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Achieve Charter School of Chico

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Achieve Charter School of Chico ranks 2621 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Achieve Charter School of Chico is a K-8 public charter school serving 222 students, operating independently as its own district in the Chico area.

The school's standout feature is its exceptionally strong attendance culture, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.3%, which is the lowest among all nearby schools and far better than the state average. Academically, performance is generally around the state average, with a notable strength in science where it consistently beats the state average. However, there is a clear pattern of declining performance in middle school grades (6th-8th) compared to the stronger results in elementary grades. The school also operates with the highest student-teacher ratio (27:1) and the lowest per-student spending ($15,078) in the local area when compared to schools like Sierra View Elementary or Hooker Oak Elementary.

When compared to its closest neighbors, Achieve Charter presents a unique profile. For instance, Sierra View Elementary is the academic leader in the area but has higher absenteeism, while another charter, Sherwood Montessori, has a much lower student-teacher ratio but significantly higher absenteeism and lower math scores. As part of the independent Achieve Charter School of Chico District, the school offers a community-focused environment with impressive daily engagement, though families should be aware of the larger class sizes and the academic challenges that emerge in the middle school years.

222

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,078

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1494 East Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-1610

(530) 872-4100

District: Achieve Charter School of Chico District

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2023

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,621^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 10 pts since 2023

From top 35% (2023) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,656^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 26 pts since 2023

From top 34% (2023) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

810^th of 1,543Achieve Charter School of Chico 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	49.5	2621 of 5857	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	2392 of 5869	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	2035 of 5859	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2633 of 5597	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2262 of 5612	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	3453 of 5609	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3293 of 5460	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3109 of 5517	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.9	994 of 5363	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	2043 of 5628	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2884 of 5643	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	1725 of 5638	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1914 of 2598	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1876 of 2651	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1657 of 2661	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1656 of 2761	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1329 of 2783	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	956 of 2781	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1674 of 2533	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	1106 of 2551	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	1512 of 2531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1462 of 2542	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	868 of 2579	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	336 of 2531	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1366 of 2534	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1810 of 2552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	70.2	604 of 2538	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1163 of 1520	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1004 of 1537	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	937 of 1543	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-5 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)	% 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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							$15,078	$2,531	$12,547
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							$17,372	$1,536	$15,836
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							$17,168	$1,006	$16,162
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		$18,661	$1,954	$16,707
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			$20,411	$1,733	$18,678
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							$14,658	$642	$14,016
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			$15,170	$663	$14,507
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		$18,399	$796	$17,603
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		$17,717	$1,421	$16,296
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	$16,398	$409	$15,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Achieve Charter School of Chico

How many students attend Achieve Charter School of Chico?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Achieve Charter School of Chico.

What district is Achieve Charter School of Chico in?

Achieve Charter School of Chico District

Is Achieve Charter School of Chico a good school?

Achieve Charter School of Chico ranks 2621^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Achieve Charter School of Chico?

Students at Achieve Charter School of Chico are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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