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Marigold Elementary

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Marigold Elementary ranks 2147 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marigold Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 571 students in the Chico Unified district, consistently earning a mid-range state ranking and performing above California averages in core subjects while serving a diverse community.

The school has a remarkable strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 8.5% that is less than half the district average and the second-best among nearby schools, only behind the high-performing Sierra View Elementary. Marigold shows particular effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, with its Hispanic and special education students consistently achieving high statewide rankings. It also represents good value, spending less per student than several comparable schools in the district like Hooker Oak Elementary and Neal Dow Elementary while maintaining strong engagement.

An interesting dynamic is the school's proximity to the top-ranked Sierra View Elementary and the nearby Achieve Charter School of Chico, which offers parents in the area different educational models. While Marigold's overall performance is stable, there is notable year-to-year variation in the performance rankings of some student subgroups, and test scores suggest some grade levels are stronger in certain subjects than others. Within the wider Chico Unified district, which includes schools with a very wide performance range, Marigold stands out as a school that successfully balances academic outcomes with exceptional student attendance and targeted support.

571

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,147

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2446 Marigold Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-1697

(530) 891-3121

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Marigold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bidwell Junior High
High:	Pleasant Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,147^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	58.4	2147 of 5857	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	2246 of 5869	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	2064 of 5859	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	2049 of 5883	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	2045 of 5789	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	2472 of 5662	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	2300 of 5692	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	1842 of 5614	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	1693 of 5611	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	1927 of 5530	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	1888 of 5390	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.0	1488 of 5377	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	1317 of 5314	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	1654 of 5193	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.1	1234 of 5113	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	990 of 5113	80.6%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	1004 of 4818	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	952 of 4822	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	72.4	1210 of 4809	74.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	45.7	1114 of 2585	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2233 of 5597	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2364 of 5612	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	2322 of 5609	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	2153 of 5635	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	2298 of 5492	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2529 of 5413	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	1200 of 5107	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	2027 of 5107	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	804 of 5087	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	1000 of 5084	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	15.9	4619 of 4963	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1781 of 4830	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2518 of 5460	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	3206 of 5517	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	1878 of 5363	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	1406 of 5264	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	2303 of 5173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2467 of 5084	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1907 of 5628	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	2006 of 5643	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1721 of 5638	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	1830 of 5663	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1749 of 5510	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2281 of 5431	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	573 of 718	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	476 of 2847	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	720 of 2635	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	686 of 2420	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1867 of 2598	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1821 of 2651	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1917 of 2661	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1889 of 2726	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1790 of 2834	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2008 of 2737	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)57th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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 (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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		$21,896	$20,696	$1,200
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marigold Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marigold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marigold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bidwell Junior High
High : Pleasant Valley High

How many students attend Marigold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Marigold Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marigold Elementary?

Students at Marigold Elementary are 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Marigold Elementary a good school?

Marigold Elementary ranks 2147^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Marigold Elementary in?

Chico Unified

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