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Chaparral High

Public Grades 9-12

1967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Chaparral High is a small public high school serving about 130 students in grades 9-12 in Phelan, California, within the Snowline Joint Unified school district, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that have grown more severe over the past decade.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with only about 1.5% of students proficient in math and 17% in English, far below state averages and the performance of nearby schools like Cobalt Institute of Math and Science or even its district neighbor, Serrano High. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism, affecting over 68% of students, which is more than triple the state average and severely impacts learning. Despite having a low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student funding than some local schools, these resources have not translated into better outcomes for its students, over 80% of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Compared to other schools in the area, Chaparral High shows a consistent pattern of decline, and its struggles with graduation rates and academic proficiency are similar to those of other alternative schools like Eagle Summit Community Day. The stark difference in performance between Chaparral and the higher-achieving Serrano High, located less than a mile away in the same district, highlights a significant disparity and suggests that improving student attendance is the most urgent priority for any turnaround effort.

130

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,973

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9258 Malpaso Rd.
Phelan, CA 92329-6000

(760) 868-5400

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.0%

White:

21.5%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (20% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,967^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Snowline Joint Unified

1065^th of 1,543Snowline Joint 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	11.0	1967 of 2162	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1846 of 2159	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1913 of 2170	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1654 of 2123	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1771 of 2133	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1681 of 2017	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	1683 of 2021	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	1645 of 2039	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	1575 of 1994	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1280 of 2426	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1395 of 2354	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1090 of 2367	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.1	1103 of 2281	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.0	1159 of 2238	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	1115 of 2117	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	1037 of 2063	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1069 of 1968	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	831 of 1901	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.0	764 of 1653	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	600 of 1161	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1026 of 1085	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	657 of 1064	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	666 of 1044	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1790 of 1906	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1797 of 1915	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1714 of 1915	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1554 of 1858	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1528 of 1833	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1457 of 1760	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1723 of 1900	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1682 of 1902	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1672 of 1917	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1477 of 1861	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1498 of 1814	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1444 of 1742	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1825 of 2013	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1812 of 2026	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1704 of 2030	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1490 of 1943	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1509 of 1937	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1484 of 1862	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1736 of 1942	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1624 of 1948	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1731 of 1963	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1507 of 1916	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1626 of 1880	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1644 of 1834	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	1117 of 1216	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	1131 of 1155	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1090 of 1173	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1168 of 1193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1046 of 1204	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1104 of 1222	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1152 of 1173	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-31 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	9258 Malpaso Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-5400	130	9	14.1	83.8%	28 (21.5%)	7 (5.4%)	91 (70.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11	1967^th of 2162 public high schools	9.0%		14.1	1846^th of 2159 public high schools	14.5%	121			2.9		2.9			17.4	17.4			1.5	1.5	$49,973	$48,480	$1,493
Eagle Summit Community Day	Public	6-12	9258 Malpaso Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-5400	24	3	7.9	79.2%	2 (8.3%)	5 (20.8%)	15 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)					0.0				0.0				0.0	$99,160	$91,176	$7,984
Serrano High	Public	9-12	9292 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3222	2,163	100	21.7	57.9%	559 (25.8%)	102 (4.7%)	1,352 (62.5%)	31 (1.4%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	97 (4.5%)	40.9	1240^th of 2162 public high schools	42.6%		49.5	1012^th of 2159 public high schools	53.1%	228			24.8	8.3	24.3			42.5	42.5			17.8	17.8	$26,232	$24,822	$1,410
Canyon Ridge High	Public	9-12	12850 Muscatel Ave.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6530	218	12	17.5	61.5%	20 (9.2%)	9 (4.1%)	183 (83.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	8.2	2105^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%		10.3	2053^rd of 2159 public high schools	4.9%	52			0.0	0.0	0.0			6.2	6.2			1.0	1.0	$42,479	$40,780	$1,699
Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Public, Charter	7-12	12850 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-9202	253	16	15.8	74.3%	22 (8.7%)	38 (15.0%)	178 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	13.3	1870^th of 2162 public high schools	13.5%		17.3	1755^th of 2159 public high schools	18.7%	115	5.7		6.3		7.0	6.7	8.3	14.3	10.4	0.0	2.9	6.1	3.5
Oak Hills High	Public	9-12	7625 Cataba Rd.	Oak Hills	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-2283	2,370	110	21.5	53.9%	330 (13.9%)	195 (8.2%)	1,726 (72.8%)	44 (1.9%)	6 (0.3%)	25 (1.1%)	44 (1.9%)	52.4	982^nd of 2162 public high schools	54.6%		51.9	959^th of 2159 public high schools	55.6%	23			29.3	18.2	28.8			51.2	51.2			23.2	23.2	$24,138	$22,618	$1,520
Cobalt Institute of Math and Science	Public	7-12	14045 Topaz Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-2530	1,058	44	24.0	80.0%	90 (8.5%)	60 (5.7%)	823 (77.8%)	39 (3.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.6%)	84.2	330^th of 2162 public high schools	84.7%		87.4	273^rd of 2159 public high schools	87.4%	57	37.2		46.8		41.1	66.1	68.3	87.8	72.9	47.0	49.2	36.0	44.8
Altus Schools Mirus Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14135 Main St. Ste. 201	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Altus Schools Mirus Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-7100	292	10	29.2	73.6%	61 (20.9%)	10 (3.4%)	202 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	46.1	1114^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		42.3	1186^th of 2159 public high schools	45.1%	72	13.8	28.2	25.0	26.3	23.4	35.0	33.3	44.2	38.7	15.0	17.2	14.0	15.2
Silverado High	Public	9-12	14048 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3353	2,165	99	21.7	81.4%	99 (4.6%)	429 (19.8%)	1,475 (68.1%)	44 (2.0%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	96 (4.4%)	37.9	1313^th of 2162 public high schools	39.3%		33.4	1416^th of 2159 public high schools	34.4%	103			18.0	22.2	18.2			47.8	47.8			14.8	14.8
Hesperia High	Public	9-12	9898 Maple Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9898	2,405	106	22.7	77.1%	198 (8.2%)	180 (7.5%)	1,947 (81.0%)	30 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	38 (1.6%)	50.6	1026^th of 2162 public high schools	52.5%		47.6	1063^rd of 2159 public high schools	50.8%	37			29.8	5.0	29.0			45.4	45.4			25.1	25.1	$22,874	$21,434	$1,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral High

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral High?

Students at Chaparral High are 70% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% African American, 2% Not Specified.

What district is Chaparral High in?

Snowline Joint Unified

How many students attend Chaparral High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Chaparral High.

Is Chaparral High a good school?

Chaparral High ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California high schools.

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