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Best High Schools in Butte County, CA

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Schools

8,422

Students

Districts

Top rankedInspire School of Arts and Sciences258^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Paradise Senior High up 591 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Biggs High 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Esperanza High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	581 B Jackson St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-6721	23	2	11.3	82.6%	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0					0.0	0.0	$80,910	$80,234	$676
Gridley High	Public	9-12	300 East Spruce St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-4791	670	35	19.3	70.6%	230 (34.3%)	5 (0.7%)	396 (59.1%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	83.4	350^th of 2162 public high schools	83.8%		90.6	212^th of 2159 public high schools	90.2%	138	47.4	37.2	44.6		72.8	72.8		40.4	40.4	$24,760	$23,776	$984
Butte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2491 Carmichael Dr. Ste. 100	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, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1350 East Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	105	5	22.8	65.7%	44 (41.9%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (23.8%)	4 (3.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.8%)	35.4	1373^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.5%		39	1266^th of 2159 public high schools	41.4%	107	18.2	35.7	27.3	36.4	42.9	43.1	18.2	2.9	8.6	$29,269	$27,650	$1,619
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	335 West Sacramento Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3090	332	22	14.8	40.4%	200 (60.2%)	4 (1.2%)	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	87.3	258^th of 2162 public high schools	88.1%		91.8	181^st of 2159 public high schools	91.6%	77		68.8	68.8		81.5	81.5		33.8	33.8
Biggs High	Public	9-12	3046 Second St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5825	161	13	12.3	64.0%	89 (55.3%)	5 (3.1%)	64 (39.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1305^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		45.1	1122^nd of 2159 public high schools	48.0%	183	18.0		18.0		53.9	53.9		10.3	10.3	$28,711	$28,158	$553
Chico High	Public	9-12	901 Esplanade	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3026	1,804	81	22.3	56.8%	881 (48.8%)	45 (2.5%)	594 (32.9%)	87 (4.8%)	17 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	160 (8.9%)	84.4	321^st of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		77.9	439^th of 2159 public high schools	79.7%	118	49.3		48.4		74.9	74.9		39.9	39.9	$18,089	$17,444	$645
Fair View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	95	10	9.7	90.5%	36 (37.9%)	4 (4.2%)	42 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)	7.2	2141^st of 2162 public high schools	1.0%		13.6	1866^th of 2159 public high schools	13.6%	275	0.0		0.0		3.1	3.1		0.0	0.0	$61,984	$57,720	$4,264
Pleasant Valley High	Public	9-12	1475 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3050	1,978	88	22.4	46.3%	1,164 (58.8%)	45 (2.3%)	420 (21.2%)	132 (6.7%)	25 (1.3%)	7 (0.4%)	179 (9.0%)	83.4	348^th of 2162 public high schools	83.9%		80.5	405^th of 2159 public high schools	81.2%	57	44.1	6.7	42.8		75.1	75.1		44.3	44.3	$17,917	$17,254	$663
Academy for Change	Public	6-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	31	3	11.7	93.5%	19 (61.3%)	1 (3.2%)	6 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)										$53,732	$53,418	$314
Center for Alternative Learning	Public	6-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	34	3	12.0	94.1%	13 (38.2%)	3 (8.8%)	11 (32.4%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)						9.1			0.0	$22,128	$21,202	$926
Durham High	Public	9-12	9455 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4685	320	19	16.4	38.8%	213 (66.6%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (24.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	60.7	806^th of 2162 public high schools	62.7%		81.4	388^th of 2159 public high schools	82.0%	418	37.5		37.5		50.0	50.0		28.2	28.2	$24,009	$23,016	$993
Las Plumas High	Public	9-12	2380 Las Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2310	1,265	65	19.3	74.5%	685 (54.2%)	29 (2.3%)	320 (25.3%)	88 (7.0%)	65 (5.1%)	6 (0.5%)	71 (5.6%)	35.8	1364^th of 2162 public high schools	36.9%		45.4	1115^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	249	27.5		27.3		33.6	33.6		13.7	13.7	$26,009	$24,440	$1,569
Oroville High	Public	9-12	1535 Bridge St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2320	872	45	19.5	81.8%	350 (40.1%)	44 (5.0%)	154 (17.7%)	209 (24.0%)	47 (5.4%)	9 (1.0%)	57 (6.5%)	45.7	1126^th of 2162 public high schools	47.9%		36.6	1323^rd of 2159 public high schools	38.7%	197	29.6		28.8		47.8	47.8		15.3	15.3	$27,402	$25,468	$1,934
Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2060 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	88	9	10.3	89.8%	47 (53.4%)	7 (8.0%)	23 (26.1%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	15.8	1774^th of 2162 public high schools	17.9%		9.2	2117^th of 2159 public high schools	1.9%	343	5.7		4.6		25.0	25.0		5.4	5.4	$56,689	$51,844	$4,845
Oroville High Community Day	Public	9-12	2120 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	5	1	4.5		2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Paradise Senior High	Public	9-12	5911 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6425	495	26	18.6	49.9%	372 (75.2%)	3 (0.6%)	73 (14.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	60.8	801^st of 2162 public high schools	63.0%		34.1	1392^nd of 2159 public high schools	35.5%	591		42.9	44.2		47.4	47.4		27.8	27.8	$23,779	$21,670	$2,109
Ridgeview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	5944 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6422	51	4	12.0	74.5%	40 (78.4%)	1 (2.0%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	10.7	1984^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%		21.6	1667^th of 2159 public high schools	22.8%	317			31.3		16.7	16.7		0.0	0.0	$33,984	$29,856	$4,128
Honey Run Academy Secondary	Public	7-12	622 Pearson Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6461	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Come Back Butte Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2350 Lincoln St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 712-2242	93	4	22.5	95.7%	46 (49.5%)	3 (3.2%)	27 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	7.6	2134^th of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.6	1864^th of 2159 public high schools	13.7%	270					4.8	4.8		0.0	0.0	$27,232	$24,886	$2,346

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