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Shasta Elementary

Q: Is Shasta Elementary a good school?

Shasta Elementary ranks 1638 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shasta Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 621 students in the Chico Unified district, consistently ranking as a solid, above-average school in the area.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and in maintaining an exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is less than half the district average. Shasta also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting its special education students, ranking in the state's top 15% for that subgroup. Compared to nearby schools like Hooker Oak Elementary or Neal Dow Elementary, Shasta delivers strong academic results while spending less per student, suggesting efficient use of resources.

While some local charter schools, such as Nord Country, have higher test scores, they often serve smaller, different populations. Shasta provides reliably good education to a diverse group of over 600 students and has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking. For families, Shasta represents a stable and effective public school choice within Chico Unified, distinguished by its math program, strong attendance culture, and support for all learners.

621

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,007

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

169 Leora Ct.
Chico, CA 95973-0252

(530) 891-3141

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Shasta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bidwell Junior High
High:	Pleasant Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

25.1%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chico Unified

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,638^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	69.2	1638 of 5857	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	2027 of 5869	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	1495 of 5859	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	1622 of 5883	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	1463 of 5789	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	1652 of 5662	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	1767 of 5692	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.1	1757 of 5614	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	1745 of 5611	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.8	1729 of 5530	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	1482 of 5390	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.6	1605 of 5377	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	62.0	1880 of 5314	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.8	1100 of 5193	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	854 of 5113	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	87.5	647 of 5113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	842 of 4818	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.2	1006 of 4822	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	1069 of 4809	77.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	1235 of 2227	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1404 of 2585	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	820 of 2128	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	2904 of 3311	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	682 of 3246	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	1467 of 5597	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	2457 of 5612	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1933 of 5609	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	1736 of 5635	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	1581 of 5492	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	1638 of 5413	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	2432 of 5107	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	3715 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.6	1841 of 5087	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	1457 of 5084	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	2183 of 4963	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	2519 of 4830	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1786 of 5460	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2875 of 5517	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	1619 of 5363	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1602 of 5264	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	2183 of 5173	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	1692 of 5084	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	1767 of 5628	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	1560 of 5643	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1165 of 5638	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	1482 of 5663	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	1320 of 5510	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	1648 of 5431	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	546 of 669	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	426 of 2847	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	1036 of 2635	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	1299 of 2598	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1378 of 2651	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	1214 of 2661	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1208 of 2726	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1352 of 2834	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1519 of 2737	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile-56 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)12th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science38%+6 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leora Ct.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3141	621	29	21.2	45.7%	385 (62.0%)	10 (1.6%)	156 (25.1%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	69.2	1638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.1	2027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	389	38.5		38.5	52.2	53.7	56.3				54.0	56.0	63.9	43.8				54.7						$16,007	$763	$15,244
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			$20,099	$1,175	$18,924
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
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
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					$15,867	$1,198	$14,669
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		$16,844	$1,210	$15,634
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
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
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
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	213	10	22.3	15.0%	174 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	89.1	710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.1	946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	236	72.0	71.4	71.7	70.8	68.0	96.0	56.5	42.9	81.0	69.8	75.0	84.0	72.0	43.5	9.5	42.9	56.1						$14,578	$825	$13,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Shasta Elementary

How many students attend Shasta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Shasta Elementary.

Is Shasta Elementary a good school?

Shasta Elementary ranks 1638^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shasta Elementary?

Students at Shasta Elementary are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Shasta Elementary in?

Chico Unified

What schools do graduates of Shasta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shasta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bidwell Junior High
High : Pleasant Valley High

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