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Chualar Elementary

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Chualar Elementary ranks 3521 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chualar Elementary is a small, K-8 public school serving 234 students in the rural Chualar Union district, where it stands out for its strong support of English Language Learners and its better-than-expected academic performance given the high economic need of its student community.

The school has significant strengths, including a lower student-teacher ratio (18:1) and higher per-student spending than many nearby schools like Monte Bella Elementary and Fremont Elementary. Its work with English Learners is exceptional, ranking in the state's top 15% for their progress. However, the school faces challenges, with math and science scores generally below the state average and a noticeable performance gap between female and male students. Its year-to-year state ranking can fluctuate significantly.

Compared to a higher-performing neighbor like Spreckels Elementary, Chualar serves a very different community, which helps explain some performance differences. As a K-8 school, it offers students continuity through middle school, and recent improvements have brought chronic absenteeism below the state average, showing positive momentum in supporting student attendance.

234

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,202

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24285 Lincoln St.
Chualar, CA 93925-0188

(831) 679-2313

District: Chualar Union

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

0.9%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,521^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

935^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

690^th of 1,543Chualar Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3521 of 5857	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2792 of 5869	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	3144 of 5859	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3658 of 5883	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2862 of 5789	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	2799 of 5662	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.1	2917 of 5692	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	3530 of 5614	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	3076 of 5611	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	15.0	5045 of 5530	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	4952 of 5390	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	4547 of 5377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	4862 of 5314	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	4747 of 5193	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	4988 of 5113	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	4832 of 5113	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	4232 of 4818	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	4750 of 4822	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	4241 of 4809	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	529 of 3162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	477 of 3245	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	756 of 3311	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	276 of 3275	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	253 of 3246	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2509 of 5597	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	2078 of 5612	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2828 of 5609	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3339 of 5635	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	2386 of 5492	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2895 of 5413	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2475 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1663 of 5107	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2035 of 5087	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2559 of 5084	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	1642 of 4963	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1775 of 4830	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2924 of 5460	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	2255 of 5517	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2118 of 5363	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2413 of 5264	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1592 of 5173	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1879 of 5084	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3973 of 5628	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3409 of 5643	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3204 of 5638	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3626 of 5663	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3089 of 5510	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2754 of 5431	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	935 of 2761	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	1505 of 2783	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1519 of 2781	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1514 of 2740	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	1038 of 2715	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1158 of 2480	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.3	1208 of 2508	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	957 of 2497	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.5	1463 of 2477	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1389 of 2379	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.2	1838 of 2259	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.0	1443 of 2236	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1721 of 2179	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1485 of 2063	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	1554 of 2005	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	1760 of 1999	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1620 of 1804	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	1478 of 1777	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	1444 of 1769	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	175 of 1478	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	202 of 1521	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	246 of 1540	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	102 of 1442	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.9	247 of 1364	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	649 of 2533	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	1150 of 2551	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1276 of 2531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1427 of 2509	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	679 of 2380	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	811 of 2262	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	461 of 2395	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	913 of 2388	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	968 of 2374	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	885 of 2359	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	492 of 2213	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	754 of 2072	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	679 of 2542	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	1126 of 2579	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	973 of 2531	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1022 of 2458	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	424 of 2369	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	651 of 2230	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	940 of 2534	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	1631 of 2552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1490 of 2538	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1518 of 2527	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1257 of 2407	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1319 of 2273	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
Chualar Elementary	Public	K-8	24285 Lincoln St.	Chualar	93925	Monterey County	Chualar Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 679-2313	234	13	18.0	83.8%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.9%		46	2792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	729																					6.5	30.8	17.5	40.0	21.7	38.7	60.0	66.7	50.0	46.1	44.0	8.7	25.8	40.0	29.2	26.9	29.2	93.9			93.9			$22,202	$2,730	$19,472
La Gloria Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Elko St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3663	784	34	23.0	77.9%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	773 (98.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.9	4601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		27.8	4133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	468	17.8	6.3	0.0		10.6	62.2	6.3	33.3		43.5	20.0	6.3	4.2		12.9	13.3	6.3	0.0		8.2	8.6		8.6	32.6	23.0	23.7				26.6	46.2	27.7	12.2				28.5	97.4	98.0			98.0	98.0	$19,050	$930	$18,120
Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	Fourth St. and Hatton Ave.	Spreckels	93962	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-1831	529	22	24.0	19.3%	221 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (43.9%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	62.5	1941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.2	1765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	176																					38.5		38.5	49.4	47.7	64.8				54.2	41.0	57.0	38.5				45.4	96.3	98.1		97.2		98.1	$12,310	$881	$11,429
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.8	5138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	55																					18.6		18.6	24.7	20.6	27.1	21.2			23.3	31.7	17.6	12.9	5.8			16.8							$20,907	$3,286	$17,621
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	812	31	26.1	86.2%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	785 (96.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		33	3690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	300																					23.1		23.1	35.6	29.5	48.4	41.3			39.0	43.3	24.1	32.0	28.6			31.7							$20,357	$2,696	$17,661
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	620	26	23.8	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		23	4579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	386	6.9	17.9	16.7	17.5	14.2	59.7	16.1	48.2	42.1	42.7	8.3	30.4	16.7	26.3	19.7	0.0	14.3	1.9	21.1	8.8	19.5		19.5	15.8	11.2	27.7	47.7			25.2	18.6	17.8	25.3	54.6			28.7
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198																					20.3		20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0			39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1			27.9							$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8																					8.1		8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9			21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7			12.0	96.5		98.3	97.4			$20,345	$2,686	$17,659
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.4	4911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	439																					28.4		28.4	24.3	20.8	47.8	24.1			28.8	23.2	13.9	31.3	16.3			20.8							$22,054	$3,691	$18,363
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16																					13.1		13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3			35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6			24.7							$21,177	$3,536	$17,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Chualar Elementary

What district is Chualar Elementary in?

Chualar Union

Is Chualar Elementary a good school?

Chualar Elementary ranks 3521^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chualar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Chualar Elementary.

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Students at Chualar Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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