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Chico Unified School District

1163 E. Seventh St., Chico, CA 95928

14.1K Students | 606 Teachers | 29 Schools

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Academy for Change
Bidwell Junior High
Blue Oak Charter
Center for Alternative Learning
Chapman Elementary
Chico Country Day
Chico High
Chico Junior High
Citrus Avenue Elementary
Emma Wilson Elementary
Fair View High (Continuation)
Forest Ranch Charter
Hooker Oak Elementary
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences
Little Chico Creek Elementary
Loma Vista
Marigold Elementary
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
McManus (John A.) Elementary
Neal Dow Elementary
Nord Country
Oakdale
Parkview Elementary
Pleasant Valley High
Rosedale Elementary
Shasta Elementary
Sherwood Montessori
Sierra View Elementary
Wildflower Open Classroom

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.5x

White students are 4.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.9x

Black students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

1.6 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

38% Nonwhite Students

43% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

89% High School Graduation Rate

21% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

903 students

4% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

600 students

13% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

576 students

0% Students Enrolled in Physics

13% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

574 students

12% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

506 students

28% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,224 students

14% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

617 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

140 students

6% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

819 students

Teachers & Resources

23.2 Students for Every Teacher

5% Inexperienced Teachers

19% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

17.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

0 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

0 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

9 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

357 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

515 Total In-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

43 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

22 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.8Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

John Bohannon
(530) 891-3000 x165
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy for Change	Chico	57%	71%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bidwell Junior High	Chico	38%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.3x
Blue Oak Charter	Chico	21%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Center for Alternative Learning	Chico	46%	86%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chapman Elementary	Chico	66%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico Country Day	Chico	20%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Chico High	Chico	41%	33%	95%	1.9x	0 Not available
Chico Junior High	Chico	48%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.6x
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Chico	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
Emma Wilson Elementary	Chico	41%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fair View High (Continuation)	Chico	47%	69%	Between 65% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Ranch Charter	Forest Ranch	17%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hooker Oak Elementary	Chico	27%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Chico	23%	25%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Chico	42%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista	Chico	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marigold Elementary	Chico	37%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Chico	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Chico	58%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Neal Dow Elementary	Chico	33%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nord Country	Chico	37%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale	Chico	44%	0 Not Available	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkview Elementary	Chico	42%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley High	Chico	35%	33%	95%	4.4x	0 Not available
Rosedale Elementary	Chico	73%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shasta Elementary	Chico	29%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sherwood Montessori	Chico	27%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sierra View Elementary	Chico	25%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wildflower Open Classroom	Chico	26%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy for Change	Chico	57%	71%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bidwell Junior High	Chico	38%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blue Oak Charter	Chico	21%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Center for Alternative Learning	Chico	46%	86%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chapman Elementary	Chico	66%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico Country Day	Chico	20%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico High	Chico	41%	33%	95%	1.8x	0 Not available
Chico Junior High	Chico	48%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Chico	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Emma Wilson Elementary	Chico	41%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fair View High (Continuation)	Chico	47%	69%	Between 65% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Ranch Charter	Forest Ranch	17%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10.9x
Hooker Oak Elementary	Chico	27%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Chico	23%	25%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Chico	42%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista	Chico	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marigold Elementary	Chico	37%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Chico	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Chico	58%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Neal Dow Elementary	Chico	33%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.4x
Nord Country	Chico	37%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Oakdale	Chico	44%	0 Not Available	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkview Elementary	Chico	42%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley High	Chico	35%	33%	95%	1.9x	0 Not available
Rosedale Elementary	Chico	73%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shasta Elementary	Chico	29%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sherwood Montessori	Chico	27%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sierra View Elementary	Chico	25%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wildflower Open Classroom	Chico	26%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy for Change	Chico	57%	71%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	2.5x
Bidwell Junior High	Chico	38%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blue Oak Charter	Chico	21%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Center for Alternative Learning	Chico	46%	86%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chapman Elementary	Chico	66%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico Country Day	Chico	20%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico High	Chico	41%	33%	95%	2.1x	0 Not available
Chico Junior High	Chico	48%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Chico	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Emma Wilson Elementary	Chico	41%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fair View High (Continuation)	Chico	47%	69%	Between 65% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Ranch Charter	Forest Ranch	17%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hooker Oak Elementary	Chico	27%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Chico	23%	25%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Chico	42%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista	Chico	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marigold Elementary	Chico	37%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Chico	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Chico	58%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Neal Dow Elementary	Chico	33%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nord Country	Chico	37%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale	Chico	44%	0 Not Available	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkview Elementary	Chico	42%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley High	Chico	35%	33%	95%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Rosedale Elementary	Chico	73%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shasta Elementary	Chico	29%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sherwood Montessori	Chico	27%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sierra View Elementary	Chico	25%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wildflower Open Classroom	Chico	26%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy for Change	Chico	57%	71%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bidwell Junior High	Chico	38%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blue Oak Charter	Chico	21%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
Center for Alternative Learning	Chico	46%	86%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chapman Elementary	Chico	66%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.1x
Chico Country Day	Chico	20%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico High	Chico	41%	33%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico Junior High	Chico	48%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Chico	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Emma Wilson Elementary	Chico	41%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fair View High (Continuation)	Chico	47%	69%	Between 65% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Ranch Charter	Forest Ranch	17%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	15.6x
Hooker Oak Elementary	Chico	27%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Chico	23%	25%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Chico	42%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista	Chico	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marigold Elementary	Chico	37%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Chico	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Chico	58%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Neal Dow Elementary	Chico	33%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nord Country	Chico	37%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale	Chico	44%	0 Not Available	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkview Elementary	Chico	42%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley High	Chico	35%	33%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rosedale Elementary	Chico	73%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shasta Elementary	Chico	29%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sherwood Montessori	Chico	27%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sierra View Elementary	Chico	25%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wildflower Open Classroom	Chico	26%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy for Change	Chico	57%	71%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	2.5x
Bidwell Junior High	Chico	38%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.3x
Blue Oak Charter	Chico	21%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Center for Alternative Learning	Chico	46%	86%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chapman Elementary	Chico	66%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico Country Day	Chico	20%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chico High	Chico	41%	33%	95%	2.8x	0 Not available
Chico Junior High	Chico	48%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.9x
Citrus Avenue Elementary	Chico	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Emma Wilson Elementary	Chico	41%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fair View High (Continuation)	Chico	47%	69%	Between 65% and 69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Ranch Charter	Forest Ranch	17%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hooker Oak Elementary	Chico	27%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences	Chico	23%	25%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Chico	42%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista	Chico	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marigold Elementary	Chico	37%	35%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Chico	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McManus (John A.) Elementary	Chico	58%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Neal Dow Elementary	Chico	33%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nord Country	Chico	37%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakdale	Chico	44%	0 Not Available	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkview Elementary	Chico	42%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pleasant Valley High	Chico	35%	33%	95%	4.4x	5.1x
Rosedale Elementary	Chico	73%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shasta Elementary	Chico	29%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sherwood Montessori	Chico	27%	32%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sierra View Elementary	Chico	25%	20%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wildflower Open Classroom	Chico	26%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →