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C+

Chualar Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Chualar.

Chualar’s Schools page →

Students
234
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,198
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chualar Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $11,816 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chualar. Grade by grade →

K–8Chualar ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 176 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 46.7% · 177 students tested

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

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
$22,198 per student · 5% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 73%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
305’20
281’21
278’22
262’23
234’24

Down 23.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 99%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.