Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICO UNIFIED·NCES 060837000816
Citrus Avenue Elementary
1350 Citrus Ave., Chico, CA 95926 · (530) 891-3107 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
315 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
72%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
30.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 21.3% | 25.0% | 44.1% |
| Math | 6.9% | 17.6% | 28.7% | 46.8% |
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 | 30.9% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 29.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 21.8% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 20.3% | 15.8% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 24.8% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Citrus Avenue Elementary
Citrus Avenue Elementary's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Avenue Elementary this school | 383 | 82.2% | 29.0% |
| McManus (John A.) Elementary Chico | 397 | 77.6% | 26.9% |
| Westside Elementary Rio Linda | 376 | 76.9% | 37.7% |
| Los Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet Los Angeles | 428 | 81.1% | 46.7% |
| Coyle Avenue Elementary Carmichael | 331 | 81.9% | 14.3% |
| Williamson Elementary Rancho Cordova | 489 | 80.2% | 18.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Citrus Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,635 of 5,151 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #3,826 of 5,172 ▼ 679 | #19 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,897 of 5,172 ▼ 149 | #16 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,193 of 5,116 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,883 of 5,915 | #17 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #636 of 5,352 | #9 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #419 of 5,354 | #6 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #1,946 of 5,625 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.8% | #133 of 1,139 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
383
+68 (+22%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 383 | 19.8 | 19.3:1 | 82% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 81% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 86% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 14 | 22.5:1 | 88% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 13.2 | 22.4:1 | 87% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 86% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | N/A | N/A | 85% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 67% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 20 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Citrus Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (295 to 383); teachers up 50% (13.2 to 19.8).
About Citrus Avenue Elementary
Citrus Avenue Elementary is a small elementary school in Chico Unified, located in Chico, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 383 students.
Enrollment across the 22 schools in Chico Unified totals 12,260 students.
Citrus Avenue Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 40%. It is also 32% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 4% Black. Butte County's residents are about 20% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Citrus Avenue Elementary comes in at 72%.
At Citrus Avenue Elementary, 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.3:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 82% of enrollment. That is 19 points above the 63% average for public schools in Butte County.
The allk12 Grade for Citrus Avenue Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Citrus Avenue Elementary is 2.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 29.0%. Predicted: 31.4%.
Butte County census figures show that median household income is about $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Citrus Avenue Elementary is among the 96 public schools in Butte County.
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Citrus Avenue Elementary at 6th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 315 in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25, a rise of 68 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.5:1 to 19.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Chico HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- CORE Butte CharterCombined · 916 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
Nearby schools
- Inspire School of Arts and Sciences0.4 mi · 332
- Chico High0.4 mi · 1,804
- Chico Junior High0.8 mi · 861
- Hooker Oak Elementary0.9 mi · 337
- Emma Wilson Elementary1.0 mi · 597
- Rosedale Elementary1.1 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Citrus Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Citrus Avenue Elementary?
Citrus Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Citrus Avenue Elementary serve?
Citrus Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Citrus Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Citrus Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Citrus Avenue Elementary?
Citrus Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Citrus Avenue Elementary in?
Citrus Avenue Elementary is part of Chico Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.