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Shasta Elementary

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Shasta Elementary ranks 1308 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shasta Elementary is a K–5 school in Chico, California, with 621 students, making it the largest of the 11 nearby schools listed. Its most important distinction is strong performance across subjects: in 2025–26, Shasta was above state and district proficiency averages in ELA, math and science, and it led nearby Chico Unified elementary schools in math and science.

Science is Shasta’s clearest advantage, while fifth-grade math is a relative weak spot within the school. In 2025–26, 57% of students were proficient in science, 21 points above the state and 13 above the district; that was also 21 points above the nearby Chico Unified schools’ average and 7 above the best nearby result, at Hooker Oak Elementary. Math proficiency was 53%—15 points above the state and 13 above the district—and ranked first among the nearby schools. ELA proficiency was 61%, 12 points above the state and 6 above the district; Shasta ranked second nearby, just behind Hooker Oak. Within Shasta, fifth-grade math proficiency was 42%, only 5 points above both the state and district, while third grade had the strongest results in both ELA and math. Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–26, below the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%.

Results have improved overall since 2022–23, especially in science: proficiency rose 16 points to 57%, compared with gains of 4 points in ELA and 3 in math. Science also rose 18 points in the latest year, so that standout result is worth watching. SchoolDigger placed Shasta at the 77th statewide percentile in 2025–26 (rank 1,308 of 5,804; 4 stars), up from the 65th percentile in 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 21.2, and 46% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California is identified as a statewide-free-meals state, but this is Shasta’s school-specific eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Hispanic students rose from the 27th percentile in 2023–24 to the 54th in 2025–26, below Shasta’s overall 77th percentile. For English Language Learner students, the ranking fell from the 79th percentile in 2017–18 to the 12th in 2021–22. These subgroup rankings come from different years, and subgroup sizes are not provided.

621

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,961

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

169 Leora Ct.
Chico, CA 95926-0252

(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: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg47%

California avg42%

1,308^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Chico Unified

362^nd of 968Chico 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	1308 of 5804	77.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.8	1313 of 5569	76.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	49.7	2342 of 5085	53.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.8	1295 of 5412	76.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.5	1300 of 5590	76.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.7	674 of 2920	76.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.4	1028 of 2532	59.4%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school

White (2026)59th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-24 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science57%+21 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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	95926	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%)	76.2	1308^th of 5804 public elementary schools	77.5%		69.2	1638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%	330	56.5	56.5	64.8	57.1	60.0	60.9	64.8	51.8	41.7	53.2						$20,961	$20,426	$535
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%)								(n/a)											80.0	85.0	87.5
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	25	4373^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	24.7%		16.8	5117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	744	23.8	23.8	31.0	27.0	33.3	30.5	40.9	19.1	15.9	25.9	97.3				97.3	$26,697	$25,186	$1,511
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%)	62.5	1957^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.3%		57.6	2192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%	235	48.9	48.9	50.6	47.4	55.6	51.1	48.1	44.3	43.8	45.3	97.4					$21,831	$20,782	$1,049
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%)	25.4	4342^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	25.2%		28	4136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%	206	22.4	22.4	27.5	32.8	36.2	32.4	25.5	32.8	17.2	25.3	95.6			95.6		$23,117	$22,102	$1,015
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%)	70.4	1560^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.1%		65.6	1814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%	254	48.9	48.9	44.2	59.2	64.4	56.2	58.1	51.0	44.4	51.1	95.9			97.3		$28,179	$27,528	$651
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%)	72.8	1451^st of 5804 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.3	1728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%	277	50.0	50.0	49.0	72.0	64.0	61.7	46.9	70.0	38.0	51.7	95.1	95.1	96.7		95.1	$24,414	$23,894	$520
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	46.6	2804^th of 5804 public elementary schools	51.7%		58.4	2147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%	657	25.0	25.0	40.5	48.9	50.0	46.8	36.5	47.8	28.6	38.0						$23,147	$22,286	$861

Frequently Asked Questions about Shasta Elementary

How many students attend Shasta Elementary?

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

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 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

What district is Shasta Elementary in?

Chico Unified

Is Shasta Elementary a good school?

Shasta Elementary ranks 1308^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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