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Rosedale Elementary

100 Oak St., Chico, CA 95928 · (530) 891-3104 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
325 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11821%
Grade 19216%
Grade 28515%
Grade 39317%
Grade 49216%
Grade 58315%

This year's kindergarten class (118) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (83).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
11621%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
39069%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
529%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
26747%
Female
29653%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
42.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts21.1%22.6%20.4%35.9%
Math18.7%23.6%27.0%30.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.8%42.3%
2023-2442.7%43.1%
2022-2351.2%49.6%
2021-2253.7%40.6%
2018-1950.2%43.3%
2017-1845.7%40.8%
2016-1741.5%43.0%
2015-1635.0%35.0%
2014-1542.0%35.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% 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 Rosedale Elementary

Rosedale Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rosedale Elementary this school56357.7%42.9%
Raymond Elementary
Fullerton
59857.2%55.6%
Valley Center Primary
Valley Center
49659.7%N/A
Terrace View Elementary
Grand Terrace
62558.9%40.9%
El Roble Elementary
Gilroy
55157.5%28.4%
Cottonwood Creek Elementary
Visalia
62759.8%38.3%
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 Rosedale Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Butte County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#2,244 of 5,151#8 of 26
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.3%#2,123 of 5,172
▼ 161
#6 of 26
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#2,575 of 5,172
▼ 118
#9 of 26
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.1pp#708 of 5,116#3 of 26
Enrollment
ranked largest first
563#1,720 of 5,915#6 of 46
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.0:1#2,965 of 5,352#29 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.9%#3,000 of 5,354#30 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.7%#3,576 of 5,625#26 of 39
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.5%#792 of 1,139#12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
563
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556324.523.0:158% (325)
2023-2455523.423.7:144% (246)
2022-2354324.122.5:153% (290)
2020-215322323.1:146% (245)
2017-1853922.324.2:153% (285)
2015-165932325.8:152% (311)
2010-11531N/AN/A56% (298)
2000-014062218.4:182% (334)
1990-918823723.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosedale Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (539 to 563); teachers up 10% (22.3 to 24.5).

About Rosedale Elementary

Chico, California, is home to Rosedale Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 563 students. The school is 21% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.

A total of 22 schools make up Chico Unified, with 12,260 students enrolled.

Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at Rosedale Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White and 9% multiracial. In Butte County overall, about 20% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Rosedale Elementary are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosedale Elementary is 23.0:1, based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Rosedale Elementary counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.7%. Rosedale Elementary scores 42.9%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butte County show that the median household earns about $67,928 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Butte County has 96 public schools with about 29,730 students, including Rosedale Elementary.

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences is about 0.8 miles from Rosedale Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Rosedale Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.4%, lower than Rosedale Elementary's 42.9%.

For locale, NCES codes Rosedale Elementary as City: Mid-size.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 31 students, from 532 to 563.

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Butte County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Rosedale Elementary
District
Chico Unified
Address
100 Oak St., Chico, CA 95928
Phone
(530) 891-3104
County
Butte County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
563
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
23.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
325 (58%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
060837000828
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Rosedale Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rosedale Elementary. Rosedale Elementary is the largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Rosedale Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Rosedale Elementary?
Rosedale Elementary enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rosedale Elementary serve?
Rosedale Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosedale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosedale Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rosedale Elementary?
Rosedale Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Rosedale Elementary in?
Rosedale Elementary is part of Chico Unified.
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