📍 280 Memorial Way, Chico, Butte County, 95926
Chico Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chico, Butte County. The school has 928 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Gunderson. It is part of the Chico Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Chico Junior High enrolls 928 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 354 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 61 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
583 of the school's 928 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chico Junior High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Chico Junior High is one of 22 schools in Chico Unified, based in Chico, California. The district serves 12,266 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 928 students, Chico Junior High is larger than the district average of about 558 students per school.