Best Public Schools in Chico, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2018)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	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 %)	59.1	870^th of 2480 public middle schools	64.9 %		52.3	1045^th of 2508 public middle schools	58.3 %	175				44.1	56.2	56.1					30.6	43.0	48.4
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 %)	16.6	4960^th of 5662 public elementary schools	12.4 %		25.1	4251^st of 5692 public elementary schools	25.3 %	709	21.6	29.3	14.3					25.7	34.2	11.9
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 %)	52.3	1031^st of 2480 public middle schools	58.4 %		45.5	1232^nd of 2508 public middle schools	50.9 %	201				39.9	53.8	53.1					26.4	44.3	40.2
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 %)	79.1	423^rd of 2017 public high schools	79.0 %		79	427^th of 2021 public high schools	78.9 %	4							60.8							44.9
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 %)	11.4	5358^th of 5662 public elementary schools	5.4 %		28.1	3989^th of 5692 public elementary schools	29.9 %	1369	13.3	26.8	21.3					13.3	26.8	8.5
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 %)	12	1704^th of 2017 public high schools	15.5 %		14	1622^nd of 2021 public high schools	19.7 %	82							10.0							1.5
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 %)	54.4	2319^th of 5662 public elementary schools	59.0 %		46.8	2720^th of 5692 public elementary schools	52.2 %	401	46.2	57.1	67.4					32.7	40.5	41.3
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 %)	51.7	2472^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	56.3 %		54.5	2300^th of 5692 public elementary schools	59.6 %	172	30.0	57.7	40.9					38.8	61.5	46.6
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 %)	21.6	4559^th of 5662 public elementary schools	19.5 %		27.4	4059^th of 5692 public elementary schools	28.7 %	500	39.4	21.7	29.2					34.9	13.0	19.4
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 %)	55.1	2279^th of 5662 public elementary schools	59.7 %		53.1	2373^rd of 5692 public elementary schools	58.3 %	94	58.9	38.0	49.1					57.1	34.0	45.3
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 %)	73.6	1419^th of 5662 public elementary schools	74.9 %		65.3	1791^st of 5692 public elementary schools	68.5 %	372	51.1	55.2	67.5					53.2	59.7	57.1
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 %)	86.8	268^th of 2017 public high schools	86.7 %		87.6	251^st of 2021 public high schools	87.6 %	17							70.3							49.5
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 %)	47	2724^th of 5662 public elementary schools	51.9 %		50.4	2520^th of 5692 public elementary schools	55.7 %	204	36.0	61.5	39.7					33.3	55.4	32.9
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 %)	68.3	1652^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	70.8 %		65.8	1767^th of 5692 public elementary schools	69.0 %	115	53.3	54.0	56.7					55.2	65.0	46.5
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 %)	94.6	317^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.4 %		91.8	531^st of 5692 public elementary schools	90.7 %	214	83.5	80.4	79.2					78.3	81.4	67.7
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 %)	58.6	2105^th of 5662 public elementary schools	62.8 %		61.7	1932^nd of 5692 public elementary schools	66.1 %	173	42.0	46.7	59.4					43.2	45.3	59.0
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 %)	81.8	1038^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.7 %		87.4	790^th of 5692 public elementary schools	86.1 %	248	66.1	71.0	62.9	67.2	83.1	74.2		71.7	62.9	49.2	51.6	62.7	41.0
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 %)	75	543^rd of 2480 public middle schools	78.1 %		80.6	443^rd of 2508 public middle schools	82.3 %	100				55.2	67.8	64.4					37.9	54.9	59.0
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)						16.7	5.3						8.3	5.0
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 %)	28.1	3992^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	29.5 %		25.4	4218^th of 5692 public elementary schools	25.9 %	226	20.4	43.5	40.0	41.9	45.8	50.0		27.8	40.9	8.3	34.1	54.2	42.9
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 %)	52.5	2413^th of 5662 public elementary schools	57.4 %		44.7	2825^th of 5692 public elementary schools	50.4 %	412	51.4	50.7	53.2					54.1	27.5	37.1
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 %)	38	3275^th of 5662 public elementary schools	42.2 %		44.9	2805^th of 5692 public elementary schools	50.7 %	470	45.5	30.0	42.9	38.9	76.5	68.4		45.5	20.0	35.7	38.9	70.6	63.2
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 %)	90.6	187^th of 2017 public high schools	90.7 %		84.8	318^th of 2021 public high schools	84.3 %	131							85.0							46.2
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 %)	26.8	4105^th of 5662 public elementary schools	27.5 %		55.4	2256^th of 5692 public elementary schools	60.4 %	1849	31.6	44.0	50.0	17.4	45.5			31.6	24.0	31.3	13.0	45.5
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 %)	42.5	2996^th of 5662 public elementary schools	47.1 %		54.1	2321^st of 5692 public elementary schools	59.2 %	675	50.0	50.0	52.4	35.7		78.6		36.4	0.0	28.6	42.9		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)						0.0							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	50.0						6.7	18.2
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)	55.0	47.6	52.4	55.0	54.4	70.5	61.8	39.0	31.8	27.9	27.1	34.0	43.3	31.1
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	623^rd
Durham	10.19 mi	3	196^th
Forest Ranch	11.56 mi	1	360^th
Paradise	12.08 mi	12	327^th
Oroville	12.75 mi	31	658^th

Best Public Schools in Chico, CA

Sierra View Elementary

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences

Pleasant Valley High

Chico Country Day

Chico High

Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

Parkview Elementary

Shasta Elementary

Bidwell Junior High

Emma Wilson Elementary

Neal Dow Elementary

Hooker Oak Elementary

Little Chico Creek Elementary

Chico Junior High

Marigold Elementary

Rosedale Elementary

Wildflower Open Classroom

Nord Country

Blue Oak Charter

Sherwood Montessori

McManus (John A.) Elementary

Chapman Elementary

Fair View High (Continuation)

Citrus Avenue Elementary

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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