Best Public Schools in Chico, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2017)				Ranking (2016)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2017)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2017)
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 (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	SchoolDigger Rating (2017)	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade
Butte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2491 Carmichael Dr. Ste. 500	Chico	95928	Butte	Butte County Regional Occupational Program	No	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 879-7462																			(n/a)
Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 N. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3080	568	23	24.6	49.0 %	358 (63.0 %)	18 (3.2 %)	110 (19.4 %)	46 (8.1 %)	11 (1.9 %)	7 (1.2 %)	18 (3.2 %)	52.3	1020^th of 2449 public middle schools	58.4 %		65	751^st of 2472 public middle schools	69.6 %	269				43.1	45.1	47.9					32.3	41.0	41.3
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 E. 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3100	356	18	19.7	84.0 %	123 (34.6 %)	9 (2.5 %)	154 (43.3 %)	37 (10.4 %)	10 (2.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	23 (6.5 %)	25.1	4218^th of 5650 public elementary schools	25.3 %		14.4	5101^st of 5621 public elementary schools	9.3 %	883	35.9	22.7	19.0					53.9	15.6	17.2
Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3066	618	27	22.8	50.0 %	321 (51.9 %)	28 (4.5 %)	191 (30.9 %)	31 (5.0 %)	11 (1.8 %)	4 (0.6 %)	32 (5.2 %)	45.5	1199^th of 2449 public middle schools	51.0 %		60	874^th of 2472 public middle schools	64.6 %	325				36.9	47.4	42.7					24.0	38.3	37.6
Chico High	Public	9-12	901 Esplanade	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 891-3026	1,797	77	23.3	33.0 %	1,055 (58.7 %)	71 (4.0 %)	447 (24.9 %)	127 (7.1 %)	22 (1.2 %)	10 (0.6 %)	65 (3.6 %)	79	423^rd of 2001 public high schools	78.9 %		80.4	373^rd of 2044 public high schools	81.8 %	50							65.8							44.0
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Citrus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3107	316	14	22.5	86.0 %	127 (40.2 %)	20 (6.3 %)	86 (27.2 %)	45 (14.2 %)	10 (3.2 %)	2 (0.6 %)	26 (8.2 %)	28.1	3958^th of 5650 public elementary schools	29.9 %		20.9	4547^th of 5621 public elementary schools	19.1 %	589	42.6	35.3	13.3					40.7	20.0	11.1
Fair View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3092	202	12	16.8	69.0 %	110 (54.5 %)	4 (2.0 %)	65 (32.2 %)	4 (2.0 %)	6 (3.0 %)	1 (0.5 %)	12 (5.9 %)	14	1604^th of 2001 public high schools	19.8 %		15.8	1597^th of 2044 public high schools	21.9 %	7							18.4							2.0
Hooker Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1238 Arbutus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 891-3119	364	16	22.7	42.0 %	268 (73.6 %)	3 (0.8 %)	62 (17.0 %)	4 (1.1 %)	2 (0.5 %)	2 (0.5 %)	23 (6.3 %)	46.8	2699^th of 5650 public elementary schools	52.2 %		55.7	2205^th of 5621 public elementary schools	60.8 %	494	32.6	56.8	48.7					32.6	46.7	21.6
Marigold Elementary	Public	K-5	2446 Marigold Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 891-3121	559	21	26.6	35.0 %	353 (63.1 %)	6 (1.1 %)	102 (18.2 %)	37 (6.6 %)	4 (0.7 %)	4 (0.7 %)	53 (9.5 %)	54.5	2284^th of 5650 public elementary schools	59.6 %		63.4	1845^th of 5621 public elementary schools	67.2 %	439	39.5	51.7	45.5					39.5	49.4	38.6
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-5	988 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3128	520	22	23.6	76.0 %	219 (42.1 %)	11 (2.1 %)	190 (36.5 %)	55 (10.6 %)	17 (3.3 %)	4 (0.8 %)	24 (4.6 %)	27.4	4026^th of 5650 public elementary schools	28.7 %		36.1	3332^nd of 5621 public elementary schools	40.7 %	694	11.8	29.6	32.7					17.7	43.7	21.8
Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3110	402	16	25.1	51.0 %	267 (66.4 %)	14 (3.5 %)	60 (14.9 %)	27 (6.7 %)	3 (0.7 %)	7 (1.7 %)	24 (6.0 %)	53.1	2357^th of 5650 public elementary schools	58.3 %		43.9	2847^th of 5621 public elementary schools	49.4 %	490	48.2	45.6	41.7					48.2	41.1	36.7
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 E. Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3114	415	17	24.4	44.0 %	240 (57.8 %)	17 (4.1 %)	106 (25.5 %)	24 (5.8 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	25 (6.0 %)	65.3	1777^th of 5650 public elementary schools	68.5 %		77.8	1206^th of 5621 public elementary schools	78.5 %	571	35.6	62.5	52.3					40.0	66.3	38.6
Pleasant Valley High	Public	9-12	1475 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 879-5100	1,816	78	23.2	33.0 %	1,183 (65.1 %)	33 (1.8 %)	356 (19.6 %)	151 (8.3 %)	26 (1.4 %)	19 (1.0 %)	48 (2.6 %)	87.6	248^th of 2001 public high schools	87.6 %		85.5	271^st of 2044 public high schools	86.7 %	23							75.0							51.7
Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3104	593	24	24.7	52.0 %	162 (27.3 %)	4 (0.7 %)	391 (65.9 %)	6 (1.0 %)	12 (2.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	17 (2.9 %)	50.4	2503^rd of 5650 public elementary schools	55.7 %		39.7	3100^th of 5621 public elementary schools	44.8 %	597	46.4	37.7	40.0					48.8	44.7	34.7
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leora Ct.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 891-3141	713	26	27.4	31.0 %	513 (71.9 %)	2 (0.3 %)	133 (18.7 %)	27 (3.8 %)	9 (1.3 %)	2 (0.3 %)	27 (3.8 %)	65.8	1753^rd of 5650 public elementary schools	69.0 %		65.1	1760^th of 5621 public elementary schools	68.7 %	7	51.6	47.9	44.9					55.0	61.2	43.9
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 891-3117	662	26	25.4	20.0 %	495 (74.8 %)	9 (1.4 %)	88 (13.3 %)	43 (6.5 %)	6 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21 (3.2 %)	91.8	528^th of 5650 public elementary schools	90.7 %		92.8	452^nd of 5621 public elementary schools	92.0 %	76	86.7	79.0	67.9					84.6	71.6	54.1
Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 W. Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3297	611	26	23.5	49.0 %	360 (58.9 %)	26 (4.3 %)	135 (22.1 %)	49 (8.0 %)	13 (2.1 %)	6 (1.0 %)	22 (3.6 %)	61.7	1916^th of 5650 public elementary schools	66.1 %		71.8	1446^th of 5621 public elementary schools	74.3 %	470	37.2	55.2	52.4					48.7	54.0	41.5
Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 W. 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	559	25	22.3	20.0 %	433 (77.5 %)	13 (2.3 %)	60 (10.7 %)	23 (4.1 %)	8 (1.4 %)	1 (0.2 %)	21 (3.8 %)	87.4	784^th of 5650 public elementary schools	86.1 %		80.1	1130^th of 5621 public elementary schools	79.9 %	346	72.6	61.0	67.2	80.3	53.2	54.1		71.0	56.9	57.4	62.3	37.1	45.9
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 895-4110	592	24	24.6	30.0 %	424 (71.6 %)	14 (2.4 %)	91 (15.4 %)	35 (5.9 %)	9 (1.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	18 (3.0 %)	80.6	435^th of 2449 public middle schools	82.2 %		74.2	566^th of 2472 public middle schools	77.1 %	131				57.6	68.8	60.9					48.0	62.8	54.0
Oakdale	Public, Alternative	K-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3092	92	2	46.0		53 (57.6 %)	4 (4.3 %)	28 (30.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (2.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (5.4 %)								(n/a)						5.0	20.0						0.0	5.3
Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 W. E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(530) 879-7483	433	19	22.7	58.0 %	307 (70.9 %)	17 (3.9 %)	65 (15.0 %)	3 (0.7 %)	5 (1.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	34 (7.9 %)	25.4	4186^th of 5650 public elementary schools	25.9 %		37.8	3240^th of 5621 public elementary schools	42.4 %	946	20.8	27.3	30.0	33.3	62.5	48.6		29.2	20.0	20.8	34.3	43.5	36.1
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3285	508	23	22.0	61.0 %	291 (57.3 %)	17 (3.3 %)	129 (25.4 %)	30 (5.9 %)	6 (1.2 %)	3 (0.6 %)	32 (6.3 %)	44.7	2804^th of 5650 public elementary schools	50.4 %		63.6	1832^nd of 5621 public elementary schools	67.4 %	972	47.1	47.8	44.9					27.9	36.4	28.1
Loma Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	2404 Marigold Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 879-7400	31	2	15.5	39.0 %	23 (74.2 %)	2 (6.5 %)	4 (12.9 %)	1 (3.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (3.2 %)								(n/a)
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3138	167	9	18.5	51.0 %	109 (65.3 %)	6 (3.6 %)	33 (19.8 %)	2 (1.2 %)	11 (6.6 %)	1 (0.6 %)	5 (3.0 %)	44.9	2784^th of 5650 public elementary schools	50.7 %		29.6	3813^th of 5621 public elementary schools	32.2 %	1029	33.3	33.3	36.8	60.0	44.4	37.5		28.6	33.3	31.6	50.0	61.1	37.5
Academy for Change	Public	7-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3092	14	2	7.0	71.0 %	5 (35.7 %)	1 (7.1 %)	5 (35.7 %)	1 (7.1 %)	1 (7.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (7.1 %)								(n/a)
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	335 W. Sacramento Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(530) 891-3090	444	23	19.3	25.0 %	340 (76.6 %)	4 (0.9 %)	56 (12.6 %)	6 (1.4 %)	6 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32 (7.2 %)	84.8	314^th of 2001 public high schools	84.3 %		92.1	138^th of 2044 public high schools	93.2 %	176							84.3							39.4
Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1071 E. 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	153	7	21.8	32.0 %	120 (78.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	18 (11.8 %)	1 (0.7 %)	3 (2.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (7.2 %)	55.4	2240^th of 5650 public elementary schools	60.4 %		68.2	1608^th of 5621 public elementary schools	71.4 %	632	45.5	58.8	50.0	64.7				45.5	35.3	38.9	17.7
Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	150	5	30.0	27.0 %	104 (69.3 %)	4 (2.7 %)	17 (11.3 %)	2 (1.3 %)	1 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22 (14.7 %)	54.1	2305^th of 5650 public elementary schools	59.2 %		58.7	2062^nd of 5621 public elementary schools	63.3 %	243	33.3	52.2	53.9	50.0	92.9			50.0	34.8	46.2	33.3	64.3
Center for Alternative Learning	Public, Alternative	6-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte	Chico Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 891-3092	22	3	7.3	86.0 %	13 (59.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (27.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (4.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (9.1 %)								(n/a)					6.7							0.0
Pivot Charter School North Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2550 LakeW. Dr. Ste. 30	Chico	95928	Butte	Golden Feather Union Elementary	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	68	18	3.7	53.0 %	43 (63.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (22.1 %)	1 (1.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (13.2 %)								(n/a)					33.3	53.3	50.0					27.3	13.3	14.3
CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 120	Chico	95926	Butte	Butte County Office Of Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(530) 894-3952	693	35	19.8	42.0 %	518 (74.7 %)	6 (0.9 %)	103 (14.9 %)	11 (1.6 %)	3 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	52 (7.5 %)								(n/a)	59.1	50.0	54.9	55.6	69.4	72.3	60.5	45.5	35.9	33.3	38.9	44.9	40.4	31.4
Butte County Community School - LEAD	Public	7-12	2345 Fair St.	Chico	95928	Butte	Butte County Office Of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 532-5642	23	2	11.5	87.0 %	5 (21.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (65.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (13.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamilton City	9.14 mi	4	621^st
Durham	10.19 mi	3	215^th
Forest Ranch	11.56 mi	1	195^th
Paradise	12.08 mi	12	448^th
Oroville	12.75 mi	31	713^th

Best Public Schools in Chico, CA

Sierra View Elementary

Pleasant Valley High

Chico Country Day

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences

Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

Chico High

Shasta Elementary

Parkview Elementary

Emma Wilson Elementary

Sherwood Montessori

Marigold Elementary

Wildflower Open Classroom

Neal Dow Elementary

Bidwell Junior High

Rosedale Elementary

Hooker Oak Elementary

Chico Junior High

Nord Country

Little Chico Creek Elementary

Citrus Avenue Elementary

McManus (John A.) Elementary

Blue Oak Charter

Chapman Elementary

Fair View High (Continuation)

Academy for Change

Butte County Community School - LEAD

Butte County Regional Occupational Program

Center for Alternative Learning

CORE Butte Charter

Loma Vista

Oakdale

Pivot Charter School North Valley

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