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Durham Intermediate

Q: Is Durham Intermediate a good school?

Durham Intermediate ranks 772 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 72% of California middle schools

Summary

Durham Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 230 students in grades 6-8 in the town of Durham, part of the consistently well-regarded Durham Unified school district.

Academically, the school is a strong and steady performer, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 25-28% of California middle schools. Students here generally outperform state averages in both English and Math, with 7th graders excelling in particular. When compared to many nearby middle schools in Oroville, Paradise, and Thermalito, such as Ishi Hills Middle and Paradise Junior High, Durham's proficiency rates are notably higher. It also maintains a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than several of these neighboring schools.

While Durham Intermediate is a solid choice, families should note some internal variations: 8th-grade academic scores are lower than other grades, indicating a potential area for focus. The school also faces a challenge in ensuring all student groups perform at the same high level, with significant performance gaps for Hispanic students and male students that the school is working to address. For families considering options in the broader region, some schools in the Chico Unified district, like Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High, post similar or slightly higher scores in some subjects.

233

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,484

Per pupil spending ?

39.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9416 Putney Dr.
Durham, CA 95938-9426

(530) 895-4690

District: Durham Unified

Students who attend Durham Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Durham High

Feeder schools for Durham Intermediate:

Elementary:

Durham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

California avg41%

772^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 28% (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	65.5	772 of 2761	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	714 of 2783	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	696 of 2781	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	774 of 2740	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	425 of 894	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	778 of 2715	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	546 of 2480	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	745 of 2508	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	52.9	1045 of 2497	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	961 of 2477	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	901 of 2379	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.8	1278 of 2259	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	1249 of 2236	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	1060 of 2179	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	901 of 2063	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.6	888 of 2005	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	895 of 1999	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	540 of 1804	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	324 of 1777	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.7	454 of 1769	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	547 of 2533	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	476 of 2551	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	545 of 2531	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	694 of 2509	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	412 of 738	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	775 of 2380	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	528 of 2262	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1695 of 2395	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1532 of 2388	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1634 of 2374	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1461 of 2359	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1120 of 2213	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	753 of 2072	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	981 of 2542	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	880 of 2579	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	806 of 2531	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	915 of 2458	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	443 of 721	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	944 of 2369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	921 of 2230	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	980 of 2534	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	945 of 2552	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	811 of 2538	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	771 of 2527	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	318 of 763	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	707 of 2407	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	567 of 2273	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	592 of 1520	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	572 of 1537	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	495 of 1543	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	673 of 1555	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	782 of 1602	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	562 of 1496	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

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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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Durham Intermediate	Public	6-8	9416 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4690	233	12	19.1	39.9%	164 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		68.4	714^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	58	38.4	38.4	50.6	64.5	43.2	52.8	41.8	57.9	32.9	44.3	$50,484	$49,292	$1,192
Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3066	861	39	22.1	63.9%	335 (38.9%)	22 (2.6%)	339 (39.4%)	43 (5.0%)	12 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.6%)	60	908^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.1%		64.2	799^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.3%	109	41.2	41.2	44.2	52.9	59.1	52.3	35.0	36.0	34.3	35.0	$18,392	$17,290	$1,102
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4110	716	36	19.7	57.3%	367 (51.3%)	19 (2.7%)	189 (26.4%)	48 (6.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.5%)	75.1	581^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.0%		77.7	532^nd of 2783 public middle schools	80.9%	49	45.8	45.8	57.0	65.7	70.7	64.2	39.1	43.8	46.0	42.9	$20,231	$19,716	$515
Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 North Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3080	1,012	42	24.1	52.3%	562 (55.5%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (28.9%)	49 (4.8%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	80 (7.9%)	62.8	833^rd of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		67	741^st of 2783 public middle schools	73.4%	92	50.2	50.2	52.7	49.9	57.8	53.3	36.1	34.5	37.0	35.8	$17,234	$16,314	$920
Paradise Junior High	Public	7-8	5657 Recreation Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6465	197	12	16.5	70.6%	138 (70.1%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		18.8	2307^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	663	24.7	24.7		26.4	40.0	32.8		25.8	32.5	28.9	$23,657	$21,206	$2,451
Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	143	7	20.4	51.0%	114 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	65.3	780^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.7%		48.2	1211^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.5%	431	51.9	51.9	56.1	50.0	53.9	53.2	31.7	26.0	61.5	40.6
Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	456	23	19.4	85.7%	162 (35.5%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (15.6%)	162 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.0%)	35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%		33.5	1691^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.2%	66	28.9	28.9	33.3	44.3	39.9	39.0	17.6	25.2	28.2	23.3	$23,855	$23,578	$277
Heritage Community Day	Public	4-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-4376	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)
The Studios @ Central	Public	5-8	2565 Mesa Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3002	300	20	15.3	76.3%	124 (41.3%)	15 (5.0%)	71 (23.7%)	53 (17.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		15.2	2471^st of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	124	22.2	22.2	32.9	12.5	24.4	22.5	16.7	0.0	13.2	9.5	$29,094	$27,974	$1,120
Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17.0	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%		22.1	2169^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	48	13.2	13.2	32.2	32.5	31.1	31.9	9.2	14.5	16.5	13.4	$25,417	$24,504	$913

Frequently Asked Questions about Durham Intermediate

Is Durham Intermediate a good school?

Durham Intermediate ranks 772^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Durham Intermediate in?

Durham Unified

How many students attend Durham Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Durham Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Durham Intermediate?

Students at Durham Intermediate are 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Durham Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Durham Intermediate usually go on to attend Durham High

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