Pleasant Valley High

High school·Grades 9-12 Chico, California·95926
Score
85.7/100
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#247
Among 1,729 California high schools
#1
In Chico Unified
Top 15%
In California

Score 85.7/100: better than 85% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
75%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 87% of them
410 students tested
Math
44%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 84% of them
409 students tested
Science
43%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 79% of them
423 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA75.1410
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA75.1410
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math44.2409
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math44.2409
ScienceGrade 11CAST44.1408
ScienceGrade 12CAST6.715
ScienceGrade 14CAST42.8423
ScienceAll gradesCAST42.8423
ScienceGrade 99CAST38.4450

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,922
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,922
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
48%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
Butte County

Contact

Address
1475 East Ave.
Chico, CA 95926

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Pleasant Valley High at a glance

Pleasant Valley High is a public high school in Chico, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Chico Unified school district. It has about 1,922 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 75% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 44% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 85.7 out of 100: better than 85% of them, ranking #247 of 1,729. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.