How does Little Chico Creek Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Chico?

Little Chico Creek Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.3/100, placing it at the 46th percentile statewide. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 920 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Little Chico Creek Elementary?

18.4% of students at Little Chico Creek Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Little Chico Creek Elementary improving or declining?

Little Chico Creek Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Little Chico Creek Elementary?

23.9% of students at Little Chico Creek Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Little Chico Creek Elementary

Chico Unified Chico Butte County 95928

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

920 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

455 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 30.8%

White 35.6%

Asian 7.3%

Black 4.6%

Other 21.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Little Chico Creek Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.4%
Met Standard	26.2%
Below Standard	55.5%

Exceeded

18.4%

Met

26.2%

Below

55.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Little Chico Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.0 points below the Chico Unified district average of 20.4%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.0% exceeded — 7.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.