Chico Junior High

Summary:

Chico Junior High is a public middle school located in Chico, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 928 students. The school is part of the Chico Unified School District, which is ranked 769 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chico Junior High's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating. The school's ranking for English Language Learner and Special Education students is relatively low, indicating a need for improvement in supporting these student populations. However, the school's ranking for military-connected students is very high, suggesting it may have effective programs or support systems for this group. Notably, Chico Junior High has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.6% in 2017-2018 to 30.4% in 2021-2022, which is higher than nearby schools like Bidwell Junior High (20.0%) and Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High (18.2%).

In terms of academic performance, Chico Junior High's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy are generally on par with or slightly below the Chico Unified School District and the state of California averages. However, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are consistently lower than the district and state averages, indicating a need for improvement in this subject area. Interestingly, Chico Junior High's proficiency rates in Science are higher than the district and state averages, suggesting the school may have stronger science instruction and curriculum.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 280 Memorial Way
       Chico, CA  95926-3921


(530) 891-3066

District: Chico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
796th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,564 Help


Students who attend Chico Junior High usually attend:

High:    Chico High

Feeder schools for Chico Junior High:

Elementary:    Citrus Avenue Elementary
    Emma Wilson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  931

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.4%
Hispanic:
37.7%
Two or more races:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.8% Help


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Compare Details Chico Junior High ranks better than 71.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.23. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (40.4%), Hispanic (37.7%), two or more races (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chico Junior High is 24.2. 1 middle schools in the Chico Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chico Junior High is $11,564, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Chico Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chico Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Chico Junior High 796th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Chico Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Chico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chico Unified 769th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chico Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.27 632nd 1769 64.3%
2005 58.71 636th 1777 64.2%
2006 62.41 588th 1804 67.4%
2007 67.04 542nd 1999 72.9%
2008 56.94 763rd 2005 61.9%
2009 68.13 561st 2063 72.8%
2010 69.00 579th 2179 73.4%
2011 70.14 540th 2236 75.8%
2012 65.40 691st 2259 69.4%
2013 69.33 616th 2379 74.1%
2015 67.69 694th 2477 72.0%
2016 59.97 877th 2497 64.9%
2017 45.52 1232nd 2508 50.9%
2018 52.25 1031st 2480 58.4%
2019 62.43 858th 2715 68.4%
2022 61.70 862nd 2740 68.5%
2023 70.97 669th 2802 76.1%
2024 64.23 796th 2777 71.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.51 474th 665 28.7%
2023 27.00 503rd 678 25.8%
2024 32.92 474th 699 32.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.19 1092nd 1364 19.9%
2019 25.47 1359th 1442 5.8%
2022 49.12 498th 1540 67.7%
2023 56.82 326th 1529 78.7%
2024 30.97 1174th 1477 20.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.23 739th 1538 52.0%
2024 35.78 900th 1550 41.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.60 1270th 2230 43.0%
2019 57.13 817th 2369 65.5%
2022 55.42 862nd 2458 64.9%
2023 66.60 602nd 2549 76.4%
2024 57.55 808th 2575 68.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.09 308th 336 8.3%
2024 58.34 110th 394 72.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.02 1090th 2262 51.8%
2019 60.97 808th 2380 66.1%
2022 54.86 945th 2509 62.3%
2023 70.44 610th 2547 76.1%
2024 64.98 723rd 2546 71.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.18 644th 1369 53.0%
2019 55.95 459th 1491 69.2%
2022 36.52 859th 1531 43.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.60 59th 193 69.4%
2023 86.78 19th 197 90.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.85 867th 2273 61.9%
2019 61.49 769th 2407 68.1%
2022 65.38 713th 2527 71.8%
2023 68.80 638th 2558 75.1%
2024 61.17 791st 2547 68.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.28 601st 700 14.1%
2019 5.78 699th 745 6.2%
2022 16.72 618th 733 15.7%
2023 14.71 619th 718 13.8%
2024 9.04 671st 741 9.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.20 1258th 2072 39.3%
2019 52.69 865th 2213 60.9%
2022 56.75 807th 2359 65.8%
2023 65.04 633rd 2391 73.5%
2024 52.50 921st 2383 61.4%
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Rank History for White students at Chico Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.77 748th 1496 50.0%
2019 62.40 594th 1602 62.9%
2022 58.77 610th 1555 60.8%
2023 73.83 353rd 1552 77.3%
2024 67.55 459th 1535 70.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Chico Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 956 26 66 97 24 n/a n/a 0 1169
1989 934 27 68 132 22 n/a n/a 0 1183
1990 837 31 80 161 17 n/a n/a 0 1126
1991 860 34 90 172 29 n/a n/a 0 1185
1992 929 40 103 170 30 n/a n/a 0 1272
1993 971 53 111 182 38 n/a n/a 0 1355
1994 662 38 91 142 30 n/a n/a 0 963
1995 825 37 118 163 23 n/a n/a 0 1166
1996 825 37 118 163 23 n/a n/a 0 1166
1997 788 40 115 186 26 n/a n/a 0 1155
1998 822 42 100 164 20 n/a n/a 0 1148
1999 808 46 114 169 27 n/a n/a 0 1164
2000 515 32 76 117 13 n/a n/a 5 758
2001 493 27 73 116 7 n/a n/a 0 716
2002 468 31 88 154 15 n/a n/a 1 757
2003 468 31 88 154 15 n/a n/a 1 757
2004 506 28 91 148 11 n/a n/a 2 786
2005 490 32 79 164 17 n/a n/a 4 786
2006 443 37 95 179 26 n/a n/a 9 789
2007 408 37 77 152 24 n/a n/a 9 707
2008 395 32 73 163 19 n/a n/a 0 682
2009 351 32 55 156 15 1 6 0 616
2010 329 28 49 160 20 2 7 0 595
2011 305 30 50 150 15 5 5 0 560
2012 306 36 46 160 14 3 2 0 567
2013 316 32 35 174 13 8 3 0 581
2014 313 26 40 187 11 7 17 0 601
2015 324 27 32 210 10 5 31 0 639
2016 321 28 31 191 11 4 32 0 618
2017 407 26 51 275 18 3 32 0 812
2018 410 20 46 303 14 5 37 0 835
2019 425 25 42 329 16 2 39 0 878
2020 434 23 38 348 11 3 49 2 908
2021 366 24 37 335 13 4 58 0 837
2022 375 22 52 349 8 7 75 4 892
2023 396 15 61 354 8 7 81 6 928
2024 376 18 68 351 10 7 95 6 931

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chico Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1169 48.9 23.9 n/a
1989 1183 51.5 22.9 n/a
1990 1126 51.4 21.9 n/a
1991 1185 51.0 23.2 n/a
1992 1272 51.8 24.5 35.9
1993 1355 57.6 23.5 33.4
1994 963 41.8 23.0 40.5
1995 1166 46.8 24.9 31.9
1996 1166 46.8 24.9 31.9
1997 1155 48.9 23.6 35.6
1998 1148 47.8 24.0 33.1
1999 1164 48.8 23.9 33.8
2000 758 33.4 22.7 37.5
2001 716 30.4 23.6 38
2002 757 32.2 23.5 43
2003 757 32.2 23.5 43
2004 786 36.4 21.6 45.9
2005 786 39.0 20.2 46.9
2006 789 38.8 20.3 46
2007 707 34.4 20.6 53.3
2008 682 40.0 17.1 54.8
2009 616 27.4 18.7 54.5
2010 595 26.1 22.8 54.5
2011 560 n/a n/a 53.6
2012 567 24.7 22.9 n/a
2013 581 23.9 24.3 56.1
2014 601 25.6 23.4 58.2
2015 639 28.0 22.8 51.3
2016 618 27.0 22.8 49.8
2017 812 36.5 22.2 51
2018 835 37.3 22.3 56.9
2019 878 37.6 23.3 59.9
2020 908 n/a n/a 65.2
2021 837 39.7 21.0 66.3
2022 892 37.7 23.6 65.4
2023 928 38.1 24.3 62.8
2024 931 38.3 24.2 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chico Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1169 48.9 23.9 n/a
1989 1183 51.5 22.9 n/a
1990 1126 51.4 21.9 n/a
1991 1185 51.0 23.2 n/a
1992 1272 51.8 24.5 35.9
1993 1355 57.6 23.5 33.4
1994 963 41.8 23.0 40.5
1995 1166 46.8 24.9 31.9
1996 1166 46.8 24.9 31.9
1997 1155 48.9 23.6 35.6
1998 1148 47.8 24.0 33.1
1999 1164 48.8 23.9 33.8
2000 758 33.4 22.7 37.5
2001 716 30.4 23.6 38
2002 757 32.2 23.5 43
2003 757 32.2 23.5 43
2004 786 36.4 21.6 45.9
2005 786 39.0 20.2 46.9
2006 789 38.8 20.3 46
2007 707 34.4 20.6 53.3
2008 682 40.0 17.1 54.8
2009 616 27.4 18.7 54.5
2010 595 26.1 22.8 54.5
2011 560 n/a n/a 53.6
2012 567 24.7 22.9 n/a
2013 581 23.9 24.3 56.1
2014 601 25.6 23.4 58.2
2015 639 28.0 22.8 51.3
2016 618 27.0 22.8 49.8
2017 812 36.5 22.2 51
2018 835 37.3 22.3 56.9
2019 878 37.6 23.3 59.9
2020 908 n/a n/a 65.2
2021 837 39.7 21.0 66.3
2022 892 37.7 23.6 65.4
2023 928 38.1 24.3 62.8
2024 931 38.3 24.2 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chico Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,564

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chico Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 858th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 669th of 2802 Middle schools
 7.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Junior High)49.352.4
 3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)51.552.1
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High)35.432.6
 2.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)36.833.8
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Junior High)59.957
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)61.557.4
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High)42.541
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)42.638.3
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Junior High)55.761.3
 5.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified)58.363.8
 5.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High)46.139.8
 6.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified)45.641.7
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Chico Junior High)37.245.6
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Chico Unified)39.540.2
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students878928
 5.7%
African American2515
 40%
American Indian168
 50%
Asian4261
 45.2%
Hispanic329354
 7.6%
Pacific Islander27
 250%
White425396
 6.8%
Two or More Races3981
 107.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.9%62.8%
 2.9%


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Students who attend Chico Junior High usually go on to attend Chico High

Students at Chico Junior High are 40% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 931 students attended Chico Junior High.

Chico Junior High ranks 796th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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