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Emma Wilson Elementary

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Emma Wilson Elementary ranks 2192 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emma Wilson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 597 students in the Chico Unified district, consistently earning a mid-range 3-star rating while serving a student population where over 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows notable strengths in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates above both district and state averages, and it performs particularly well in supporting students with special needs. A key finding is that Emma Wilson achieves these solid academic outcomes while serving a higher-need population than many nearby schools, such as Hooker Oak Elementary, and does so with lower per-student spending than most comparable schools in the area. The school has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a better attendance rate than both the district and state averages.

When compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, like McManus (John A.) Elementary or Chapman Elementary, Emma Wilson's proficiency rates in English and math are significantly higher. It also holds its own against some local charter schools, performing favorably compared to Blue Oak Charter, which serves a similar population. While English Language Arts scores are an area for growth relative to the district, the school's effective and cost-efficient model for supporting its students is a clear strength within the community.

597

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,867

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓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%

2,192^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

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

White (2025)33rd percentile-30 vs school

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

Asian (2023)17th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (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	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	% 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
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
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%)	49.8	2606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.1	2446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	160	15.4	8.8	1.2	8.7	40.7	14.3	19.3	24.9	18.7	17.6	1.2	12.8	9.9	7.7	1.2	6.4	30.4		30.4	44.1	46.1	41.0				43.8	57.0	34.1	34.9				42.3	95.8			95.8			$14,492	$810	$13,682
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
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
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%)	73.2	1465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.9	1501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	36																	38.7	50.0	44.3	63.5	62.3	61.3	56.9	71.7	73.3	64.7	69.8	42.6	51.6	42.1	45.3	43.3	49.4
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
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
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
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	$16,398	$409	$15,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Emma Wilson Elementary

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 2192^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emma Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended 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 district is Emma Wilson Elementary in?

Chico Unified

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