Centerville Schoolhouse · Photo: NoeHill · CC BY-SA 3.0Butte Creek Canyon’s public schools
Chico Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butte Creek Canyon. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Butte Creek Canyon’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Butte Creek Canyon’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Pleasant Valley High places highest (better than 88%); Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High lowest (24%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve Butte Creek Canyon, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Pleasant Valley High and Chico High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Butte Creek Canyon, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Bidwell Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 1,012 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 861 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Chico
7th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Bidwell Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 1,012 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 861 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Chico
8th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Bidwell Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 1,012 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 861 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 716 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Chico
9th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Pleasant Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,978 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico High
Grades 9–12 · 1,804 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
10th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Pleasant Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,978 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico High
Grades 9–12 · 1,804 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
11th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Pleasant Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,978 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico High
Grades 9–12 · 1,804 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
12th grade in Butte Creek Canyon · depends on your address
Pleasant Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,978 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Chico High
Grades 9–12 · 1,804 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chico
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chico Unified School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Butte Creek Canyon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Butte Creek Canyon’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Butte Creek Canyon | — | Chico Unified |
| Paradise | C+ | Paradise Unified |
| Chico | B+ | Chico Unified |
Every school in Butte Creek Canyon
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Butte Creek Canyon’s schools
Are Butte Creek Canyon’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Butte Creek Canyon. Chico Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butte Creek Canyon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Butte Creek Canyon in?
Chico Unified School District.
Where do Butte Creek Canyon kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pleasant Valley High and Chico High.
Parents talk
What Butte Creek Canyon families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Butte Creek Canyon → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.