Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Chualar Elementary
Chualar Elementary is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Chualar, California, enrolling 234 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 16.7:1, Chualar Elementary is leaner than roughly 85% of California schools and 22% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 81.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 234 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 709 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #493.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 3/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Chualar Union operates only this one school, so Chualar Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Chualar Elementary compares
Chualar Elementary on the metrics families compare, against 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
16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
234
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
81.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 47% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 15% in California - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
35.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,025
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 98.7%
White 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 98.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 2.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 2.6, Chualar Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Chualar Union, which includes Chualar Elementary.
$17,025
Per student
+3%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.6%
State 64.4%
Federal 11.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~234 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.7:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Chualar Elementary a good school?
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. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Chualar Union?
None reported; Chualar Union operates only Chualar Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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