Is Chaparral Academy of Technology a good school?

Chaparral Academy of Technology ranks 4084 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chaparral Academy of Technology?

In the 2023-24 school year, 242 students attended Chaparral Academy of Technology.

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Academy of Technology?

Students at Chaparral Academy of Technology are 88% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Academy of Technology attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Academy of Technology usually go on to attend: Middle : Southridge Technical Middle High : Henry J. Kaiser High

Chaparral Academy of Technology

Summary:

Chaparral Academy of Technology is an elementary school in Fontana, California, serving 263 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1103 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chaparral Academy of Technology consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state. In 2023-2024, only 31.2% of Chaparral students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 25.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism, with 40.1% of students chronically absent in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. Additionally, 82.51% of Chaparral students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools within the Fontana Unified School District, such as Live Oak Elementary, Poplar Elementary, and Oak Park Elementary, Chaparral Academy of Technology performs significantly worse on academic measures and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The performance gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools in neighboring Jurupa Unified and Colton Joint Unified districts.

Detail:

Public K-5

14000 Shadow Dr.
Fontana, CA 92337-0640

(909) 357-5450

District: Fontana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4084^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Chaparral Academy of Technology usually attend:

Middle:	Southridge Technical Middle
High:	Henry J. Kaiser High

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 242

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

African American:

3.7%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chaparral Academy of Technology ranks worse than 69.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.25. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Chaparral Academy of Technology has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Fontana Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.6%), African American (3.7%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chaparral Academy of Technology is 15.4, which is the 2^nd best among 30 elementary schools in the Fontana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Chaparral Academy of Technology employs 15.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chaparral Academy of Technology:

SchoolDigger ranks Chaparral Academy of Technology 4084^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chaparral Academy of Technology in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Fontana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fontana Unified 1103^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chaparral Academy of Technology

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Rank History for all students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.23	3683^rd	4809	23.4%
2005	25.47	3597^th	4822	25.4%
2006	32.94	3111^th	4818	35.4%
2007	26.68	3813^th	5113	25.4%
2008	25.67	3917^th	5113	23.4%
2009	27.51	3880^th	5193	25.3%
2010	41.77	3069^th	5314	42.2%
2011	28.35	4104^th	5377	23.7%
2012	31.87	3813^th	5390	29.3%
2013	35.37	3648^th	5530	34.0%
2015	27.73	3879^th	5611	30.9%
2016	35.45	3379^th	5614	39.8%
2017	37.62	3265^th	5692	42.6%
2018	39.28	3200^th	5662	43.5%
2019	38.46	3280^th	5789	43.3%
2022	17.73	5082^nd	5883	13.6%
2023	24.12	4443^rd	5874	24.4%
2024	28.25	4084^th	5862	30.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.41	1547^th	3246	52.3%
2019	53.43	1073^rd	3275	67.2%
2022	36.02	2118^th	3311	36.0%
2023	50.45	1181^st	3250	63.7%
2024	45.90	1420^th	3160	55.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.70	2510^th	5084	50.6%
2019	49.65	2431^st	5173	53.0%
2022	21.16	4563^rd	5264	13.3%
2023	28.22	4057^th	5374	24.5%
2024	37.47	3332^nd	5511	39.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.33	2009^th	5413	62.9%
2019	45.45	2767^th	5492	49.6%
2022	16.83	5013^th	5635	11.0%
2023	23.76	4358^th	5617	22.4%
2024	29.62	3829^th	5605	31.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.75	2414^th	2585	6.6%
2022	24.31	1783^rd	2227	19.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.18	4372^nd	5431	19.5%
2019	30.87	3726^th	5510	32.4%
2022	21.01	4620^th	5663	18.4%
2023	25.64	4186^th	5650	25.9%
2024	29.55	3854^th	5636	31.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chaparral Academy of Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.11	2216^th	4830	54.1%
2019	50.57	2249^th	4963	54.7%
2022	18.40	4620^th	5084	9.1%
2023	30.11	3695^th	5098	27.5%
2024	33.33	3465^th	5102	32.1%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chaparral Academy of Technology

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	78	26	15	456	8	n/a	n/a	0	583
2003	78	26	15	456	8	n/a	n/a	0	583
2004	65	24	4	390	4	n/a	n/a	0	487
2005	54	19	5	410	3	n/a	n/a	4	495
2006	41	27	6	403	4	n/a	n/a	4	485
2007	38	24	5	393	2	n/a	n/a	0	462
2008	38	22	5	400	3	n/a	n/a	0	468
2009	33	19	4	374	1	0	1	0	432
2010	23	18	4	358	0	1	1	0	405
2011	19	15	3	358	0	1	1	0	397
2012	15	12	1	346	0	1	2	0	377
2013	18	15	2	348	0	0	2	0	385
2014	18	19	0	358	0	4	2	0	401
2015	18	14	3	366	0	3	3	0	407
2016	19	10	3	358	0	0	3	0	393
2017	17	8	1	332	1	0	1	0	360
2018	15	10	1	301	2	0	1	0	330
2019	17	13	1	306	1	0	2	0	340
2020	13	11	2	294	1	0	1	0	322
2021	9	14	3	270	1	0	4	0	301
2022	14	26	21	507	1	2	6	0	577
2023	8	8	4	236	0	0	7	0	263
2024	8	9	6	212	0	0	7	0	242

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 Chaparral Academy of Technology

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	583	27.0	21.6	77.5
2003	583	27.0	21.6	77.5
2004	487	25.0	19.5	73.5
2005	495	25.0	19.8	75.6
2006	485	23.0	21.1	81.7
2007	462	23.0	20.1	82.5
2008	468	25.0	18.7	75.4
2009	432	22.0	18.0	73.6
2010	405	19.0	21.3	73.6
2011	397	n/a	n/a	85.4
2012	377	13.4	28.0	n/a
2013	385	14.5	26.5	99.2
2014	401	14.0	28.6	85
2015	407	14.0	29.0	86.7
2016	393	16.0	24.5	81.2
2017	360	14.7	24.3	74.4
2018	330	14.5	22.7	80.6
2019	340	17.5	19.3	79.1
2020	322	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	301	16.8	17.8	87.4
2022	577	29.4	19.5	74.5
2023	263	13.5	19.4	82.5
2024	242	15.6	15.4	93

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 Chaparral Academy of Technology

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	583	27.0	21.6	77.5
2003	583	27.0	21.6	77.5
2004	487	25.0	19.5	73.5
2005	495	25.0	19.8	75.6
2006	485	23.0	21.1	81.7
2007	462	23.0	20.1	82.5
2008	468	25.0	18.7	75.4
2009	432	22.0	18.0	73.6
2010	405	19.0	21.3	73.6
2011	397	n/a	n/a	85.4
2012	377	13.4	28.0	n/a
2013	385	14.5	26.5	99.2
2014	401	14.0	28.6	85
2015	407	14.0	29.0	86.7
2016	393	16.0	24.5	81.2
2017	360	14.7	24.3	74.4
2018	330	14.5	22.7	80.6
2019	340	17.5	19.3	79.1
2020	322	n/a	n/a	94.7
2021	301	16.8	17.8	87.4
2022	577	29.4	19.5	74.5
2023	263	13.5	19.4	82.5
2024	242	15.6	15.4	93

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.

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