Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Chico High
Public · Butte County · 1,786 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 29% of California high schools
+2.3 pp above peer median (10.0%)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.8%
2025 · 12.3%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-28.4 pp
vs. Butte County baseline (+20%)
~1777
5-yr projected enrollment (9 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Chico High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 12% vs. a peer median of 10%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 4 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Chico High is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.989) alone would predict (28% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 9% (463→423 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1777 by 2029 — about 9 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Sr High School | Public | 8.3% | -1% |
| Las Plumas High School | Public | 13.6% | +13% |
| Core Butte Charter School | Public | — | -11% |
| Corning Union High School | Public | 2.0% | +8% |
| Orland High School | Public | 10.0% | +23% |
| River Valley High School | Public | 11.0% | -8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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