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Durham Elementary

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Durham Elementary ranks 2632 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Durham Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 495 students in the rural community of Durham, California, operating as part of the Durham Unified School District.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in science, where student scores are well above the state average, and in maintaining excellent student attendance with a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2%. This attendance rate is better than nearly all nearby schools in the larger Chico Unified district, such as Chapman Elementary. Durham Elementary also stands out for its effective support for special education students, ranking in the top 20% of California schools for serving this group. Interestingly, the school achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools.

Areas for growth include mathematics, where proficiency is below the state average and notably lower than at some nearby schools like Sierra View Elementary and Parkview Elementary. While student performance in English Language Arts improves significantly from 3rd to 5th grade, math progress is less consistent. Compared to other local options, Durham Elementary represents a solid, mid-tier choice that excels in specific areas like science and attendance rather than achieving top-tier results across all subjects.

495

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,846

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 64th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,632^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

500^th of 1,543Durham 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	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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 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
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%)	49.4	2632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		52.8	2409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	223																	45.2		45.2	40.3	47.1	56.2				47.7	26.0	34.1	36.5				32.2							$11,846	$1,784	$10,062
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Durham Elementary

Is Durham Elementary a good school?

Durham Elementary ranks 2632^nd of 5857 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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