Is Neal Dow Elementary a good school?

Neal Dow Elementary ranks 1479 th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Neal Dow Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 335 students attended Neal Dow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Neal Dow Elementary?

Students at Neal Dow Elementary are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Neal Dow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neal Dow Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bidwell Junior High High : Pleasant Valley High

Neal Dow Elementary

Public K-5

1420 Neal Dow Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-2441

(530) 891-3110

District: Chico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1479^th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,543

Students who attend Neal Dow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bidwell Junior High
High:	Pleasant Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 335

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Neal Dow Elementary ranks better than 74.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Neal Dow Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.2%), Hispanic (26.9%), two or more races (13.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Neal Dow Elementary is 17.6, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Neal Dow Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Neal Dow Elementary is $12,543, which is the 3^rd highest among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Neal Dow Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Neal Dow Elementary 1479^th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Neal Dow Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chico Unified 708^th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Neal Dow Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.34	2389^th	4809	50.3%
2005	60.75	1711^th	4822	64.5%
2006	54.62	1981^st	4818	58.9%
2007	60.27	1811^th	5113	64.6%
2008	59.73	1865^th	5113	63.5%
2009	61.06	1869^th	5193	64.0%
2010	46.11	2792^nd	5314	47.5%
2011	58.95	2093^rd	5377	61.1%
2012	48.77	2696^th	5390	50.0%
2013	50.47	2659^th	5530	51.9%
2015	48.06	2559^th	5611	54.4%
2016	43.89	2839^th	5614	49.4%
2017	53.10	2373^rd	5692	58.3%
2018	55.10	2279^th	5662	59.7%
2019	29.97	3938^th	5789	32.0%
2022	63.74	1856^th	5883	68.5%
2023	72.44	1473^rd	5848	74.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.93	494^th	667	25.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.69	2633^rd	5084	48.2%
2019	31.17	3780^th	5173	26.9%
2022	74.52	978^th	5264	81.4%
2023	82.52	679^th	5355	87.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.11	1973^rd	5413	63.6%
2019	39.42	3145^th	5492	42.7%
2022	69.29	1551^st	5635	72.5%
2023	76.89	1213^th	5595	78.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.66	761^st	2128	64.2%
2019	52.07	919^th	2585	64.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.39	2546^th	5431	53.1%
2019	24.01	4284^th	5510	22.3%
2022	56.01	2148^th	5663	62.1%
2023	64.07	1755^th	5627	68.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.85	4248^th	4963	14.4%
2023	84.86	552^nd	5079	89.1%

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Rank History for White students at Neal Dow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.85	1987^th	2737	27.4%
2019	10.35	2620^th	2834	7.6%
2022	40.47	1724^th	2726	36.8%
2023	45.75	1542^nd	2659	42.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Neal Dow Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	504	5	13	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
1989	522	4	11	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1990	502	6	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	607	4	8	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	645
1992	597	4	10	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	654
1993	592	3	15	37	12	n/a	n/a	0	659
1994	497	10	11	27	9	n/a	n/a	0	554
1995	474	14	12	30	8	n/a	n/a	0	538
1996	474	14	12	30	8	n/a	n/a	0	538
1997	447	13	10	29	13	n/a	n/a	0	512
1998	460	11	13	40	9	n/a	n/a	0	533
1999	433	11	15	39	9	n/a	n/a	0	507
2000	417	13	10	41	10	n/a	n/a	0	491
2001	387	17	13	43	6	n/a	n/a	0	466
2002	372	22	13	40	5	n/a	n/a	5	457
2003	372	22	13	40	5	n/a	n/a	5	457
2004	365	17	12	50	4	n/a	n/a	3	451
2005	374	16	14	50	11	n/a	n/a	4	469
2006	344	18	17	49	6	n/a	n/a	11	445
2007	357	18	24	54	4	n/a	n/a	14	471
2008	346	11	21	59	8	n/a	n/a	0	445
2009	325	14	22	61	11	2	22	0	457
2010	310	15	22	54	17	6	21	0	445
2011	298	14	23	61	15	6	17	0	434
2012	287	14	28	56	16	7	18	0	426
2013	289	15	29	62	13	7	19	0	434
2014	288	14	25	54	8	7	16	0	412
2015	257	15	31	54	7	6	16	0	386
2016	267	14	27	60	3	7	24	0	402
2017	221	10	18	57	7	4	21	0	338
2018	217	8	16	66	4	2	19	0	332
2019	209	13	15	62	2	2	29	0	332
2020	222	10	10	69	4	1	39	0	355
2021	179	3	8	76	3	1	44	0	314
2022	180	2	5	76	3	0	42	0	308
2023	185	3	8	90	4	0	45	0	335

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Neal Dow Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	22.0	24.5	n/a
1989	561	29.0	19.3	n/a
1990	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1991	645	27.0	23.8	n/a
1992	654	27.4	23.8	30.9
1993	659	25.0	26.4	28.1
1994	554	23.0	24.1	34.8
1995	538	22.6	23.8	34.4
1996	538	22.6	23.8	34.4
1997	512	24.2	21.2	30.3
1998	533	25.9	20.6	30.8
1999	507	25.9	19.6	29.4
2000	491	26.6	18.5	26.5
2001	466	22.6	20.6	27.9
2002	457	22.4	20.4	34.1
2003	457	22.4	20.4	34.1
2004	451	22.4	20.1	36.6
2005	469	23.4	20.0	41.7
2006	445	23.9	18.6	38.9
2007	471	23.0	20.5	46.2
2008	445	23.4	19.0	44
2009	457	21.2	20.6	42
2010	445	18.6	23.9	45.4
2011	434	n/a	n/a	47.5
2012	426	18.8	22.5	n/a
2013	434	19.7	21.9	55.8
2014	412	16.0	25.7	53.4
2015	386	15.0	25.7	53.4
2016	402	16.0	25.1	51.5
2017	338	14.0	24.0	52.1
2018	332	14.0	23.7	56
2019	332	16.1	20.6	55.7
2020	355	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	314	17.2	18.2	54.5
2022	308	18.3	16.8	67.2
2023	335	19.0	17.6	68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Neal Dow Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	22.0	24.5	n/a
1989	561	29.0	19.3	n/a
1990	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1991	645	27.0	23.8	n/a
1992	654	27.4	23.8	30.9
1993	659	25.0	26.4	28.1
1994	554	23.0	24.1	34.8
1995	538	22.6	23.8	34.4
1996	538	22.6	23.8	34.4
1997	512	24.2	21.2	30.3
1998	533	25.9	20.6	30.8
1999	507	25.9	19.6	29.4
2000	491	26.6	18.5	26.5
2001	466	22.6	20.6	27.9
2002	457	22.4	20.4	34.1
2003	457	22.4	20.4	34.1
2004	451	22.4	20.1	36.6
2005	469	23.4	20.0	41.7
2006	445	23.9	18.6	38.9
2007	471	23.0	20.5	46.2
2008	445	23.4	19.0	44
2009	457	21.2	20.6	42
2010	445	18.6	23.9	45.4
2011	434	n/a	n/a	47.5
2012	426	18.8	22.5	n/a
2013	434	19.7	21.9	55.8
2014	412	16.0	25.7	53.4
2015	386	15.0	25.7	53.4
2016	402	16.0	25.1	51.5
2017	338	14.0	24.0	52.1
2018	332	14.0	23.7	56
2019	332	16.1	20.6	55.7
2020	355	n/a	n/a	56.6
2021	314	17.2	18.2	54.5
2022	308	18.3	16.8	67.2
2023	335	19.0	17.6	68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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