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C−

Chowchilla Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Chowchilla.

Chowchilla’s School Grade C− better than 21% of California school districts

Students
2,143
Schools
5
Spent per student
$18,683
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chowchilla Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.8M, about $5,981 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Chowchilla 18,730

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chowchilla. Grade by grade →

K–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–4Ronald Reagan ElementaryThis district
7–8Wilson MiddleThis district
9–12Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 1,418 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 46.7% · 1,412 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Chowchilla Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,683 per student · 12% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 72%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,193’20
2,178’21
2,155’22
2,171’23
2,143’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 75%White 19%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Merle L. Fuller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Chowchilla
508 students20:1
Stephens Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Chowchilla
217 students23:1
Ronald Reagan Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Chowchilla
490 students24:1
Fairmead Elementary
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Chowchilla
458 students24:1
Wilson Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chowchilla
470 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.