Best Public Schools in Chico, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				CAST Science (2021)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2021)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2021)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 Mathematics 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	1494 E. Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 762-2599	216	10	21.6	42.6%	163 (75.5%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (17.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	73	350^th of 1417 public elementary schools	75.3%		53	2418^th of 5789 public elementary schools	58.2%	2068	53.9	38.5			50.0	58.3	61.5	27.8	47.6	46.2		59.1	58.3	57.7	22.2	33.3	34.6
Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 W. E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Blue Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-7483	292	15	19.4	54.1%	191 (65.4%)	8 (2.7%)	58 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.6%)	46.3	699^th of 1417 public elementary schools	50.7%		31.8	3791^st of 5789 public elementary schools	34.5%	3092	34.6	30.3			29.0	51.6	44.4	34.9	66.7	40.0		16.1	45.2	38.5	19.5	28.6	23.3		88.1	88.1	88.1	88.1	88.1	88.1
Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte County	Wildflower Open Classroom District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	162	9	18.0	32.7%	114 (70.4%)	14 (8.6%)	21 (13.0%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	65.8	439^th of 1417 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.9	1796^th of 5789 public elementary schools	69.0%	1357	52.6	61.5			36.4	52.9	73.7	42.9		76.9		36.4	35.3	52.6	35.7		38.5		76.2	76.2	81.0	81.0	81.0	81.0
Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 N. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3080	920	41	22.3	57.0%	574 (62.4%)	20 (2.2%)	203 (22.1%)	46 (5.0%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (6.5%)								(n/a)																									$10,802
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 E. 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3100	292	18	16.6	91.1%	105 (36.0%)	10 (3.4%)	110 (37.7%)	25 (8.6%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.6%)								(n/a)																			91.6	95.8	97.2		93.0		$14,287
Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3066	837	40	21.0	66.3%	366 (43.7%)	24 (2.9%)	335 (40.0%)	37 (4.4%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	58 (6.9%)								(n/a)																									$11,564
Chico High	Public	9-12	901 Esplanade	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3026	1,780	76	23.3	41.5%	1,005 (56.5%)	48 (2.7%)	497 (27.9%)	89 (5.0%)	20 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	113 (6.3%)	80.5	246^th of 1290 public high schools	80.9%		66.8	607^th of 2133 public high schools	71.5%	361											79.0							39.6							$11,876
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Citrus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3107	315	14	22.0	88.3%	109 (34.6%)	9 (2.9%)	106 (33.7%)	33 (10.5%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	46 (14.6%)								(n/a)																			96.9				96.9		$13,113
Fair View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	196	10	19.4	77.0%	92 (46.9%)	9 (4.6%)	71 (36.2%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	10.9	1147^th of 1290 public high schools	11.1%		14	1812^th of 2133 public high schools	15.0%	665											19.3							2.0							$19,642
Hooker Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1238 Arbutus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3119	317	17	18.6	44.5%	226 (71.3%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (14.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.4%)								(n/a)																									$11,924
Marigold Elementary	Public	K-5	2446 Marigold Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3121	452	22	20.7	35.4%	295 (65.3%)	3 (0.7%)	84 (18.6%)	25 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)								(n/a)																									$10,947
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-5	988 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3128	375	19	19.3	83.2%	151 (40.3%)	7 (1.9%)	146 (38.9%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.1%)	29 (7.7%)								(n/a)																			97.1			98.1		98.1	$11,894
Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3110	314	17	18.2	54.5%	179 (57.0%)	3 (1.0%)	76 (24.2%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.0%)								(n/a)																			96.8				96.8		$12,543
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 E. Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	344	18	18.8	39.5%	199 (57.8%)	5 (1.5%)	77 (22.4%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)								(n/a)																			96.3						$11,752
Pleasant Valley High	Public	9-12	1475 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-5100	1,719	78	21.9	33.2%	1,102 (64.1%)	38 (2.2%)	327 (19.0%)	137 (8.0%)	16 (0.9%)	11 (0.6%)	84 (4.9%)	89.8	130^th of 1290 public high schools	89.9%		79.5	373^rd of 2133 public high schools	82.5%	243				0.0							80.8							54.8							$11,384
Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3104	532	23	23.1	46.1%	121 (22.7%)	4 (0.8%)	376 (70.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)								(n/a)																			94.7	96.8	96.8	95.8	95.8	96.8	$10,431
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leora Ct.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3141	620	29	21.5	37.1%	389 (62.7%)	4 (0.6%)	142 (22.9%)	26 (4.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)								(n/a)																									$9,655
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3117	488	22	22.4	24.4%	339 (69.5%)	5 (1.0%)	68 (13.9%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.2%)								(n/a)																									$10,366
Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 W. Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	565	25	22.7	63.7%	304 (53.8%)	12 (2.1%)	154 (27.3%)	35 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (9.4%)								(n/a)																			95.6		96.5		97.4		$10,758
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-4110	776	36	21.3	39.6%	477 (61.5%)	16 (2.1%)	168 (21.6%)	46 (5.9%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.6%)								(n/a)																									$10,641
Oakdale	Public, Alternative	K-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	607	25	24.7	56.3%	346 (57.0%)	11 (1.8%)	140 (23.1%)	26 (4.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (12.0%)								(n/a)											50.9							18.5							$11,184
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	400	21	19.0	69.3%	179 (44.8%)	10 (2.5%)	111 (27.8%)	40 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.8%)								(n/a)																			98.0				98.0		$12,225
Loma Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	1560 Manzanita Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-7400	14	1	14.0	28.6%	11 (78.6%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																									$27,490
Academy for Change	Public	6-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	16	2	7.9	81.3%	8 (50.0%)	1 (6.3%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)																									$16,714
Center for Alternative Learning	Public	6-12	290 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	30	2	17.0	86.7%	13 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)																									$10,814
Butte County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 Wall St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-9741	47	3	15.6	91.5%	11 (23.4%)	2 (4.3%)	15 (31.9%)	1 (2.1%)	5 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (27.7%)								(n/a)																									$16,752
Achieve Charter High	Public	9-12	1494 E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 872-4100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Butte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2491 Carmichael Dr. Ste. 500	Chico	95928	Butte County	Butte County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-7462	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pivot Charter School North Valley II	Public, Charter	6-12	1350 E. Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	118	7	16.0	58.5%	81 (68.6%)	2 (1.7%)	19 (16.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.2%)								(n/a)
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	335 W. Sacramento Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3090	426	22	19.2	36.2%	306 (71.8%)	5 (1.2%)	63 (14.8%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.0%)	80.1	251^st of 1290 public high schools	80.5%		88.9	195^th of 2133 public high schools	90.9%	56			44.2	44.2							74.4							37.7
Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 W. 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Country Day District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	572	24	23.4	25.0%	399 (69.8%)	9 (1.6%)	78 (13.6%)	24 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.0%)	67.7	418^th of 1417 public elementary schools	70.5%		84.2	957^th of 5789 public elementary schools	83.5%	539	37.1	40.7			55.7	43.9	56.5	55.7	80.4	68.5		63.9	29.8	31.2	45.9	61.8	46.3
CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2847 Notre Dame Blvd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	CORE Butte Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 894-3952	895	49	18.4	43.8%	652 (72.8%)	8 (0.9%)	157 (17.5%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.9%)								(n/a)	22.2	39.0	37.1	35.9	41.9	40.0	35.6	51.2	54.0	59.3	70.1	37.2	31.9	26.1	30.2	36.5	39.7	35.5	66.0	73.6	81.1	67.9	75.5	69.8
Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 Cleveland Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Sherwood Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	122	7	17.4	63.1%	66 (54.1%)	5 (4.1%)	22 (18.0%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (18.9%)	31.5	922^nd of 1417 public elementary schools	34.9%		15.8	5179^th of 5789 public elementary schools	10.5%	4257	31.6					16.7	38.9						16.7	10.5					88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 CA St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	184	10	18.4	31.0%	134 (72.8%)	2 (1.1%)	35 (19.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	81.8	253^rd of 1417 public elementary schools	82.1%		51.6	2515^th of 5789 public elementary schools	56.6%	2262	47.6				71.4	62.5	76.2	52.0	42.9			76.2	58.3	42.9	36.0	35.7

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamilton City	9.14 mi	4	328^th
Durham	10.2 mi	3	102^nd
Forest Ranch	11.55 mi	2	64^th
Paradise	12 mi	16
Orland	12.61 mi	12	234^th

Best Public Schools in Chico, CA

Pleasant Valley High

Nord Country

Chico High

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences

Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.

Chico Country Day

Wildflower Open Classroom

Blue Oak Charter

Sherwood Montessori

Fair View High (Continuation)

Academy for Change

Achieve Charter High

Bidwell Junior High

Butte County Community

Butte County Regional Occupational Program

Center for Alternative Learning

Chapman Elementary

Chico Junior High

Citrus Avenue Elementary

CORE Butte Charter

Emma Wilson Elementary

Hooker Oak Elementary

Little Chico Creek Elementary

Loma Vista

Marigold Elementary

Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

McManus (John A.) Elementary

Neal Dow Elementary

Oakdale

Parkview Elementary

Pivot Charter School North Valley II

Rosedale Elementary

Shasta Elementary

Sierra View Elementary

Cities Near Chico