Chico Junior High

Set in Chico, California, Chico Junior High is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school, run under Chico Unified. It works with 861 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Chico Unified runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,260 students. Chico Junior High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Chico Junior High reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Chico Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 42.7%.

In the area at large, Butte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chico Junior High is one of 96 public schools in Butte County (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chico High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chico Junior High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.7%.

Chico Junior High operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 835 students in 2018 compared to 861 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 39% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.