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Bidwell Junior High Middle School
2376 North Ave Chico CA, 95926, Butte County Phone: 530-891-3080 Ranking:  (2,932 out of 6,930, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Chico Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 28 | 28 | NA | NA | 29 | 32 | 41 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 643 | 672 | 666 | 666 | 687 | 760 | 781 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 324 | 50.4% | 336 | 50.0% | 344 | 51.7% | 343 | 51.5% | 343 | 49.9% | 377 | 49.6% | 352 | 45.1% |
| Grade 8: | 319 | 49.6% | 336 | 50.0% | 322 | 48.3% | 323 | 48.5% | 340 | 49.5% | 348 | 45.8% | 365 | 46.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 51.9% | 348 | 51.8% | 360 | 54.1% | 348 | 52.3% | 360 | 52.4% | 395 | 52.0% | 408 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 309 | 48.1% | 324 | 48.2% | 306 | 45.9% | 318 | 47.7% | 327 | 47.6% | 365 | 48.0% | 369 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 49 | 7.6% | 50 | 7.4% | 53 | 8.0% | 50 | 7.5% | 38 | 5.5% | 44 | 5.8% | 60 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 21.5% | 129 | 19.2% | 132 | 19.8% | 125 | 18.8% | 132 | 19.2% | 118 | 15.5% | 113 | 14.5% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.5% | 24 | 3.6% | 18 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.2% | 33 | 4.2% |
| White: | 404 | 62.8% | 441 | 65.6% | 441 | 66.2% | 448 | 67.3% | 478 | 69.6% | 550 | 72.4% | 563 | 72.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 285 | 44.3% | 283 | 42.1% | NA | NA | 252 | 37.8% | 248 | 36.1% | 251 | 33.0% | 248 | 31.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 8.1% | 65 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 63 | 9.5% | 76 | 11.1% | 96 | 12.6% | 80 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.11 | 24.09 | 24.22 | NA | NA | 23.69 | 21.10 | 19.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 342 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 345.1 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 349.3 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 351.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 352.6 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 362.5 | 352.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.8 | 344.3 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 346.5 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 352.1 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 351.7 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 350.6 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 359.1 | 354.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 387.7 | 400 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 378.2 | 414.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.2 | 419.6 | 422.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441.1 | 435.2 | 430.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.1 | 412.8 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416.4 | 420.9 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.0 | 431.1 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 346.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 346 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 351.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 353.8 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 359.3 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.1 | 360.7 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.2 | 362.9 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 362.8 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 371.2 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 365.3 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 342.8 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 340.1 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.1 | 342.1 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 339.4 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 340.9 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.2 | 343.6 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 349.6 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 349 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.4 | 359.9 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 358.8 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 356.3 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 365.5 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 370.3 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 356.2 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 357.5 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 357.3 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.1 | 376.8 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 376.4 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 355.6 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.6 | 379.0 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 338.9 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 350.6 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 354.5 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 354.2 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 352.8 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 364.4 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 369.2 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 372.1 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 362.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.0 | 366.4 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 320.1 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 331.3 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 321.9 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 325.5 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 329.5 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 332.9 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 326.4 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 323.3 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.3 | 309.8 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.0 | 327.7 | 322.9 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.5 | 405.5 | 407.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.3 | 420.5 | 409.2 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 418 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.8 | 397.6 | 420.2 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 414.5 | 423 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440.8 | 437.2 | 421.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.2 | 429.5 | 424.6 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 397.3 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.4 | 415.7 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 329.2 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 345.2 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 347.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 346.8 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 349.3 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 351.8 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 357.4 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 358.7 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.2 | 362.6 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.0 | 364.5 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 347.3 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 343.4 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 367.9 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.6 | 392.4 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 396.8 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 401.8 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 407.1 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.3 | 411.5 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 327.4 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 331.3 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 331.1 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 330.6 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 337.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.3 | 330.2 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 391.9 | 341.6 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.6 | 342.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 339.1 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.2 | 344.8 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 313.1 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 321.8 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 320 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 321.4 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 324 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 322.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 321.2 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 320 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.3 | 310.3 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.0 | 321.0 | 317.9 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 389.5 | 337.9 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 424.3 | 342.3 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 442 | 338.3 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385.8 | 339 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 335.7 | 313.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 440.8 | 350.3 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 424.2 | 351 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 348.3 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 395.4 | 347.1 | 320.8 |
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* Bidwell Junior High Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.