Is Hooker Oak Elementary a good school?

Hooker Oak Elementary ranks 1928 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hooker Oak Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 299 students attended Hooker Oak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hooker Oak Elementary?

Students at Hooker Oak Elementary are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Hooker Oak Elementary

Summary:

Hooker Oak Elementary is a public elementary school in Chico, California, serving 291 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Chico Unified School District, which is ranked 769 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Hooker Oak generally performs better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 5th-grade students scoring 60.38% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 54.9% in Science, compared to 49.94% and 36.4% for the district, respectively. The school's female and low-income students also perform well, ranking in the top 35% and 24% of California elementary schools. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 4.5% in 2018-2019 to 17.1% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Rosedale Elementary and Chapman Elementary have lower test scores, while the higher-performing Sierra View Elementary and Neal Dow Elementary have significantly better scores and lower chronic absenteeism. Hooker Oak's student-teacher ratio is generally in line with the district and nearby schools, suggesting that class size may not be a primary factor in the school's performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

1238 Arbutus Ave.
Chico, CA 95926-3586

(530) 891-3119

District: Chico Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1928^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,924

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 299

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hooker Oak Elementary ranks better than 67.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Hooker Oak Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Chico Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (68.9%), Hispanic (16.7%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hooker Oak Elementary is 17.5, which is the 2^nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Hooker Oak Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hooker Oak Elementary is $11,924, which is the 5^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Chico Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hooker Oak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hooker Oak Elementary 1928^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hooker Oak Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chico Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Chico Unified 769^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hooker Oak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.02	1662^nd	4809	65.4%
2005	66.43	1494^th	4822	69.0%
2006	64.96	1545^th	4818	67.9%
2007	51.97	2210^th	5113	56.8%
2008	59.93	1856^th	5113	63.7%
2009	56.14	2113^th	5193	59.3%
2010	45.86	2803^rd	5314	47.3%
2011	60.64	1984^th	5377	63.1%
2012	54.41	2373^rd	5390	56.0%
2013	47.85	2807^th	5530	49.2%
2015	55.94	2132^nd	5611	62.0%
2016	55.69	2199^th	5614	60.8%
2017	46.81	2720^th	5692	52.2%
2018	54.37	2319^th	5662	59.0%
2019	57.35	2194^th	5789	62.1%
2022	50.44	2515^th	5883	57.2%
2023	54.82	2292^nd	5874	61.0%
2024	62.93	1928^th	5862	67.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.93	966^th	2420	60.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.77	3638^th	5084	28.4%
2019	53.94	2143^rd	5173	58.6%
2022	47.38	2441^st	5264	53.6%
2023	51.68	2253^rd	5374	58.1%
2024	69.03	1302^nd	5511	76.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.56	2405^th	5413	55.6%
2019	62.91	1849^th	5492	66.3%
2022	61.93	1858^th	5635	67.0%
2023	47.79	2532^nd	5617	54.9%
2024	59.25	1987^th	5605	64.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	53.77	874^th	2585	66.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.48	2144^th	5431	60.5%
2019	50.93	2416^th	5510	56.2%
2022	39.84	3017^th	5663	46.7%
2023	61.79	1867^th	5650	67.0%
2024	64.52	1764^th	5636	68.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.38	3923^rd	5098	23.0%

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Rank History for White students at Hooker Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.95	2000^th	2737	26.9%
2019	35.75	1968^th	2834	30.6%
2022	28.74	2045^th	2726	25.0%
2023	35.56	1846^th	2662	30.7%
2024	42.01	1652^nd	2647	37.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hooker Oak Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	410	4	5	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	449
1989	419	8	12	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	462
1990	495	5	14	24	18	n/a	n/a	0	556
1991	507	6	14	22	13	n/a	n/a	0	562
1992	411	13	15	23	13	n/a	n/a	0	475
1993	378	10	20	17	15	n/a	n/a	0	440
1994	359	15	30	23	8	n/a	n/a	0	435
1995	436	11	23	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	495
1996	436	11	23	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	495
1997	424	10	17	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
1998	431	9	14	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1999	416	11	15	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	467
2000	415	13	13	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2001	409	11	16	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	455
2002	384	11	11	25	8	n/a	n/a	2	441
2003	384	11	11	25	8	n/a	n/a	2	441
2004	370	11	10	29	11	n/a	n/a	3	434
2005	357	15	13	29	7	n/a	n/a	5	426
2006	351	10	12	33	8	n/a	n/a	5	419
2007	353	10	12	25	6	n/a	n/a	12	418
2008	353	12	13	32	9	n/a	n/a	0	419
2009	356	13	5	36	8	1	33	0	452
2010	306	13	8	37	4	1	33	0	402
2011	277	10	6	28	3	1	26	0	351
2012	254	2	3	42	4	0	21	0	326
2013	273	6	3	51	4	0	31	0	368
2014	263	8	7	60	2	0	32	0	372
2015	261	2	7	65	2	1	28	0	366
2016	268	3	4	62	2	2	23	0	364
2017	225	2	8	53	2	1	27	0	318
2018	235	2	7	48	2	1	35	0	330
2019	271	7	7	47	2	1	34	0	369
2020	264	3	7	50	1	1	34	0	360
2021	226	2	7	46	0	0	36	0	317
2022	215	2	4	50	1	0	32	0	304
2023	201	4	3	50	2	0	31	0	291
2024	206	5	4	50	1	0	33	0	299

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hooker Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	449	17.0	26.4	n/a
1989	462	19.0	24.3	n/a
1990	556	25.0	22.2	n/a
1991	562	27.2	20.6	n/a
1992	475	27.6	17.2	26.9
1993	440	17.0	25.9	27.5
1994	435	15.8	27.5	26.2
1995	495	16.8	29.5	23.6
1996	495	16.8	29.5	23.6
1997	472	21.0	22.5	23.7
1998	474	22.0	21.5	23
1999	467	22.0	21.2	22.5
2000	456	21.8	20.9	33.3
2001	455	21.0	21.7	34.7
2002	441	21.0	21.0	41.5
2003	441	21.0	21.0	41.5
2004	434	20.8	20.9	37.8
2005	426	21.8	19.5	39.2
2006	419	21.6	19.4	31.2
2007	418	21.0	19.9	30.5
2008	419	23.4	17.9	34.6
2009	452	19.0	22.0	29.2
2010	402	17.2	23.3	31.1
2011	351	n/a	n/a	30.5
2012	326	15.4	21.1	n/a
2013	368	17.8	20.6	45.7
2014	372	17.0	21.8	44.4
2015	366	15.0	24.4	45.1
2016	364	16.0	22.7	42
2017	318	14.5	21.9	44.7
2018	330	15.2	21.6	46.1
2019	369	17.0	21.7	45.8
2020	360	n/a	n/a	47.8
2021	317	17.0	18.6	44.5
2022	304	18.0	16.8	53
2023	291	16.0	18.1	49.5
2024	299	17.0	17.5	44.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hooker Oak Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	449	17.0	26.4	n/a
1989	462	19.0	24.3	n/a
1990	556	25.0	22.2	n/a
1991	562	27.2	20.6	n/a
1992	475	27.6	17.2	26.9
1993	440	17.0	25.9	27.5
1994	435	15.8	27.5	26.2
1995	495	16.8	29.5	23.6
1996	495	16.8	29.5	23.6
1997	472	21.0	22.5	23.7
1998	474	22.0	21.5	23
1999	467	22.0	21.2	22.5
2000	456	21.8	20.9	33.3
2001	455	21.0	21.7	34.7
2002	441	21.0	21.0	41.5
2003	441	21.0	21.0	41.5
2004	434	20.8	20.9	37.8
2005	426	21.8	19.5	39.2
2006	419	21.6	19.4	31.2
2007	418	21.0	19.9	30.5
2008	419	23.4	17.9	34.6
2009	452	19.0	22.0	29.2
2010	402	17.2	23.3	31.1
2011	351	n/a	n/a	30.5
2012	326	15.4	21.1	n/a
2013	368	17.8	20.6	45.7
2014	372	17.0	21.8	44.4
2015	366	15.0	24.4	45.1
2016	364	16.0	22.7	42
2017	318	14.5	21.9	44.7
2018	330	15.2	21.6	46.1
2019	369	17.0	21.7	45.8
2020	360	n/a	n/a	47.8
2021	317	17.0	18.6	44.5
2022	304	18.0	16.8	53
2023	291	16.0	18.1	49.5
2024	299	17.0	17.5	44.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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