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Chapman Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chapman Elementary serves 311 students in grades K–5 in Chico, California, as part of Chico Unified. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, Chapman’s proficiency was below both state and district results in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

Compared with nearby schools, Chapman was weakest in ELA: it ranked last among eight nearby Chico Unified K–5 schools with results that year. It had the second-lowest math proficiency, just above Citrus Avenue Elementary, and the fourth-lowest science proficiency. Chapman’s ELA proficiency was 29%, versus 49% statewide and 55% in the district; math was 26%, versus 38% statewide and 40% in the district; science was 29%, versus 36% statewide and 43% in the district. Chronic absenteeism was also notably high at 26%, compared with 18% statewide and 17% in the district, and was higher than every nearby school with a reported rate.

Results are improving, though they remain below peers: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 11 percentage points in ELA, 8 in math and 16 in science, while the gaps with state results narrowed by 8, 4 and 10 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks Chapman 4,380th of 5,804 schools, at the 25th percentile with 1 star; Chico Unified ranks 362nd of 968 districts, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. Chapman’s student–teacher ratio was 20 in 2024–2025, around the middle of the nearby range. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 91% in 2024–2025, the highest reported among nearby schools. On SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well schools serve student groups, Male Students ranked at the 39th percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 10th percentile the prior year; Hispanic Students ranked at the 10th percentile, below Chapman’s overall 25th percentile.

311

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,873

Per pupil spending ?

91.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2025 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg47%

California avg42%

4,380^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Chico Unified

362^nd of 968Chico 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
2026	25.0	4380 of 5804	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.3	4801 of 5569	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	4580 of 5085	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.4	3979 of 5412	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.4	3429 of 5590	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	13.7	2263 of 2532	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

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

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
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%)	25	4380^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.5%		13.8	5364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%	984																	28.6	28.6	27.7	27.1	35.3	29.5	29.8	19.2	29.4	25.8							$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%)								(n/a)																											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%)								(n/a)
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%)	48.4	2689^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.7%		52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%	238																	32.9	32.9	43.4	48.6	50.6	47.6	48.1	37.1	25.3	36.7	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%)	83.3	999^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.8%		76.4	1316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%	317																	64.1	64.1	57.4	67.2	66.7	64.0	62.3	55.7	59.0	59.0	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%)	72.8	1451^st of 5804 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.3	1728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%	277																	50.0	50.0	49.0	72.0	64.0	61.7	46.9	70.0	38.0	51.7	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%)	81	1083^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	81.3%		92.3	523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%	560																	45.2	45.2	70.8	72.6	53.4	65.0	69.2	74.6	50.7	64.2							$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%)	70.4	1560^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.1%		65.6	1814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%	254																	48.9	48.9	44.2	59.2	64.4	56.2	58.1	51.0	44.4	51.1	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%)	51.4	2524^th of 5804 public elementary schools	56.5%		49.8	2606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%	82	12.4	12.4	1.2	8.6	40.7	20.2	24.7	28.2	35.8	23.6	3.5	20.8	7.4	13.5	0.0	7.1	29.4	29.4	51.9	47.8	38.8	46.1	51.9	44.4	34.1	43.4	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%)	25.4	4342^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	25.2%		28	4136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%	206																	22.4	22.4	27.5	32.8	36.2	32.4	25.5	32.8	17.2	25.3	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 24.5% 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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