Chico Junior High School

280 Memorial Way, Chico, CA 95926 | (530) 891-3066

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 595

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 595 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 589th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Chico Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,376
Graduation Rate: 83.0%
Dropout Rate: 3.9%
Students Per Teacher: 23.1
Enrolled Students: 12,835

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 595
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 307 (51.6%)
Females: 288 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 46 (7.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 278 (46.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 324 (54.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Chico Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	20	3.4%
Black	28	4.7%
Asian	49	8.2%
Hispanic	160	26.9%
White	329	55.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	13	2.2%
7th Grade	305	51.3%
8th Grade	277	46.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

17.1%

District:

28.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 35.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 15.3

Average Age

School:

44.6

District:

50.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Chico Junior High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2006-2007

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 4

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	95.0%	96.0%	84.0%
2009	94.0%	93.0%	81.0%
2008	83.0%	77.0%	80.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	58.0%	60.0%	55.0%
2009	56.0%	60.0%	54.0%
2008	55.0%	60.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	50.0%	48.0%	48.0%
2009	39.0%	43.0%	43.0%
2008	47.0%	46.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	64.0%	70.0%	46.0%
2009	67.0%	59.0%	44.0%
2008	51.0%	56.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	64.0%	63.0%	54.0%
2009	64.0%	61.0%	48.0%
2008	50.0%	56.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	31.0%	32.0%	30.0%
2009	38.0%	39.0%	30.0%
2008	35.0%	39.0%	31.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	100.0%	98.0%	85.0%
2009	94.0%	94.0%	87.0%
2008	100.0%	92.0%	84.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	56.0%	54.0%	47.0%
2009	48.0%	52.0%	42.0%
2008	45.0%	50.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	80.0%	70.0%	59.0%
2009	80.0%	72.0%	56.0%
2008	58.0%	61.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	68.0%	44.0%	31.0%
2009	72.0%	37.0%	28.0%
2008	58.0%	40.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	31.0%	29.0%	27.0%
2009	38.0%	32.0%	26.0%
2008	35.0%	33.0%	27.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	100.0%	45.0%	27.0%
2009	94.0%	39.0%	26.0%
2008	100.0%	39.0%	24.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2008	43.0%	54.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2008	28.0%	46.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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