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Chrysalis Charter

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Chrysalis Charter ranks 2384 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chrysalis Charter is a small, public K-8 charter school serving 226 students in the Palo Cedro area, operating with a degree of autonomy under the Chrysalis Charter District.

Academically, the school's performance is currently around the state average in English and slightly above in Math and Science, but its statewide ranking has declined from higher percentiles in recent years. A notable strength is its very low rate of chronic absenteeism at 9.7%, which is half the state average and better than most nearby schools like Mistletoe Elementary or Shasta Meadows Elementary. The school also operates with moderate per-student spending compared to several area schools that spend more, such as Alta Mesa Elementary and Millville Elementary.

However, the school shows significant variability, with performance differing greatly between grade levels and specific student groups. For example, its closest neighbor, Junction Elementary, maintains a stronger and more consistent ranking. This suggests Chrysalis Charter may need to examine curriculum alignment and support, particularly in upper elementary grades where scores drop. While the school manages attendance well, this strength has not recently translated into improving or stronger academic rankings compared to some local traditional public schools.

226

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,514

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.
Palo Cedro, CA 96073-9760

(530) 547-9726

District: Chrysalis Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,384^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 35% (2019) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

820^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

472^nd of 1,543Chrysalis Charter 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	53.7	2384 of 5857	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1989 of 5869	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	1595 of 5859	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1648 of 5883	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	290 of 1417	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	2055 of 5789	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3018 of 5597	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	1640 of 5609	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	1040 of 5635	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	2201 of 5492	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1680 of 5460	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	626 of 5173	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	2123 of 5628	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	1575 of 5643	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	1362 of 5638	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1794 of 5663	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2047 of 5510	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	2113 of 2598	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1870 of 2651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1554 of 2661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1680 of 2726	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	2012 of 2834	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	820 of 2761	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	732 of 2783	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	608 of 2781	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	485 of 2740	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	155 of 894	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	1008 of 2715	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	907 of 2533	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	592 of 2531	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	683 of 2380	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.8	418 of 2369	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	703 of 2534	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	640 of 2552	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	505 of 2538	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	558 of 2527	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	977 of 2407	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1031 of 1520	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	822 of 1537	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	626 of 1543	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	538 of 1555	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	1108 of 1602	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science36%+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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chrysalis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Chrysalis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-9726	226	11	20.5	38.9%	166 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.5%)	53.7	2384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.8	1989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	395	25.0	46.7	36.2	59.1	48.2	32.1	53.6	40.9	56.7	48.4	68.2	48.2	14.3	46.4	31.8	36.7	40.1	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	$12,514	$1,110	$11,404
Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	416	23	18.3	34.9%	334 (80.3%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.6%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	68.4	1669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		77.3	1277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	392	37.5	54.8	44.3	65.9	64.1	55.1	47.6	38.6	45.2	53.0	75.0	46.2	42.9	35.7	40.9	51.6	48.6						$7,100	$338	$6,762
North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	270	12	21.8	27.0%	210 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.1%)	62.1	1959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		61.6	1999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	40	39.4	52.9	46.3	25.9	48.0	78.8	58.3	70.6	67.7	59.9	51.9	48.0	45.5	33.3	34.3	44.1	42.7	81.3	87.5	93.8	87.5	93.8	$2,966	$625	$2,341
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-4	10142 Old Oregon Trail	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 223-4070	430	23	18.6	40.0%	295 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.4%)	62.8	1929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%		58.8	2114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	185				51.8	47.4					49.7	60.0	42.3					51.5	90.3	92.5	91.4	92.5	91.4	$12,829	$1,623	$11,206
Millville Elementary	Public	K-8	8570 Brookdale Rd.	Millville	96062	Shasta County	Millville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-4471	208	11	19.6	45.7%	162 (77.9%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.2%)	69.9	1604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		83.2	1030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	574	39.1	36.7	37.7	47.4	53.3	50.0	58.6	57.9	56.7	54.5	47.4	73.3	47.8	58.6	40.0	53.3	52.9	73.9	82.6	87.0	87.0	87.0	$17,515	$1,499	$16,016
Alta Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	2301 Saturn Skyway	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4130	319	15	21.2	74.6%	180 (56.4%)	7 (2.2%)	56 (17.6%)	27 (8.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.9%)	51.2	2543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		38.4	3275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	732	38.8		38.8	50.0	42.9	53.1				49.3	46.0	42.9	16.3				34.3	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2	$20,805	$2,869	$17,936
Shasta Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 Yana Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4180	320	13	24.6	80.3%	157 (49.1%)	10 (3.1%)	89 (27.8%)	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	47.8	2714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		32.4	3745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	1031	32.8		32.8	50.0	44.4	41.4				44.9	52.2	41.8	20.7				37.1	92.1	96.8		92.1		$17,576	$1,695	$15,881
Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day	Public	K-8	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 221-5224	2	1	1.9		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$31,623	$15	$31,608
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	22661 Old Alturas Rd.	Bella Vista	96008	Shasta County	Bella Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4415	343	19	17.9	63.6%	235 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	48.2	2687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		52.3	2436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	251	37.1	35.9	36.5	21.9	61.3	60.0	41.9	53.1	64.1	51.0	28.1	45.2	28.6	32.3	41.9	46.2	37.2						$17,074	$1,802	$15,272
Mistletoe Elementary	Public	K-8	1225 Mistletoe Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4160	682	28	24.3	71.4%	356 (52.2%)	14 (2.1%)	164 (24.0%)	52 (7.6%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.0%)	68.1	1682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		59.8	2076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	394	57.1	35.9	46.5	55.4	43.8	57.1	50.0	59.1	54.7	53.2	60.3	53.4	52.4	34.4	19.7	31.3	42.4						$14,804	$1,301	$13,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Chrysalis Charter

Is Chrysalis Charter a good school?

Chrysalis Charter ranks 2384^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chrysalis Charter?

Students at Chrysalis Charter are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chrysalis Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Chrysalis Charter.

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