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Little Chico Creek Elementary

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Little Chico Creek Elementary ranks 2451 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Little Chico Creek Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 471 students in the Chico Unified district, known for serving a community with significant economic need while demonstrating particular strengths in mathematics instruction.

The school faces a notable challenge with student attendance, as its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% is higher than both the district and state averages and is the second-highest among nearby schools, behind only Chapman Elementary. Despite this and a student population where over 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school achieves solid academic results, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide. Its mathematics scores are a clear strength, outperforming the district and state averages and even surpassing higher-ranked schools like Parkview Elementary and Hooker Oak Elementary in early grades.

When compared to schools with similar demographics, Little Chico Creek performs well; for instance, it significantly outperforms the nearby Chapman Elementary. The school spends more per student than some local schools but operates with a higher student-teacher ratio. Performance varies among different student groups, with the school showing particular effectiveness in supporting students from low-income families, though there is room for growth in supporting all groups equally. The school's consistent performance over time suggests stable systems, with addressing attendance being a key opportunity for further improvement.

471

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,717

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2090 Amanda Way
Chico, CA 95928-3700

(530) 891-3285

District: Chico Unified

Students who attend Little Chico Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High:	Chico High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,451^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	52.7	2451 of 5857	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	2318 of 5869	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2610 of 5859	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2447 of 5883	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	2697 of 5789	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2413 of 5662	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	2825 of 5692	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	1829 of 5614	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2113 of 5611	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.2	3446 of 5530	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	2765 of 5390	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	3130 of 5377	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.9	3178 of 5314	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	2233 of 5193	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	2236 of 5113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	2226 of 5113	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.0	2271 of 4818	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1886 of 4822	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.8	2013 of 4809	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2732 of 5597	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2655 of 5612	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2904 of 5609	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2829 of 5635	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	2675 of 5492	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	2636 of 5413	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2305 of 5107	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2358 of 5107	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	1595 of 5087	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	1446 of 5084	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	1970 of 4963	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	2155 of 4830	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1813 of 5460	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1878 of 5517	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	2154 of 5363	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1681 of 5264	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	1815 of 5173	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2153 of 5084	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	2103 of 5628	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	1961 of 5643	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	2296 of 5638	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	2019 of 5663	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2540 of 5510	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	2059 of 5431	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	612 of 718	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	601 of 669	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1191 of 2847	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1734 of 2598	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1707 of 2651	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2058 of 2661	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2031 of 2726	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2329 of 2834	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1828 of 2737	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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)	% 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	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
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	471	22	21.5	75.6%	174 (36.9%)	31 (6.6%)	148 (31.4%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.9%)	52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.4	2318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	133	32.9		32.9	43.2	45.4	44.3				44.4	60.8	40.7	32.9				44.8	94.3	95.7	97.1		95.7		$17,717	$1,421	$16,296
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1071 East 16th St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3100	311	16	20.0	91.0%	80 (25.7%)	16 (5.1%)	137 (44.1%)	23 (7.4%)	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	13.8	5364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.3	5276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.1%	88	9.8		9.8	25.0	22.7	20.0				22.6	21.2	25.0	4.0				16.4							$19,507	$2,288	$17,219
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 East Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	406	22	18.3	47.3%	215 (53.0%)	8 (2.0%)	99 (24.4%)	16 (3.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.8%)	76.4	1316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.5	1386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	70	62.0		62.0	46.3	55.1	73.2				60.0	39.0	57.7	57.8				53.7	96.9			96.9			$15,170	$663	$14,507
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
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-5	1598 Hooker Oak Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3117	428	24	17.7	33.9%	294 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (16.1%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)	92.3	523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.3	685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	162	67.1		67.1	89.1	62.5	73.2				74.8	79.7	68.8	70.7				72.9							$17,168	$1,006	$16,162
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
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%)	58.4	2147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.8	2246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	99	35.1		35.1	45.2	50.6	63.8				53.3	47.3	36.5	41.5				41.9							$17,372	$1,536	$15,836
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Chico Creek Elementary

What district is Little Chico Creek Elementary in?

Chico Unified

Is Little Chico Creek Elementary a good school?

Little Chico Creek Elementary ranks 2451^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Little Chico Creek Elementary?

Students at Little Chico Creek Elementary are 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Little Chico Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Little Chico Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
High : Chico High

How many students attend Little Chico Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Little Chico Creek Elementary.

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