Chico Independent School District is a public
school district
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based in
Chico,
Texas
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USA
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). The mascot of this school district is The Mighty Dragons.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable
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History
The district changed to a four day school week in fall 2022.
Schools
*Chico High School (Grades 9-12)
*Chico Middle School (Grades 6-8)
*Chico Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
Students
Academics
Average scores of students in Chico typically match local region and state-wide averages on standardized tests. In 2016-2017
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 77% of students in Chico ISD met Approaches Grade Level or Above standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas.
The average
SAT
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score of the class of 2016 was 1303, and the average
ACT score was 19.2.
Demographics
In the 2016-2017 school year, the school district had a total of 603 students, ranging from early childhood education and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2016 included 52 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was less than 1%.
As of the 2016-2017 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 68.7% White, 27.5% Hispanic, 0.7% African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0% Asian, and 2.5% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 58.4% of the student body, compared with 59.0% for all students in Texas.
References
External links
Chico ISD{{Region 11 School Districts in Texas
School districts in Wise County, Texas