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Forest Ranch Charter: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Forest Ranch Charter posts 75% meeting the standard, and 25.0% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

15815 Cedar Creek Road, 95942 (opens in new tab)·Chico Unified·Forest Ranch·Grades TK-8·110 students·54% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 891-3154·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
55
🏫 Solid Base · Solid
ranked #1,395 statewide · #5 of 19 in Chico Unified

Forest Ranch Charter scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 76th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “75% proficient” and call it done. Forest Ranch Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Forest Ranch, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Forest Ranch Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The 4 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
25.0%
State 21.3%
3.7pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
75.0%
State 42.7%
32.3pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
24.7%
State 17.9%
6.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
3.2%
State 1.6%
1.5pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

Estimated K-12 Path
Elementary
Forest Ranch Charter
55
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic21.8%
White66.4%
Other11.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 53.6% (10pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
110
510 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
7 TK students
7% of a 105-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
3 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$13,999
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$56,997 – $121,381
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 62%Support 35%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$116K
$31K above CA median
Median Home Value
$448K
$211K below CA median
Bachelor's+
26%
9pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
15.3 years avg experience
8 teachers
Teacher Credentials
100% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Forest Ranch Charter a good elementary school?
Forest Ranch Charter has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100, placing it in the 76th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,395 statewide. 25.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 3.7 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Forest Ranch Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 75.0% of students at Forest Ranch Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 25.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 50.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 25.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 24 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Forest Ranch Charter rank in California?
Forest Ranch Charter ranks #1,395 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 76th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Forest Ranch Charter?
24.7% of students at Forest Ranch Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 3.2%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Forest Ranch Charter compare to other schools in Forest Ranch?
Forest Ranch Charter scores 55/100 (76th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 110 students. Use the schools in Forest Ranch page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
25.0%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 54th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
75.0%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 75th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
24.7%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 39th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
3.2%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 37th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 37
Grade 41242%42%8%8%83%+39
Grade 55
Grade 610
Grade 79
Grade 88
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 38
Grade 4128%58%17%17%67%+25
Grade 55
Grade 610
Grade 79
Grade 88
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11128%17%67%8%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Forest Ranch Charter ←5525.0%75.0%3.2%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
45%55%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #2353 → #2540 → #2846 → #3110 → #1395
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue