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Chaparral Elementary

Q: Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks 663 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary is a large, high-performing public school serving 858 students in grades K-5 within the highly regarded Poway Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 15% of elementary schools in California.

The school demonstrates particular strength in mathematics, outperforming the district average, and shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting its economically disadvantaged and special education students, who achieve state rankings in the 90th percentile. It operates very efficiently, spending less per student than nearby schools like Rolling Hills Elementary and Tierra Bonita Elementary while maintaining strong results, and has made impressive gains in reducing chronic absenteeism. However, the school's science proficiency is notably lower than the district average and most peers, and academic performance tends to dip in the upper grades, particularly in 5th grade.

While Chaparral is a very strong school, it's important for parents to know it operates in an exceptionally high-achieving district; among nine nearby Poway Unified schools, six rank even higher, meaning Chaparral's "average" performance in this context would be considered outstanding in most other communities. The school has shown some recent variability in performance for specific student groups, and its slight ranking dip this year appears connected to the science and upper-grade challenges, which are likely current areas of focus for the school's staff.

858

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,605

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17250 Tannin Dr.
Poway, CA 92064-1123

(858) 485-0042

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernardo Heights Middle
High:	Rancho Bernardo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Asian:

23.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

California avg41%

663^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	663 of 5857	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	485 of 5869	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	508 of 5859	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	316 of 5883	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	518 of 5789	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	643 of 5662	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	94.1	390 of 5692	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	359 of 5614	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	295 of 5611	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	592 of 5530	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	88.4	524 of 5390	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	542 of 5377	89.9%	★★★★☆
2010	92.0	326 of 5314	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	491 of 5193	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	263 of 5113	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	438 of 5113	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	94.7	228 of 4818	95.3%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	434 of 4822	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	94.7	251 of 4809	94.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	489 of 1203	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	362 of 1205	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	472 of 1190	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	192 of 1154	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	605 of 1149	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	489 of 1071	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.3	236 of 2227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	393 of 2585	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	184 of 2128	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	589 of 5597	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	611 of 5612	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	501 of 5609	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	324 of 5635	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	664 of 5492	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	870 of 5413	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1418 of 5107	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	349 of 5107	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	444 of 5087	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	121 of 5084	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	286 of 4963	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	569 of 4830	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	438 of 5460	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	327 of 5517	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	473 of 5363	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	47 of 5264	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	143 of 5173	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	219 of 5084	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	736 of 5628	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	373 of 5643	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	505 of 5638	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	266 of 5663	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	423 of 5510	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	438 of 5431	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	296 of 718	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	293 of 670	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	247 of 669	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	100 of 610	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	228 of 445	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.4	62 of 339	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	242 of 2847	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	182 of 2635	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	246 of 2420	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	760 of 2598	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	524 of 2651	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	508 of 2661	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	411 of 2726	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	501 of 2834	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	776 of 2737	71.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics72%+35 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	17250 Tannin Dr.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-0042	858	36	23.7	10.3%	422 (49.2%)	8 (0.9%)	116 (13.5%)	201 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (12.8%)	89.9	663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		93.3	485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	178	48.6	48.6	78.1	74.8	66.7	73.1	80.5	72.7	63.8	72.1							$15,605	$634	$14,971
Painted Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	16711 Martincoit Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-1180	613	27	22.5	7.5%	384 (62.6%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (15.7%)	61 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	89.6	685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.3	552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	133	59.4	59.4	65.9	79.3	74.0	73.0	68.1	71.6	57.4	65.4							$15,670	$733	$14,937
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	17449 Matinal Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2026	832	38	22.0	14.2%	336 (40.4%)	9 (1.1%)	129 (15.5%)	254 (30.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.1%)	94.6	362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		93.9	440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	78	66.7	66.7	75.5	77.5	82.7	78.3	79.9	77.5	64.3	74.3	98.3						$16,393	$655	$15,738
Turtleback Elementary	Public	K-5	15855 Turtleback Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 673-5514	458	23	19.7	21.6%	158 (34.5%)	7 (1.5%)	106 (23.1%)	123 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.8%)	76.4	1315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		77	1291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	24	40.0	40.0	57.1	63.9	62.4	61.1	58.3	60.7	55.3	57.8	94.9	95.9		95.9	94.9	95.9	$16,488	$618	$15,870
Highland Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	14840 Waverley Downs Way	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-4707	661	28	23.2	14.7%	194 (29.3%)	17 (2.6%)	102 (15.4%)	263 (39.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.3%)	85.6	897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		86.1	901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	57.5	57.5	53.9	72.7	76.1	68.0	55.9	73.9	62.8	64.4	98.4		98.4				$15,661	$898	$14,763
Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-5	14678 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-8540	377	17	22.8	8.2%	224 (59.4%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (19.1%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	95	329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.8	284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	45	76.9	76.9	68.7	82.3	75.0	75.8	77.6	82.5	80.4	80.3							$18,332	$771	$17,561
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	15255 Penasquitos Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 672-3400	490	24	20.1	13.1%	186 (38.0%)	4 (0.8%)	103 (21.0%)	122 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.1%)	95	337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		96.3	245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	92	84.7	84.7	74.3	69.9	93.1	78.7	75.4	73.8	83.3	77.3							$18,122	$581	$17,541
Monterey Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	17117 4S Ranch Pkwy.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-6887	770	31	25.0	15.3%	187 (24.3%)	15 (1.9%)	65 (8.4%)	429 (55.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.2%)	96.8	172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.5	207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	35	72.5	72.5	89.8	77.3	82.6	83.0	91.3	79.4	72.5	80.6							$16,373	$802	$15,571
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	13910 Midland Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0047	580	27	21.7	31.2%	271 (46.7%)	5 (0.9%)	182 (31.4%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (13.4%)	82.6	1043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		82.1	1068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	25	55.2	55.2	66.7	59.4	71.9	66.3	59.8	55.2	57.8	57.6	97.3				98.2		$16,430	$1,248	$15,182
Stone Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	16150 4S Ranch Pkwy.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-8474	692	30	23.2	9.8%	203 (29.3%)	6 (0.9%)	59 (8.5%)	331 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.9%)	95.8	253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.9	351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	98	74.1	74.1	67.8	84.8	83.0	78.9	76.9	84.0	79.3	80.1	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.9	96.9	$16,577	$642	$15,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Elementary

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 858 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernardo Heights Middle
High : Rancho Bernardo High

Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks 663^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 49% White, 23% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Chaparral Elementary in?

Poway Unified

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