Elementary Schools in Chatom Union

Chatom Elementary is the only elementary school in Chatom Union, serving K–5 and enrolling 391 students, so it is the area’s entire elementary-school picture rather than one option among local peers. Its clearest academic contrast is strong mathematics but weaker science: in 2025–26, all-grade math proficiency was 13 points above California, while science was 21 points below.

There is no local top or bottom school to compare; the useful comparison is with California. In 2025–26, Chatom Elementary had 51% proficiency in mathematics versus 38% statewide, while its science rate was 15% versus 36%. ELA was closer to the state rate, at 45% compared with 49%. Results also differ by grade: grade 3 math was 21 points above the state and grade 4 was 8 points above, but grade 5 was 2 points below. In ELA, grade 3 was 11 points above California, while grades 4 and 5 were 9 and 8 points below.

Results improved in ELA and mathematics from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but science moved in the opposite direction. ELA rose 7 points and its state deficit narrowed from 10 points to 4; math rose 8 points and its advantage grew from 6 points to 13. Science fell 2 points, widening its state gap from 16 to 21 points. SchoolDigger rated Chatom Elementary at the 57th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism was 2% that year, below the district’s 5% and California’s 18%. As additional context, in 2024–25, 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 23:1.