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Enrollment
1,804
High
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICO UNIFIED·NCES 060837000815
Chico High
901 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926 · (530) 891-3026 · Butte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,804 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
1,025 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 484 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 432 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 440 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.5% | 31.4% | 13.3% | 11.8% |
| Math | 18.1% | 21.8% | 23.5% | 36.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.9% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.2% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 76.4% | 40.4% |
| 2020-21 | 79.0% | 39.6% |
| 2018-19 | 74.3% | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 60.8% | 44.9% |
| 2016-17 | 65.8% | 44.0% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 44.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chico High
Chico High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico High this school | 1,804 | 56.8% | 53.3% |
| Granite Hills High El Cajon | 2,331 | 57.6% | 33.3% |
| El Capitan High Lakeside | 1,810 | 52.2% | 38.0% |
| Glendale High Glendale | 2,066 | 55.0% | 28.3% |
| Ramona High Ramona | 1,404 | 57.2% | 45.3% |
| Del Campo High Fair Oaks | 1,548 | 53.2% | 25.1% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chico High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #275 of 1,052 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #272 of 1,056 ▲ 87 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #164 of 1,056 ▲ 125 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #321 of 1,044 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,804 | #388 of 2,093 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #914 of 1,352 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #292 of 1,351 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #1,091 of 1,575 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #791 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,804
+24 (+1%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,208
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,804 | 80.9 | 22.3:1 | 57% (1,025) |
| 2023-24 | 1,873 | 83.7 | 22.4:1 | 56% (1,043) |
| 2022-23 | 1,905 | 86.8 | 21.9:1 | 52% (995) |
| 2020-21 | 1,780 | 76 | 23.4:1 | 42% (739) |
| 2017-18 | 1,811 | 79 | 22.9:1 | 41% (736) |
| 2015-16 | 1,797 | 77 | 23.3:1 | 33% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 1,810 | N/A | N/A | 37% (671) |
| 2000-01 | 1,928 | 87 | 22.2:1 | 14% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 1,208 | 53 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chico High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,811 to 1,804); teachers up 2% (79 to 80.9).
About Chico High
Students in Chico, California, attend Chico High, a high-enrollment high school. In all, 1,804 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 115% larger than the average for high schools in California.
Chico High is one school in Chico Unified, a system of 22 schools with 12,260 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Chico High, more than any other group. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. By comparison, Butte County residents are about 70% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
There are 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chico High, giving a ratio of 22.3:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 4.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 1,025 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Chico High lands at B+, ahead of 73% of California public high schools.
Chico High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3% and a predicted 46.3%.
In Butte County, median household income comes to about $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butte County counts 96 public schools with about 29,730 students.
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Chico High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Chico High ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 53.3% versus a 41.2% average.
The federal government classifies Chico High's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,780 in 2020-21, 1,804 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 22.3 students per teacher, compared with 23.4 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Chico High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chico Unified
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
- Shasta ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Emma Wilson ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Other schools in Chico
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- CORE Butte CharterCombined · 916 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
- Shasta ElementaryElementary · 621 students
Other Chico High schools
One other US public school is named Chico High. Chico High is the largest of the 2.
- Chico High SchoolCHICO, TX · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Inspire School of Arts and Sciences0.2 mi · 332
- Chico Junior High0.3 mi · 861
- Citrus Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 383
- Butte County Community0.7 mi · 20
- Hooker Oak Elementary0.7 mi · 337
- Rosedale Elementary0.9 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Chico HighHow large is Chico High?
Chico High enrolls approximately 1,804 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chico High serve?
Chico High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chico High have?
Chico High employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Chico High?
Student demographics at Chico High are roughly 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chico High in?
Chico High is part of Chico Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.