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Durham Elementary

Q: Is Durham Elementary a good school?

Durham Elementary ranks 2267 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Durham Elementary serves 495 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Durham, California. Its 2025–2026 results show a mixed academic picture: ELA and science proficiency were above state results, while math was slightly below. The clearest concern is fifth-grade math: 18% of students were proficient, 18 points below the state and the second-lowest result among nine nearby schools.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, the district and the state: 55% were proficient, versus 49% statewide and 58% in Durham Unified; Durham also exceeded the nearby-school average of 50% and ranked fourth of nine. Math is the weakest relative result: 37.5% proficiency was just below the state’s 38.4%, below the district’s 43% and the nearby average of 44%; Durham ranked sixth of nine. Science proficiency was 39%, above the state’s 36% but below the district’s 47% and nearby average of 40%, placing fifth of nine.

Results and attendance show different trends: science has fallen 16 points since 2022–2023, while chronic absenteeism dropped from 22% in 2021–2022 to 6% in 2025–2026, the second-lowest rate among nine nearby schools. SchoolDigger rates Durham at the 61st percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile rose 6 points from the prior year but is below its 70th-percentile standing in 2022–2023. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 22.9:1, tied for the highest among 11 listed schools, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students reached the 81st percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 55th percentile that year. For Hispanic Students, the ranking rose from the 26th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 42nd in 2025–2026, though it remained below the school’s overall 61st percentile.

495

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,049

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

9421 Putney Dr.
Durham, CA 95938-9426

(530) 895-4695

District: Durham Unified

Students who attend Durham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Durham Intermediate
High:	Durham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

California avg42%

2,267^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

306^th of 1,530Durham 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
2026	56.0	2267 of 5817	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	2632 of 5857	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	2409 of 5869	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1782 of 5859	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2427 of 5883	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	416 of 1417	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	2154 of 5789	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2364 of 5662	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	2019 of 5692	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	1554 of 5614	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	58.4	2015 of 5611	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	1921 of 5530	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	1940 of 5390	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	1990 of 5377	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	2147 of 5314	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	1763 of 5193	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	1796 of 5113	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	1608 of 5113	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	1631 of 4818	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	1392 of 4822	71.1%	★★★★☆
2004	71.5	1253 of 4809	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	1956 of 5581	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	2676 of 5597	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2430 of 5612	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	1745 of 5609	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	2119 of 5635	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	365 of 1267	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	2254 of 5492	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2791 of 5413	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	2933 of 5094	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	3299 of 5107	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3796 of 5107	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3029 of 5087	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4069 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4785 of 4963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4436 of 4830	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2480 of 5423	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	3764 of 5460	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2618 of 5517	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	1924 of 5363	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2401 of 5264	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	212 of 1110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	3245 of 5173	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2976 of 5084	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	2559 of 5603	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	2416 of 5628	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	2264 of 5643	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	1751 of 5638	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2507 of 5663	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	391 of 1272	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1923 of 5510	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	1942 of 5431	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	545 of 2847	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	498 of 2635	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	512 of 2420	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1646 of 2536	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1858 of 2598	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1868 of 2651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	1494 of 2661	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1926 of 2726	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1717 of 2834	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1883 of 2737	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+5 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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
Durham Elementary	Public	K-5	9421 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4695	495	22	22.9	38.4%	342 (69.1%)	1 (0.2%)	104 (21.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	56	2267^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.0%		49.4	2632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%	365																	39.0		39.0	56.9	65.8	41.5				54.5	56.3	40.5	18.3				37.5	≥ 99%		$13,049	$1,216	$11,833
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%		$14,410	$713	$13,697
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%)	25	4391^st of 5817 public elementary schools	24.5%		13.8	5364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%	973																	28.6		28.6	27.7	27.1	35.3				29.5	29.8	19.2	29.4				25.8	≥ 98%		$19,115	$1,831	$17,284
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%
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%	$12,950	$596	$12,354
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%)	48.4	2695^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.7%		52.7	2451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%	244																	32.9		32.9	43.4	48.6	50.6				47.6	48.1	37.1	25.3				36.7	93%	0%	$15,311	$1,200	$14,111
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%)	83.3	1001^st of 5817 public elementary schools	82.8%		76.4	1316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%	315																	64.1		64.1	57.4	67.2	66.7				64.0	62.3	55.7	59.0				59.0	≥ 98%		$15,425	$589	$14,836
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%	$15,829	$1,015	$14,814
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%	$16,230	$520	$15,710
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%	$15,203	$1,049	$14,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Durham Elementary

Is Durham Elementary a good school?

Durham Elementary ranks 2267^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Durham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Durham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Durham Elementary?

Students at Durham Elementary are 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Durham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Durham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Durham Intermediate
High : Durham High

What district is Durham Elementary in?

Durham Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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