Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High

Located at 2253 Humboldt Rd., in Chico, California, Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High is an average-sized 6-8 campus that caters to 716 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Chico Unified.

Within Chico Unified, which oversees 22 schools and 12,260 students, Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of +8.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Butte County shows median household earnings sit near $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High is one of 96 public schools in Butte County (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students).

The closest other public school is Little Chico Creek Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 912 students in 2018 compared to 716 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 64% to 51%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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