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Emma Wilson Elementary

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Emma Wilson Elementary ranks 1961 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emma Wilson Elementary serves 597 students in grades K–5 in Chico, within Chico Unified. Its strongest overall distinction is science: in 2025–2026, 49% of students were proficient, well above the state and district results.

Emma Wilson performed above the state in all three reported subjects, with its clearest advantage in science: 49% proficient compared with 36% statewide, 43% in the district, and a 34% average at six nearby district elementary schools. It ranked third of those seven schools in science, just behind Hooker Oak Elementary and Neal Dow Elementary; its score was nearly tied with Neal Dow’s. Math was also a relative strength: 45% proficient, versus 38% statewide, 40% in the district, and a 37% peer average. ELA was the weaker subject relative to the district: 51% proficient, 4 percentage points below the district, although above the 43% peer average and 49% statewide result. Attendance is a concern alongside these strong test results: chronic absenteeism was 21% in 2025–2026, higher than the district’s 17% and state’s 18%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 8 percentage points, math 8 points, and science 10 points, though math dipped slightly in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked Emma Wilson 1,957th of 5,804 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 66th percentile with 3 stars; its percentile increased from 58 in 2021–2022. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 20.5:1, and 61% of students were free/reduced-lunch eligible. A notable difference in SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings is that White Students were at the 31st percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 66 overall, indicating a lower relative standing for the group in the school’s measured results. By contrast, the historical ranking for Disabled Students was higher—89th percentile in 2018–2019 and 85th in 2021–2022, versus overall percentiles of 66 and 58 in those years. The Disabled Students figures are historical, not recent.

597

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,831

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1530 West Eighth Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-7155

(530) 891-3297

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Emma Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chico Junior High
High:	Chico High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

California avg42%

1,961^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Chico Unified

681^st of 1,530Chico 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	62.5	1961 of 5817	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	2192 of 5857	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	2338 of 5869	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2435 of 5859	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2463 of 5883	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1993 of 5789	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	2105 of 5662	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	1932 of 5692	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.8	1443 of 5614	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	1732 of 5611	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	2886 of 5530	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	2679 of 5390	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	2136 of 5377	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	2433 of 5314	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.7	2324 of 5193	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	1585 of 5113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	1846 of 5113	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	1679 of 4818	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.4	1642 of 4822	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.7	1892 of 4809	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	986 of 1190	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.5	336 of 2227	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	279 of 2585	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	765 of 2128	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1585 of 5581	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.5	1891 of 5597	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	2094 of 5612	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	2350 of 5609	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2229 of 5635	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	2054 of 5492	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2230 of 5413	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	1283 of 5094	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	2106 of 5107	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1530 of 5107	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	2721 of 5087	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	2049 of 5084	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	3730 of 4963	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2930 of 4830	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	1514 of 5423	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	1890 of 5460	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	2110 of 5517	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	1781 of 5363	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1963 of 5264	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	1406 of 5173	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	2241 of 5084	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	2338 of 5603	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	2467 of 5628	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2422 of 5643	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2336 of 5638	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2541 of 5663	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	1825 of 5510	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1897 of 5431	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	90 of 140	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	540 of 669	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	909 of 2927	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	851 of 2847	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	733 of 2635	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	605 of 2420	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	1759 of 2536	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	1750 of 2598	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1850 of 2651	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1720 of 2661	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1995 of 2726	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	1413 of 2834	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	1597 of 2737	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2023)36th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2023)17th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science49%+13 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 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/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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	1961^st of 5817 public elementary schools	66.3%		57.6	2192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%	231																	48.9		48.9	50.6	47.4	55.6				51.1	48.1	44.3	43.8				45.3	97%	0%	$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	4353^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.2%		28	4136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%	217																	22.4		22.4	27.5	32.8	36.2				32.4	25.5	32.8	17.2				25.3	91%	0%	$23,117	$22,102	$1,015
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%)	51.4	2529^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.5%		49.8	2606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%	77	12.4	12.4	1.2	8.6	40.7	20.2	24.7	28.2	35.8	23.6	3.5	20.8	7.4	13.5	0.0	7.1	29.4		29.4	51.9	47.8	38.8				46.1	51.9	44.4	34.1				43.4	98%	0%	$17,778	$17,182	$596
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%)	29.3	4046^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.4%		39.8	3234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.8%	812																	41.7	42.3	42.0	4.6	30.8	45.8	23.1	27.3	53.9	32.5	9.1	46.2	25.0	7.7	22.7	46.2	26.7	≥ 95%
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	1453^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	75.0%		67.3	1728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%	275																	50.0		50.0	49.0	72.0	64.0				61.7	46.9	70.0	38.0				51.7	97%	0%	$24,414	$23,894	$520
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%)	71.8	1493^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	74.3%		73.2	1465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%	28																	52.5	52.8	52.6	61.3	69.4	63.9	62.9	58.3	66.0	63.6	40.3	62.9	32.8	41.9	41.7	34.0	42.5	≥ 98%
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%)	67.2	1725^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.3%		65	1836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%	111																	56.3	58.3	57.1	55.0	52.4	56.3	63.2	53.3	41.7	54.4	50.0	23.8	68.8	47.4	53.3	50.0	47.6	≥ 95%
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	1563^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	73.1%		65.6	1814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%	251																	48.9		48.9	44.2	59.2	64.4				56.2	58.1	51.0	44.4				51.1	98%	0%	$28,179	$27,528	$651
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	4384^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.6%		16.8	5117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	733																	23.8		23.8	31.0	27.0	33.3				30.5	40.9	19.1	15.9				25.9	94%	0%	$26,697	$25,186	$1,511
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%)								(n/a)																			30.8	38.5						47.9	30.8						28.3	93%	0%

Frequently Asked Questions about Emma Wilson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Emma Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emma Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chico Junior High
High : Chico High

What is the racial makeup of Emma Wilson Elementary?

Students at Emma Wilson Elementary are 54% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Emma Wilson Elementary a good school?

Emma Wilson Elementary ranks 1961^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Emma Wilson Elementary in?

Chico Unified

How many students attend Emma Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Emma Wilson Elementary.

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