Summary:
The Thermalito Union Elementary district in Oroville serves four elementary schools—Sierra Avenue Elementary, Plumas Avenue Elementary, Poplar Avenue Elementary, and the kindergarten-only Siskiyou Avenue Elementary—all of which serve high-poverty student populations.
Among these schools, Plumas Avenue Elementary stands out as the top performer, with the highest test scores in English and Science and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 9.4%. Poplar Avenue Elementary has shown impressive improvement, moving up in state rankings and achieving the district's lowest absenteeism at 7.2%. In contrast, Sierra Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, with the lowest test scores and the highest chronic absenteeism among schools with full test data, despite having the highest per-student spending.
Attendance appears closely linked to success; schools with lower absenteeism generally perform better academically. The district as a whole spends more per student than the state average but still trails state averages in core subjects. A notable bright spot is that two schools exceed the state average in Science proficiency, showing that effective instruction in specific subjects is possible within the district.
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