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Inspire School of Arts and Sciences

Q: Is Inspire School of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences ranks 258 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences is a highly-rated, specialized public high school serving about 332 students in grades 9-12 in Chico, CA, known for its consistent academic excellence and focus on integrating arts and sciences.

The school stands out for its strong performance, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide, with particularly high proficiency in English and Science that far exceeds state averages. It achieves these results with smaller class sizes than larger local schools like Pleasant Valley High and Chico High, and does so while spending a similar amount per student. Inspire also demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting students from various backgrounds, with its low-income and Hispanic student subgroups performing very well compared to other schools. However, families should note that chronic absenteeism is higher than at some neighboring schools, and math scores, while solid, are an area for growth relative to the school's other stellar subjects.

Overall, Inspire offers a distinctive and successful educational model. It maintains a high graduation rate and has a track record of year-to-year consistency that rivals or surpasses larger comprehensive high schools in the area. For families seeking a smaller, theme-based school environment that delivers strong academic outcomes, Inspire School of Arts and Sciences within the Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District presents a compelling option in the Chico region.

332

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,505

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 West Sacramento Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-3908

(530) 891-3090

District: Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Not Specified:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

California avg41%

258^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th of 1,543Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	258 of 2162	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	181 of 2159	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	92 of 2170	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	164 of 2123	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	251 of 1290	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	195 of 2133	90.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.0	38 of 1117	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	224 of 1906	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	148 of 1915	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	97 of 1915	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	252 of 1858	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	223 of 1054	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	200 of 1833	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	372 of 1900	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	251 of 1902	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	98.2	36 of 1917	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	79 of 1861	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	53 of 1814	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	284 of 2013	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	171 of 2026	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	80 of 2030	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	142 of 1943	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	187 of 1126	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	118 of 1937	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	290 of 1942	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	183 of 1948	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	99 of 1963	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	100 of 1916	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	239 of 1122	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	216 of 1880	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	262 of 1216	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	96.7	31 of 1197	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	246 of 1155	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	195 of 1173	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	98 of 1193	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	184 of 1204	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	226 of 1222	81.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)78th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+33 vs state

Science69%+36 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

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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 (2024)
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
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	$15,505	$384	$15,121
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	$14,263	$1,101	$13,162
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	$15,208	$912	$14,296
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	$33,827	$4,500	$29,327
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)										$57,073	$3,603	$53,470
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	$20,089	$6,479	$13,610
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	$15,041	$950	$14,091
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)
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	$19,365	$1,099	$18,266
Hamilton Community Day	Public	7-12	535 Sacramento Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3261	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District

How many students attend Inspire School of Arts and Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Inspire School of Arts and Sciences.

Is Inspire School of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences ranks 258^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Inspire School of Arts and Sciences?

Students at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences are 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Not Specified, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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