1497 E 1st Ave
Chico, CA 95926

Absolutely horrible school. They have no one communicating with each other. The counselors are MIA and never call amyone back. Same goes for the principals and the front desks. The only one that will ever call back is the attendance person (pfcourse because if the kids dont show up the school doesnt get funded) which is why im honeschooling now. Oroville High is much much better. They should be ashamed of themselves.

My autistic 5 year old was being physically handled by a teacher and his staff; we continuously questioned the principal about his qualifications while seeing the signs of an unstructured environment for an ESN classroom. The admin staff was oblivious to our child's safety, the school psychologist documented one of the incidents when our child was being blatantly neglected and physically handle in multiple situations. The unprofessional behavior of these individuals didn't bother to notify us of what was going on, despite our constant questions of why our child behaviors were regressing so badly in this new environment. I had to read about our greatest fears in an IEP two weeks later.

My daughter has been a student at Marsh the past 3 years - she's getting ready to graduate now. She LOVES Marsh! And I do too. The staff - and especially the principal - have been fantastic. Great communication and super understanding. I did read the other reviews on here from a prior administration......and I won't argue at all concerning that previous administration. I did bring some issues up to that particular leadership crew and never heard anything from them, ever. However, that's not the case for this current Administration(2025-26) - they take a VERY proactive response, and communicate everything with the parents. My daughter loved going there. She wasn't a popular student and wasn't with the "in" crowd - but it didn't matter at all - she felt welcomed by everyone all the time. And she took full advantage of everything the campus had to offer - including sports and after school activities. She had so much fun there, she never wanted to leave. Based upon everything I saw and experienced there - and everything my daughter did there - I can only give Marsh perfect scores across the board. It's an outstanding school, and the campus itself is beautiful and newer compared to the other junior high schools in Chico. Can't be beat, especially here in Butte County.