Blue Oak Charter

Blue Oak Charter is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Chico, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 219 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.

For district matters, Blue Oak Charter falls under Blue Oak Charter District.

Roughly 52% of students at Blue Oak Charter are White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Butte County, the White share is about 70%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school employs the equivalent of 10.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.9:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 66%.

Butte County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Butte County is home to 96 public schools and about 29,730 public school students.

The nearest public school is Fair View High (Continuation), at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Blue Oak Charter is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Blue Oak Charter operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

Enrollment at Blue Oak Charter declined 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 292 to 219 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.5:1 to 20.9:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Blue Oak Charter. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.