Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95926

The 20 schools in zip code 95926 in Chico, California serve students from elementary through high school, with a mix of traditional public, charter, and alternative schools. While the overall performance of the Chico Unified School District is slightly above the state average, there is a significant gap between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the area.

The standout schools include Sierra View Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, a high-performing public charter school. Other strong performers are Chico High and Pleasant Valley High, which rank in the top 400 high schools in California. In contrast, schools like Fair View High (Continuation) and Center for Alternative Learning struggle with low test scores, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism.

The charter schools in the area, including Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, Blue Oak Charter, Achieve Charter School of Chico, and Wildflower Open Classroom, generally perform better than the traditional public schools in the area, with higher test scores and graduation rates. However, the data also suggests a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with the schools serving the highest percentages of low-income students tending to have the lowest test scores and graduation rates.