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Chapman Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5364^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chapman Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 311 students in the Chico Unified district, facing significant academic and attendance challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance is substantially below both district and state averages, with only about 22% of students proficient in English and 16% in math, compared to much higher rates at nearby schools like Sierra View Elementary (75% in English) and Parkview Elementary (60% in English). A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, which at 32.6% is nearly double the district average and far exceeds rates at schools like Rosedale Elementary (4%). The school serves a population where 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need.

Interestingly, Chapman spends more per student ($19,507) than many higher-performing nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio recently improved to 20-to-1. The school's performance has been volatile over the past decade, and it shows a particularly sharp drop in 5th-grade math proficiency. Despite the overall challenges, the data suggests Chapman has some relative strengths in supporting special education and homeless student populations compared to its performance with other groups.

311

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,873

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 East 16th St.
Chico, CA 95928-6207

(530) 891-3100

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High:	Chico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.1%

White:

25.7%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg46%

California avg41%

5,364^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Chico Unified

711^th of 1,543Chico 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	13.8	5364 of 5857	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5276 of 5869	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5241 of 5859	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4472 of 5883	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5301 of 5789	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4960 of 5662	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	4251 of 5692	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	5094 of 5614	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	35.1	3315 of 5611	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	4142 of 5530	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	4253 of 5390	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	4478 of 5377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	4569 of 5314	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	4793 of 5193	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	4373 of 5113	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	4240 of 5113	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	4395 of 4818	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.2	3954 of 4822	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	3692 of 4809	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1771 of 2227	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1370 of 2128	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5163 of 5597	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5202 of 5612	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4892 of 5609	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4284 of 5635	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5225 of 5492	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4766 of 5413	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	4951 of 5107	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	4880 of 5107	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4760 of 5087	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3406 of 5084	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3885 of 4963	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4062 of 4830	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5035 of 5460	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4961 of 5517	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4992 of 5363	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4137 of 5264	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4428 of 5173	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4151 of 5084	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5061 of 5628	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4566 of 5643	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5164 of 5638	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4165 of 5663	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4656 of 5510	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4806 of 5431	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	2101 of 2847	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1857 of 2635	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1923 of 2420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	2073 of 2598	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2304 of 2651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2512 of 2661	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2523 of 2726	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	2808 of 2834	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2603 of 2737	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science10%-23 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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 East 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3100	311	16	20.0	91.0%	80 (25.7%)	16 (5.1%)	137 (44.1%)	23 (7.4%)	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	13.8	5364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.3	5276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	88																	9.8		9.8	25.0	22.7	20.0				22.6	21.2	25.0	4.0				16.4							$28,873	$27,042	$1,831
Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 Cleveland Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Sherwood Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	116	7	16.6	44.8%	68 (58.6%)	1 (0.9%)	24 (20.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.4%)	66.2	1780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		51.5	2477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	697																	53.9		50.0			53.9				43.4			35.7				22.2	76.2	81.0	90.5	81.0	81.0	90.5
Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Country Day District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	585	26	22.5	26.3%	390 (66.7%)	9 (1.5%)	98 (16.8%)	24 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	73.2	1465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.9	1501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	36																	38.7	50.0	44.3	63.5	62.3	61.3	56.9	71.7	73.3	64.7	69.8	42.6	51.6	42.1	45.3	43.3	49.4
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	471	22	21.5	75.6%	174 (36.9%)	31 (6.6%)	148 (31.4%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.9%)	52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	2318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	133																	32.9		32.9	43.2	45.4	44.3				44.4	60.8	40.7	32.9				44.8	94.3	95.7	97.1		95.7		$21,896	$20,696	$1,200
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 East Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	406	22	18.3	47.3%	215 (53.0%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.4%)	16 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.8%)	76.4	1316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.5	1386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	70																	62.0		62.0	46.3	55.1	73.2				60.0	39.0	57.7	57.8				53.7	96.9			96.9			$22,735	$22,146	$589
Hooker Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1238 Arbutus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3119	337	16	21.0	47.5%	224 (66.5%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.6%)	67.3	1728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		62.9	1931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	203																	42.2		42.2	51.9	69.2	53.3				58.3	44.4	47.1	51.1				47.3	95.1	95.1	96.7		95.1		$24,414	$23,894	$520
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3117	428	24	17.7	33.9%	294 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (16.1%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)	92.3	523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.3	685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	162																	67.1		67.1	89.1	62.5	73.2				74.8	79.7	68.8	70.7				72.9							$24,560	$24,260	$300
Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3110	364	22	16.9	67.9%	195 (53.6%)	5 (1.4%)	100 (27.5%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.5%)	65.6	1814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.1	1813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	1																	45.8		45.8	36.4	51.2	59.7				50.0	47.3	65.9	45.8				51.2	95.9			97.3			$28,179	$27,528	$651
Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3104	563	25	22.9	57.7%	116 (20.6%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	49.8	2606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.1	2446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	160	15.4	8.8	1.2	8.7	40.7	14.3	19.3	24.9	18.7	17.6	1.2	12.8	9.9	7.7	1.2	6.4	30.4		30.4	44.1	46.1	41.0				43.8	57.0	34.1	34.9				42.3	95.8			95.8			$17,778	$17,182	$596
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Citrus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3107	383	20	19.3	82.2%	122 (31.9%)	17 (4.4%)	152 (39.7%)	36 (9.4%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	41 (10.7%)	28	4136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.7	4051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	85																	33.3		33.3	25.8	24.6	43.9				30.9	24.2	23.1	26.3				24.5	95.6			95.6			$23,117	$22,102	$1,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Elementary?

Students at Chapman Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 26% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% American Indian, 5% African American.

Is Chapman Elementary a good school?

Chapman Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chapman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High : Chico High

How many students attend Chapman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Chapman Elementary.

What district is Chapman Elementary in?

Chico Unified

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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