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Sherwood Montessori

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Sherwood Montessori ranks 1780 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Montessori is a small, K-8 public Montessori school in Chico, California, serving 116 students within its own high-performing Sherwood Montessori District.

The school is on a strong upward trend, dramatically improving its statewide ranking over the past several years. It differentiates itself with a distinctive Montessori approach and a particular strength in science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average. This success in hands-on science learning is notable when compared to many nearby traditional elementary schools, though the school faces challenges in mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, while its science scores are higher, schools like Hooker Oak Elementary show stronger performance in the core subjects of math and ELA.

A significant concern for Sherwood Montessori is its high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is the highest among the local schools analyzed and nearly double the state average. This attendance issue presents a major barrier to the school reaching its full potential, as the instructional model appears effective when students are present. If the school can successfully address attendance while building on its science success to improve in other academic areas, it has a clear path to becoming a standout choice for families in the Chico Unified area seeking a unique, K-8 Montessori education.

116

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Cleveland Ave.
Chico, CA 95928-6207

(530) 345-6600

District: Sherwood Montessori District

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

20.7%

Two or more races:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 59 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

California avg41%

1,780^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 59 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

399^th of 1,543Sherwood Montessori 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1780 of 5857	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2477 of 5869	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2537 of 5859	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	4815 of 5883	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	922 of 1417	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	5179 of 5789	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	4780 of 5510	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.3	2767 of 2834	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2019)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2019)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 Cleveland Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Sherwood Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	116	7	16.6	44.8%	68 (58.6%)	1 (0.9%)	24 (20.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.4%)	66.2	1780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		51.5	2477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	697																	53.9		50.0			53.9				43.4			35.7				22.2	76.2	81.0	90.5	81.0	81.0	90.5
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 East 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3100	311	16	20.0	91.0%	80 (25.7%)	16 (5.1%)	137 (44.1%)	23 (7.4%)	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	13.8	5364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.3	5276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	88																	9.8		9.8	25.0	22.7	20.0				22.6	21.2	25.0	4.0				16.4							$28,873	$27,042	$1,831
Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Country Day District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	585	26	22.5	26.3%	390 (66.7%)	9 (1.5%)	98 (16.8%)	24 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	73.2	1465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.9	1501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	36																	38.7	50.0	44.3	63.5	62.3	61.3	56.9	71.7	73.3	64.7	69.8	42.6	51.6	42.1	45.3	43.3	49.4
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 East Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	406	22	18.3	47.3%	215 (53.0%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.4%)	16 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.8%)	76.4	1316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.5	1386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	70																	62.0		62.0	46.3	55.1	73.2				60.0	39.0	57.7	57.8				53.7	96.9			96.9			$22,735	$22,146	$589
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	471	22	21.5	75.6%	174 (36.9%)	31 (6.6%)	148 (31.4%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.9%)	52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	2318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	133																	32.9		32.9	43.2	45.4	44.3				44.4	60.8	40.7	32.9				44.8	94.3	95.7	97.1		95.7		$21,896	$20,696	$1,200
Hooker Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1238 Arbutus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3119	337	16	21.0	47.5%	224 (66.5%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.6%)	67.3	1728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		62.9	1931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	203																	42.2		42.2	51.9	69.2	53.3				58.3	44.4	47.1	51.1				47.3	95.1	95.1	96.7		95.1		$24,414	$23,894	$520
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3117	428	24	17.7	33.9%	294 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (16.1%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)	92.3	523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.3	685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	162																	67.1		67.1	89.1	62.5	73.2				74.8	79.7	68.8	70.7				72.9							$24,560	$24,260	$300
Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3110	364	22	16.9	67.9%	195 (53.6%)	5 (1.4%)	100 (27.5%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.5%)	65.6	1814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.1	1813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	1																	45.8		45.8	36.4	51.2	59.7				50.0	47.3	65.9	45.8				51.2	95.9			97.3			$28,179	$27,528	$651
Rosedale Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3104	563	25	22.9	57.7%	116 (20.6%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	49.8	2606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.1	2446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	160	15.4	8.8	1.2	8.7	40.7	14.3	19.3	24.9	18.7	17.6	1.2	12.8	9.9	7.7	1.2	6.4	30.4		30.4	44.1	46.1	41.0				43.8	57.0	34.1	34.9				42.3	95.8			95.8			$17,778	$17,182	$596
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Citrus Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3107	383	20	19.3	82.2%	122 (31.9%)	17 (4.4%)	152 (39.7%)	36 (9.4%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	41 (10.7%)	28	4136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.7	4051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	85																	33.3		33.3	25.8	24.6	43.9				30.9	24.2	23.1	26.3				24.5	95.6			95.6			$23,117	$22,102	$1,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Montessori

Is Sherwood Montessori a good school?

Sherwood Montessori ranks 1780^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sherwood Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 116 students attended Sherwood Montessori.

What district is Sherwood Montessori in?

Sherwood Montessori District

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Montessori?

Students at Sherwood Montessori are 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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