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Chico High

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Chico High ranks 321 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 85% of California high schools

Summary

Chico High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,800 students in grades 9-12 within the Chico Unified School District, consistently ranking as a 4-star school in the top 15% statewide.

The school demonstrates significant strengths, including a high 92.5% graduation rate and particularly strong performance in English Language Arts and Science. It compares favorably to its primary local counterpart, Pleasant Valley High, with both schools earning similar overall ratings, though Chico High serves a student population with greater economic need. While the school performs well above the district's alternative schools like Fair View High (Continuation), it faces close competition from the nearby magnet school, Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, which posts higher test scores in some subjects.

Areas for growth include improving mathematics proficiency and reducing chronic absenteeism, which, while better than state and district averages, is higher than at Pleasant Valley. The school has shown impressive recent improvement in its statewide ranking and uses its resources efficiently to achieve strong outcomes. Parents should note that performance can vary for different student groups, and the school's leadership is likely focused on targeted support in mathematics and for specific student subgroups to ensure all students succeed.

1,804

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,263

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Esplanade
Chico, CA 95926-3908

(530) 891-3026

District: Chico Unified

Feeder schools for Chico High:

Elementary:	Chapman Elementary
	Citrus Avenue Elementary
	Emma Wilson Elementary
	Little Chico Creek Elementary
	More...
	Parkview Elementary
Middle:	Chico Junior High
	Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

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 school54%

District avg46%

California avg41%

321^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Chico Unified

711^th of 1,543Chico Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	321 of 2162	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	439 of 2159	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	387 of 2170	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	299 of 2123	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	246 of 1290	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	607 of 2133	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	423 of 2017	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	427 of 2021	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	373 of 2039	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	335 of 1994	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.1	443 of 2426	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	60.4	531 of 2354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	65.4	388 of 2367	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	233 of 2281	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	61.3	431 of 2238	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	61.5	447 of 2117	78.9%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	340 of 2063	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	60.0	474 of 1968	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	56.4	475 of 1901	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	54.4	430 of 1653	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	184 of 523	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	402 of 517	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.1	158 of 522	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	215 of 592	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	443 of 582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	464 of 585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	476 of 573	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	535 of 591	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.4	289 of 581	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	462 of 582	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	416 of 581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	433 of 1161	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	127 of 555	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	146 of 1117	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	102 of 1052	90.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	405 of 1085	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	686 of 1064	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	89.2	34 of 1044	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	54.2	234 of 941	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	209 of 938	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	294 of 1906	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	324 of 1915	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	457 of 1915	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	283 of 1858	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	237 of 1054	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	621 of 1833	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	505 of 1760	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	387 of 1900	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	689 of 1902	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	425 of 1917	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	383 of 1861	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	376 of 1814	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	467 of 1742	73.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	166 of 410	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	187 of 328	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	302 of 2013	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	536 of 2026	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	454 of 2030	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	184 of 1943	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	189 of 1126	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	675 of 1937	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	433 of 1862	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	332 of 1942	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	538 of 1948	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	299 of 1963	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	291 of 1916	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	217 of 1122	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	523 of 1880	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	334 of 1834	81.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	55 of 168	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	354 of 577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.0	180 of 574	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	320 of 541	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	319 of 515	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	337 of 422	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	183 of 366	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	436 of 1252	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	653 of 1216	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	607 of 1197	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	160 of 1155	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	330 of 1173	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	277 of 1193	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	265 of 1204	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	490 of 1222	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	415 of 1173	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2022)67th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-47 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science48%+16 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 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)			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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chico High	Public	9-12	901 Esplanade	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3026	1,804	81	22.3	56.8%	881 (48.8%)	45 (2.5%)	594 (32.9%)	87 (4.8%)	17 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	160 (8.9%)	84.4	321^st of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		77.9	439^th of 2159 public high schools	79.7%	118	49.3		48.4		74.9	74.9		39.9	39.9	$14,263	$1,101	$13,162
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	335 West Sacramento Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3090	332	22	14.8	40.4%	200 (60.2%)	4 (1.2%)	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	87.3	258^th of 2162 public high schools	88.1%		91.8	181^st of 2159 public high schools	91.6%	77		68.8	68.8		81.5	81.5		33.8	33.8	$15,505	$384	$15,121
Pivot Charter School North Valley II	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1350 East Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	105	5	22.8	65.7%	44 (41.9%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (23.8%)	4 (3.8%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.8%)	35.4	1373^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.5%		39	1266^th of 2159 public high schools	41.4%	107	18.2	35.7	27.3	36.4	42.9	43.1	18.2	2.9	8.6	$15,208	$912	$14,296
Fair View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	95	10	9.7	90.5%	36 (37.9%)	4 (4.2%)	42 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)	7.2	2141^st of 2162 public high schools	1.0%		13.6	1866^th of 2159 public high schools	13.6%	275	0.0		0.0		3.1	3.1		0.0	0.0	$33,827	$4,500	$29,327
Academy for Change	Public	6-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	31	3	11.7	93.5%	19 (61.3%)	1 (3.2%)	6 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)										$57,073	$3,603	$53,470
Center for Alternative Learning	Public	6-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	34	3	12.0	94.1%	13 (38.2%)	3 (8.8%)	11 (32.4%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)						9.1			0.0	$20,089	$6,479	$13,610
Pleasant Valley High	Public	9-12	1475 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3050	1,978	88	22.4	46.3%	1,164 (58.8%)	45 (2.3%)	420 (21.2%)	132 (6.7%)	25 (1.3%)	7 (0.4%)	179 (9.0%)	83.4	348^th of 2162 public high schools	83.9%		80.5	405^th of 2159 public high schools	81.2%	57	44.1	6.7	42.8		75.1	75.1		44.3	44.3	$15,041	$950	$14,091
Butte County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2491 Carmichael Dr. Ste. 100	Chico	95928	Butte County	Butte County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-7462	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Durham High	Public	9-12	9455 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4685	320	19	16.4	38.8%	213 (66.6%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (24.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	60.7	806^th of 2162 public high schools	62.7%		81.4	388^th of 2159 public high schools	82.0%	418	37.5		37.5		50.0	50.0		28.2	28.2	$19,365	$1,099	$18,266
Hamilton Community Day	Public	7-12	535 Sacramento Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3261	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chico High

What is the racial makeup of Chico High?

Students at Chico High are 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Chico High a good school?

Chico High ranks 321^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chico High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,804 students attended Chico High.

What schools feed into Chico High?

Chico High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chapman Elementary
Elementary : Citrus Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Emma Wilson Elementary
Elementary : Little Chico Creek Elementary
Elementary : Parkview Elementary
Middle : Chico Junior High
Middle : Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

What district is Chico High in?

Chico Unified

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