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Citrus Avenue Elementary

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Citrus Avenue Elementary ranks 4136 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Citrus Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 383 students in the Chico Unified district, located in a neighborhood with significant economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science substantially below both district and state averages, contributing to a statewide ranking in the 29th percentile. Chronic absenteeism, at 23.4%, is higher than average and is a key area of concern, as schools like Rosedale Elementary with much lower absenteeism show stronger performance. While Citrus Avenue's overall scores are lower than nearby schools such as Parkview Elementary and Hooker Oak Elementary, it's important to note that some schools with similar student demographics, like Neal Dow Elementary, achieve higher proficiency rates, indicating factors beyond economics are at play.

Despite these overall trends, Citrus Avenue shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking above average for students with special needs and English learners. The school's performance also varies by grade, with fifth graders scoring significantly higher in English than third or fourth graders. Compared to a very similar school, McManus (John A.) Elementary, Citrus Avenue performs better in math and science, suggesting differences in school-specific programs or approaches.

383

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,117

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Citrus Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-3219

(530) 891-3107

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Citrus Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chico Junior High
High:	Chico High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

White:

31.9%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg46%

California avg41%

4,136^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary 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	28.0	4136 of 5857	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4051 of 5869	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4246 of 5859	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4752 of 5883	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5308 of 5789	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5358 of 5662	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	3989 of 5692	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	4540 of 5614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	3407 of 5611	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.6	4831 of 5530	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	5091 of 5390	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	5308 of 5377	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	4582 of 5314	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	3451 of 5193	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	3051 of 5113	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	3776 of 5113	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	3192 of 4818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	2837 of 4822	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.8	3192 of 4809	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	0.3	1197 of 1205	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	794 of 2227	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	2164 of 2585	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1819 of 2128	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	1263 of 3162	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1682 of 3245	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1623 of 3311	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4194 of 5597	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3952 of 5612	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3816 of 5609	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4078 of 5635	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4310 of 5492	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4862 of 5413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3377 of 5107	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2901 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3354 of 5087	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4718 of 5084	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4132 of 4963	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3266 of 5460	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	3298 of 5517	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3543 of 5363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4066 of 5264	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4510 of 5173	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4729 of 5084	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3720 of 5628	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3729 of 5643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4211 of 5638	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4997 of 5663	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5281 of 5510	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	5215 of 5431	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	532 of 718	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	640 of 669	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1067 of 2847	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	1586 of 2420	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2406 of 2598	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2247 of 2651	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2485 of 2661	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2312 of 2726	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	2740 of 2834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	2710 of 2737	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science33%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chico Country Day	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West 11th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Country Day District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-2650	585	26	22.5	26.3%	390 (66.7%)	9 (1.5%)	98 (16.8%)	24 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.1%)	73.2	1465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.9	1501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	36																	38.7	50.0	44.3	63.5	62.3	61.3	56.9	71.7	73.3	64.7	69.8	42.6	51.6	42.1	45.3	43.3	49.4
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
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 Citrus Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Citrus Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Citrus Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chico Junior High
High : Chico High

How many students attend Citrus Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Citrus Avenue Elementary.

Is Citrus Avenue Elementary a good school?

Citrus Avenue Elementary ranks 4136^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Citrus Avenue Elementary in?

Chico Unified

What is the racial makeup of Citrus Avenue Elementary?

Students at Citrus Avenue Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 32% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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