Bidwell Junior High

As a high-enrollment junior high in Chico, California, Bidwell Junior High instructs 1,012 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Chico Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 54% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Across the 22 schools in Chico Unified (12,260 students total), Bidwell Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bidwell Junior High reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Bidwell Junior High higher than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Butte County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bidwell Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -2.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Butte County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which Bidwell Junior High is one.

The closest other public school is Wildflower Open Classroom, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bidwell Junior High's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 968 (now 1,012). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 29% across the same window.

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