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The Studios @ Central

Public Grades 5-8

2347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

The Studios @ Central is a public middle school serving about 300 students in grades 5-8 within the Oroville City Elementary district, which is ranked in the bottom 13% of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 22% of students proficient in English and less than 10% proficient in math, placing it well below state averages and lower than most nearby schools like Live Oak Middle or Sycamore Middle. A notable concern is the extreme inconsistency between grades, including a 0% math proficiency rate for 7th graders in the latest data. However, the school's science scores are a relative strength, performing slightly better than the district average and some neighboring schools. Chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains nearly double the state average, which is a major obstacle to learning.

Interestingly, The Studios @ Central spends over $20,000 per student—one of the highest rates in the area—and has a favorable student-teacher ratio, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. This contrasts with schools like Paradise Charter Middle, which spends far less but achieves much higher proficiency. This suggests that factors beyond funding, such as instructional methods or school culture, are critical for improvement, and the school could look to higher-performing nearby schools with similar student demographics for potential strategies.

300

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,786

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2565 Mesa Ave.
Oroville, CA 95966-6024

(530) 532-3002

District: Oroville City Elementary

Students who attend The Studios @ Central usually attend:

High:

Las Plumas High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.3%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Asian:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

California avg41%

2,347^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Oroville City Elementary

1346^th of 1,543Oroville City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2347 of 2761	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2471 of 2783	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2460 of 2781	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2377 of 2740	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1954 of 2715	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1965 of 2480	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	2219 of 2508	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	1779 of 2497	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1904 of 2477	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1815 of 2379	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	1487 of 2259	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	1245 of 2236	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.8	1290 of 2179	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	1319 of 2063	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.2	1342 of 2005	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.8	1076 of 1999	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.7	865 of 1804	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	965 of 1777	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.9	924 of 1769	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	706 of 739	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	725 of 743	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	699 of 715	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	698 of 733	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	686 of 745	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	673 of 700	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	1255 of 1531	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1294 of 1491	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	753 of 1369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2284 of 2533	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2307 of 2551	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2198 of 2531	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2292 of 2509	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1871 of 2380	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1944 of 2262	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1873 of 2395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2165 of 2388	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2102 of 2374	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1730 of 2359	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1217 of 2213	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1148 of 2072	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	2056 of 2542	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2256 of 2579	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2235 of 2531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2098 of 2458	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1560 of 2369	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1686 of 2230	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	2029 of 2534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2241 of 2552	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2295 of 2538	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2044 of 2527	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1641 of 2407	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1638 of 2273	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	671 of 726	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	655 of 701	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	597 of 677	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	598 of 665	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	497 of 554	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	457 of 462	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1355 of 1566	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1272 of 1552	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1364 of 1531	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1476 of 1520	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1481 of 1537	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1522 of 1543	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1532 of 1555	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1506 of 1602	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1442 of 1496	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Studios @ Central	Public	5-8	2565 Mesa Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3002	300	20	15.3	76.3%	124 (41.3%)	15 (5.0%)	71 (23.7%)	53 (17.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		15.2	2471^st of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	124	22.2	22.2	32.9	12.5	24.4	22.5	16.7	0.0	13.2	9.5	$20,786	$2,089	$18,697
Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17.0	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%		22.1	2169^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	48	13.2	13.2	32.2	32.5	31.1	31.9	9.2	14.5	16.5	13.4	$21,104	$1,888	$19,216
Heritage Community Day	Public	4-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-4376	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)											$66,947	$6,514	$60,433
Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	456	23	19.4	85.7%	162 (35.5%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (15.6%)	162 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.0%)	35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%		33.5	1691^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.2%	66	28.9	28.9	33.3	44.3	39.9	39.0	17.6	25.2	28.2	23.3	$20,724	$2,062	$18,662
Palermo Middle	Public	6-8	7350 Bulldog Way	Palermo	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-4708	458	24	18.7	76.0%	193 (42.1%)	5 (1.1%)	158 (34.5%)	22 (4.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.4%)	26.6	1936^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		24.4	2064^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.8%	128	16.8	16.8	34.5	41.5	34.4	36.9	19.4	20.3	11.5	17.2	$19,806	$2,006	$17,800
Sycamore Middle	Public	6-8	1125 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3636	423	20	21.0	73.0%	139 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (60.5%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	52.3	1123^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		43.2	1364^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.0%	241	33.3	33.3	43.6	52.9	52.3	49.5	24.3	35.0	34.9	31.3	$16,221	$1,635	$14,586
Foothill Intermediate	Public	6-8	5351 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6130	237	13	17.6	65.0%	152 (64.1%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (21.1%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	44.1	1358^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.8%		40.8	1433^rd of 2783 public middle schools	48.5%	75	25.9	25.9	49.4	39.3	56.0	49.1	29.9	19.7	22.6	24.3	$21,695	$3,214	$18,481
Live Oak Middle	Public	6-8	2082 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5435	413	24	17.5	82.6%	93 (22.5%)	5 (1.2%)	263 (63.7%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	56.1	996^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.9%		49	1195^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.1%	199	36.4	36.4	64.4	39.7	53.3	52.1	36.1	27.8	35.0	32.9	$18,552	$1,064	$17,488
Durham Intermediate	Public	6-8	9416 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4690	233	12	19.1	39.9%	164 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%		68.4	714^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	58	38.4	38.4	50.6	64.5	43.2	52.8	41.8	57.9	32.9	44.3	$19,491	$1,225	$18,266
Paradise Junior High	Public	7-8	5657 Recreation Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6465	197	12	16.5	70.6%	138 (70.1%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		18.8	2307^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	663	24.7	24.7		26.4	40.0	32.8		25.8	32.5	28.9	$21,246	$4,055	$17,191

Frequently Asked Questions about The Studios @ Central

What is the racial makeup of The Studios @ Central?

Students at The Studios @ Central are 41% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is The Studios @ Central a good school?

The Studios @ Central ranks in the bottom 15.0% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of The Studios @ Central attend?

Students who attend The Studios @ Central usually go on to attend Las Plumas High

What district is The Studios @ Central in?

Oroville City Elementary

How many students attend The Studios @ Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended The Studios @ Central.

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