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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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	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
Paradise Junior High	0.0mi	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%)	28.6	1858^th of 2703 public middle schools	31.3%		35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	214	25.9	25.9		36.0	36.1	36.1		18.0	23.6	20.9	$23,657	$21,206	$2,451
Paradise Charter Middle	1.8mi	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95928	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%)								(n/a)
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	9.9mi	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%)	70.1	678^th of 2703 public middle schools	74.9%		75.1	581^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.0%	97	43.0	43.0	57.0	57.0	58.4	57.5	46.4	41.3	48.3	45.4	$20,231	$19,716	$515
Bidwell Junior High	11.9mi	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%)	63.6	833^rd of 2703 public middle schools	69.2%		62.8	833^rd of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		43.3	43.3	51.6	62.4	59.4	57.4	36.1	37.1	38.2	37.1	$17,234	$16,314	$920
Chico Junior High	12.0mi	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%)	51.5	1130^th of 2703 public middle schools	58.2%		60	908^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.1%	222	39.3	39.3	48.8	49.1	55.3	51.0	28.1	30.9	31.0	30.0	$18,392	$17,290	$1,102
Durham Intermediate	12.3mi	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%)	74.8	561^st of 2703 public middle schools	79.2%		65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%	211	48.0	48.0	52.7	61.3	60.0	58.0	45.2	56.0	49.3	50.2	$50,484	$49,292	$1,192
Nelson Avenue Middle	15.6mi	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%)	36.5	1590^th of 2703 public middle schools	41.2%		35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%	35	32.9	32.9	30.3	35.4	44.4	36.7	19.3	28.0	36.0	27.8	$23,855	$23,578	$277
Ishi Hills Middle	17.5mi	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%)	23.9	2016^th of 2703 public middle schools	25.4%		20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%	201	27.9	27.9	26.0	38.0	32.9	32.2	19.0	14.0	18.6	17.2	$25,417	$24,504	$913
The Studios @ Central	17.5mi	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%)	9.5	2581^st of 2703 public middle schools	4.5%		17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%	234	9.7	9.7	19.0	25.6	11.8	18.2	8.9	15.4	2.0	8.1	$29,094	$27,974	$1,120

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