Chapman Elementary

Summary:

Chapman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chico, California, serving around 300 students in grades K-5. Unfortunately, this school has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools over the past several years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state.

Chapman Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, which are well below the Chico Unified School District and California state averages. The school also grapples with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 29.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Chapman Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

When comparing Chapman Elementary to other nearby schools within the Chico Unified School District, such as Hooker Oak Elementary and Sierra View Elementary, it is clear that Chapman is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. The school's consistently poor performance, particularly for Hispanic students and students with disabilities, suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of these issues and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1071 East 16th St.
       Chico, CA  95928-6207


(530) 891-3100

District: Chico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5269th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,287 Help


Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High:    Chico High

Student/teacher ratio:  25.3 Help
Number of students:  320

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.5%
White:
27.2%
Two or more races:
15.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Chapman Elementary ranks worse than 89.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.33. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Chapman Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.5%), White (27.2%), two or more races (15.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chapman Elementary is 25.3, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chapman Elementary is $14,287, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chapman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chapman Elementary 5269th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chapman Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chico Unified 769th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chapman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.15 3692nd 4809 23.2%
2005 20.18 3954th 4822 18.0%
2006 14.34 4395th 4818 8.8%
2007 20.66 4240th 5113 17.1%
2008 19.57 4373rd 5113 14.5%
2009 14.08 4793rd 5193 7.7%
2010 20.43 4569th 5314 14.0%
2011 22.80 4478th 5377 16.7%
2012 25.89 4253rd 5390 21.1%
2013 28.86 4142nd 5530 25.1%
2015 35.12 3315th 5611 40.9%
2016 14.39 5094th 5614 9.3%
2017 25.09 4251st 5692 25.3%
2018 16.55 4960th 5662 12.4%
2019 14.14 5301st 5789 8.4%
2022 23.76 4472nd 5883 24.0%
2023 15.75 5254th 5874 10.6%
2024 15.33 5269th 5862 10.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.65 1923rd 2420 20.5%
2024 29.71 1856th 2634 29.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.55 4151st 5084 18.4%
2019 21.95 4428th 5173 14.4%
2022 26.29 4137th 5264 21.4%
2023 15.55 5002nd 5374 6.9%
2024 17.76 4956th 5511 10.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.18 4766th 5413 12.0%
2019 11.61 5225th 5492 4.9%
2022 24.28 4284th 5635 24.0%
2023 17.91 4899th 5617 12.8%
2024 13.86 5195th 5605 7.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.38 1370th 2128 35.6%
2022 24.34 1771st 2227 20.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.26 4806th 5431 11.5%
2019 20.08 4656th 5510 15.5%
2022 25.73 4165th 5663 26.5%
2023 15.01 5174th 5650 8.4%
2024 21.57 4560th 5636 19.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.69 4062nd 4830 15.9%
2019 27.25 3885th 4963 21.7%
2022 33.60 3406th 5084 33.0%
2023 15.37 4770th 5098 6.4%
2024 13.05 4875th 5102 4.4%
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Rank History for White students at Chapman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.59 2603rd 2737 4.9%
2019 2.24 2808th 2834 0.9%
2022 10.19 2523rd 2726 7.4%
2023 8.37 2511th 2662 5.7%
2024 16.10 2300th 2647 13.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Chapman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 362 26 56 113 6 n/a n/a 0 563
1989 408 35 68 156 16 n/a n/a 0 683
1990 366 44 90 179 5 n/a n/a 0 684
1991 377 38 127 195 7 n/a n/a 0 744
1992 279 33 129 203 5 n/a n/a 0 649
1993 282 34 155 233 3 n/a n/a 0 707
1994 247 21 156 227 4 n/a n/a 0 655
1995 213 31 144 233 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1996 213 31 144 233 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1997 188 18 126 211 5 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 174 26 117 211 2 n/a n/a 0 530
1999 145 27 102 208 5 n/a n/a 0 487
2000 134 33 93 205 5 n/a n/a 1 471
2001 112 28 101 198 9 n/a n/a 0 448
2002 106 32 82 202 11 n/a n/a 1 434
2003 106 32 82 202 11 n/a n/a 1 434
2004 95 27 88 230 13 n/a n/a 1 454
2005 82 19 94 224 14 n/a n/a 2 435
2006 75 17 92 120 20 n/a n/a 1 325
2007 64 14 106 137 12 n/a n/a 5 338
2008 70 11 99 135 19 n/a n/a 0 334
2009 73 13 87 129 15 3 11 0 331
2010 93 19 86 133 16 1 1 0 349
2011 86 11 75 138 9 0 5 0 324
2012 90 9 62 133 10 0 7 0 311
2013 107 15 61 156 13 0 15 0 367
2014 110 15 62 165 7 0 10 0 369
2015 108 9 55 158 7 0 14 0 351
2016 123 9 37 154 10 0 23 0 356
2017 110 8 33 133 6 0 20 0 310
2018 99 6 33 114 4 2 34 0 292
2019 130 13 29 117 5 2 34 0 330
2020 130 10 28 115 7 4 35 0 329
2021 105 10 25 110 10 1 31 0 292
2022 91 8 22 118 6 3 38 0 286
2023 91 10 21 121 13 4 40 0 300
2024 87 10 21 136 12 3 51 0 320

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chapman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 563 22.0 25.5 n/a
1989 683 28.5 23.9 n/a
1990 684 28.8 23.7 n/a
1991 744 33.4 22.2 n/a
1992 649 33.9 19.1 83.8
1993 707 29.0 24.4 83.7
1994 655 29.9 21.9 89.2
1995 626 29.7 21.1 78.1
1996 626 29.7 21.1 78.1
1997 548 30.3 18.1 92
1998 530 31.5 16.8 90.6
1999 487 31.2 15.6 87.7
2000 471 30.6 15.4 95.7
2001 448 29.6 15.1 88.6
2002 434 27.0 16.1 88
2003 434 27.0 16.1 88
2004 454 27.2 16.7 89.6
2005 435 27.4 15.9 88.5
2006 325 25.2 12.9 86.4
2007 338 24.0 14.1 94.3
2008 334 27.1 12.3 94.9
2009 331 25.5 12.0 92.1
2010 349 25.5 13.6 89.4
2011 324 n/a n/a 91.7
2012 311 28.0 11.1 n/a
2013 367 29.9 12.2 91.8
2014 369 22.0 16.7 89.2
2015 351 22.0 15.9 86.3
2016 356 18.0 19.7 84.3
2017 310 14.1 21.8 77.4
2018 292 14.0 20.8 88
2019 330 15.0 22.0 80.3
2020 329 n/a n/a 85.7
2021 292 17.5 16.6 91.1
2022 286 13.8 20.7 90.6
2023 300 12.6 23.8 89.3
2024 320 12.6 25.3 92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chapman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 563 22.0 25.5 n/a
1989 683 28.5 23.9 n/a
1990 684 28.8 23.7 n/a
1991 744 33.4 22.2 n/a
1992 649 33.9 19.1 83.8
1993 707 29.0 24.4 83.7
1994 655 29.9 21.9 89.2
1995 626 29.7 21.1 78.1
1996 626 29.7 21.1 78.1
1997 548 30.3 18.1 92
1998 530 31.5 16.8 90.6
1999 487 31.2 15.6 87.7
2000 471 30.6 15.4 95.7
2001 448 29.6 15.1 88.6
2002 434 27.0 16.1 88
2003 434 27.0 16.1 88
2004 454 27.2 16.7 89.6
2005 435 27.4 15.9 88.5
2006 325 25.2 12.9 86.4
2007 338 24.0 14.1 94.3
2008 334 27.1 12.3 94.9
2009 331 25.5 12.0 92.1
2010 349 25.5 13.6 89.4
2011 324 n/a n/a 91.7
2012 311 28.0 11.1 n/a
2013 367 29.9 12.2 91.8
2014 369 22.0 16.7 89.2
2015 351 22.0 15.9 86.3
2016 356 18.0 19.7 84.3
2017 310 14.1 21.8 77.4
2018 292 14.0 20.8 88
2019 330 15.0 22.0 80.3
2020 329 n/a n/a 85.7
2021 292 17.5 16.6 91.1
2022 286 13.8 20.7 90.6
2023 300 12.6 23.8 89.3
2024 320 12.6 25.3 92.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Chapman Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201292.0%4.0%0.0%4.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%94.0%92.0%
201393.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%93.0%93.0%93.0%93.0%93.0%
201483.0%15.0%2.0%0.0%83.0%83.0%83.0%83.0%83.0%
201582.0%7.0%2.0%10.0%85.0%90.0%90.0%83.0%82.0%
201688.0%1.0%0.0%10.0%91.0%97.0%95.0%88.0%90.0%
201791.0%0.0%2.0%5.0%95.0%96.0%≥98.0%93.0%93.0%
201897.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%≥98.0%97.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201992.0%0.0%8.0%95.0%97.0%97.0%92.0%95.0%
202091.6%0.0%7.0%95.8%97.2%93.0%
202192.5%0.0%5.7%94.3%92.5%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chapman Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $14,287

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chapman Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5301st of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5254th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chapman Elementary)18.618.8
 0.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)46.745.6
 1.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chapman Elementary)10.214.6
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)45.846.6
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chapman Elementary)2922.5
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)53.647.4
 6.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Chapman Elementary)25.625
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)49.149.3
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chapman Elementary)31.814.9
 16.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)55.351
 4.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Chapman Elementary)16.314.6
 1.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)37.935.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Chapman Elementary)17.812.5
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Chico Unified)4037.4
 2.6%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students330300
 9.1%
African American1310
 23.1%
American Indian513
 160%
Asian2921
 27.6%
Hispanic117121
 3.4%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White13091
 30%
Two or More Races3440
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.3%89.3%
 9%


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Chapman Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High : Chico High

Students at Chapman Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 27% White, 16% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% American Indian, 3% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended Chapman Elementary.


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