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Wildflower Open Classroom

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Wildflower Open Classroom ranks 1836 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wildflower Open Classroom is a small, K-8 public charter school serving 183 students in Chico, California, operating as its own independent district and consistently ranking in the 69th-73rd percentile statewide with solid academic results.

Academically, the school outperforms the state average in all core subjects, with particularly strong English scores at 57.7% proficiency. This is notable given that over 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a demographic where many nearby schools see lower scores; for example, Citrus Avenue Elementary and McManus (John A.) Elementary have much higher economic need and significantly lower test scores. Among other local K-8 charter options like Achieve Charter School of Chico and Blue Oak Charter, Wildflower's open classroom model yields the strongest academic outcomes.

The school achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than many area schools. However, parents should note some variability: test scores and statewide ranking have fluctuated in recent years, chronic absenteeism has been high but is improving, and performance dips in 6th grade before rebounding in 7th. Compared to top-performing schools in the larger Chico Unified district, such as Sierra View Elementary, Wildflower is not the highest-ranked but offers a distinctive, continuous K-8 program with competitive academics in a smaller setting.

183

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3
Chico, CA 95926-1318

(530) 892-1676

District: Wildflower Open Classroom District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,836^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,036^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

459^th of 1,543Wildflower Open Classroom 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	65.0	1836 of 5857	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	2221 of 5869	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	1611 of 5859	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1655 of 5883	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	439 of 1417	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	1796 of 5789	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2837 of 5628	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.1	1257 of 5638	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	2034 of 5510	63.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1445 of 2598	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1618 of 2651	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1511 of 2661	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1767 of 2726	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	1237 of 2834	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1036 of 2761	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	844 of 2783	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	179 of 894	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	743 of 2715	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	781 of 1520	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	688 of 1602	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science43%+11 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)							% 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	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
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
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
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
Achieve Charter School of Chico	Public, Charter	K-8	1494 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Chico District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-4100	222	8	27.0	37.8%	150 (67.6%)	6 (2.7%)	38 (17.1%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	49.5	2621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.2	2392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	229	40.0	28.0	34.0	41.7	59.3	60.0	26.1	42.9	36.0	44.8	45.8	40.7	32.0	13.0	47.6	16.0	32.4						$26,328	$25,990	$338
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
Marigold Elementary	Public	K-5	2446 Marigold Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3121	571	27	21.1	51.0%	335 (58.7%)	11 (1.9%)	131 (22.9%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.3%)	58.4	2147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.8	2246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	99	35.1		35.1	45.2	50.6	63.8				53.3	47.3	36.5	41.5				41.9						$23,147	$22,286	$861
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wildflower Open Classroom

What is the racial makeup of Wildflower Open Classroom?

Students at Wildflower Open Classroom are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Wildflower Open Classroom in?

Wildflower Open Classroom District

How many students attend Wildflower Open Classroom?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Wildflower Open Classroom.

Is Wildflower Open Classroom a good school?

Wildflower Open Classroom ranks 1836^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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