Impact of COVID-19 on Chico Junior High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 858th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 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) | 49.3 | 52.4 | 3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified) | 51.5 | 52.1 | 0.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High) | 35.4 | 32.6 | 2.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified) | 36.8 | 33.8 | 3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Junior High) | 59.9 | 57 | 2.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified) | 61.5 | 57.4 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High) | 42.5 | 41 | 1.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified) | 42.6 | 38.3 | 4.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Junior High) | 55.7 | 61.3 | 5.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chico Unified) | 58.3 | 63.8 | 5.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chico Junior High) | 46.1 | 39.8 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chico Unified) | 45.6 | 41.7 | 4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Chico Junior High) | 37.2 | 45.6 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Science (Chico Unified) | 39.5 | 40.2 | 0.8% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 878 | 928 | 5.7% |
African American | 25 | 15 | 40% |
American Indian | 16 | 8 | 50% |
Asian | 42 | 61 | 45.2% |
Hispanic | 329 | 354 | 7.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 7 | 250% |
White | 425 | 396 | 6.8% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 81 | 107.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.9% | 62.8% | 2.9% |