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Nord Country

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Nord Country ranks 710 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nord Country is a high-performing K-8 public school serving 213 students in Chico, California, consistently ranking among the top 12% of elementary schools in the state.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly above state averages, and its science scores are particularly strong—often more than double the state average. A key standout is student engagement, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%, which is the lowest among nearby schools like Shasta Elementary and Wildflower Open Classroom, and far below the California average. This success is achieved with moderate per-student spending, suggesting resources are used very effectively. The school is part of the high-ranking Nord Country District, which outperforms neighboring districts such as Chico Unified.

When compared to other local schools, Nord Country's performance is notable. For example, it maintains a consistent 4-star rating and higher test scores than nearby charter schools with similar grade structures. While the school serves a population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage than schools such as Hamilton Elementary, historical data indicates it has been very effective in supporting all students. Parents may note that academic performance is strongest in 5th grade, with a dip in middle school math that recovers by 8th grade, which is an area the school can focus on for continued improvement.

213

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5554 California St.
Chico, CA 95973-9795

(530) 891-3138

District: Nord Country District

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

California avg41%

Elementary school

710^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 31 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

783^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 9% (2019) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 1,543Nord Country 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	89.1	710 of 5857	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	946 of 5869	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	1177 of 5859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	1162 of 5883	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	253 of 1417	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	2515 of 5789	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	580 of 5597	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	1190 of 5612	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	1058 of 5609	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	933 of 5635	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	264 of 1267	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	2844 of 5492	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	98.5	8 of 1110	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	699 of 5628	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	614 of 5643	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	249 of 1272	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	2124 of 5510	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	518 of 2598	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	832 of 2651	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	995 of 2661	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	1132 of 2726	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1920 of 2834	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	783 of 2761	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	420 of 2783	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	513 of 2781	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	838 of 2740	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	313 of 894	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	254 of 2715	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	916 of 2533	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	446 of 2551	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	471 of 2531	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	550 of 2509	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.3	167 of 2579	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	81.5	402 of 2538	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	669 of 1520	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	447 of 1537	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	442 of 1543	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	447 of 1555	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	249 of 1602	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)99th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 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)	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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	213	10	22.3	15.0%	174 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	89.1	710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.1	946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	236																									72.0	71.4	71.7	70.8	68.0	96.0	56.5	42.9	81.0	69.8	75.0	84.0	72.0	43.5	9.5	42.9	56.1
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leora Ct.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3141	621	29	21.2	45.7%	385 (62.0%)	10 (1.6%)	156 (25.1%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	69.2	1638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.1	2027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	389																									38.5		38.5	52.2	53.7	56.3				54.0	56.0	63.9	43.8				54.7						$20,961	$20,426	$535
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16.2	5169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.6	4798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	13.6	8.3	11.8	3.7	19.2	3.7	4.6	4.2	7.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	12.8	17.4	15.1	10.2	7.8	22.2	32.6	32.6	13.3	19.4	26.5	11.8	10.9	32.6	11.6	15.2	18.2						$21,715	$21,250	$465
Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 West East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Blue Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 879-7483	219	11	20.8	66.2%	114 (52.1%)	3 (1.4%)	59 (26.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.0%)	39.8	3234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%		36	3437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	203																									44.0	18.2	31.9	23.5	45.5	53.9	22.7	48.2	27.3	38.2	37.5	34.8	32.0	4.6	33.3	22.7	27.4	80.0	85.0	87.5
Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 West Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	597	29	20.5	60.8%	322 (53.9%)	14 (2.3%)	161 (27.0%)	32 (5.4%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	57 (9.5%)	57.6	2192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		54.1	2338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	146																									48.2		48.2	35.6	43.0	58.5				44.8	46.2	48.4	43.2				46.0	97.4					$21,831	$20,782	$1,049
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
Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte County	Wildflower Open Classroom District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	183	11	17.4	41.5%	133 (72.7%)	7 (3.8%)	25 (13.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.7%)	65	1836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		56.3	2221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	385																									47.6		43.3	66.7	62.5	57.1	35.3	61.5		57.7	47.6	56.3	42.9	29.4	53.9		47.4
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-5	988 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3128	397	22	18.0	77.6%	147 (37.0%)	12 (3.0%)	157 (39.5%)	21 (5.3%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.1%)	16.8	5117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		33.7	3630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	1487																									11.1		11.1	27.0	20.3	34.4				27.2	27.0	17.2	9.5				17.9	97.3				97.3	$26,697	$25,186	$1,511
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nord Country

What district is Nord Country in?

Nord Country District

How many students attend Nord Country?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Nord Country.

What is the racial makeup of Nord Country?

Students at Nord Country are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Nord Country a good school?

Nord Country ranks 710^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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