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Ophir Elementary

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Ophir Elementary ranks 3882 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ophir Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oroville, California, serving 441 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oroville City Elementary District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ophir Elementary has consistently performed below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 29.41% in ELA and 28% in Math, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1836 out of 5789 schools in 2018-2019 to 3882 out of 5857 schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is relatively stronger, with a ranking of 1244 out of 2847 schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Ophir Elementary's performance is generally lower than the Wyandotte Academy and Oakdale Heights Elementary, which also have low rankings and performance. However, Ophir Elementary performs better than some schools in the Thermalito Union Elementary District, such as Sierra Avenue Elementary and Plumas Avenue Elementary, which have even lower rankings and proficiency rates. The charter school STREAM Charter, located about 4 miles from Ophir Elementary, outperforms Ophir in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance.

452

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,126

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Oakvale Ave.
Oroville, CA 95966-9494

(530) 532-3005

District: Oroville City Elementary

Students who attend Ophir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ishi Hills Middle
High:	Las Plumas High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oroville City Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg22%

California avg41%

3,882^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary 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	30.9	3882 of 5857	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3636 of 5869	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	3006 of 5859	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	2347 of 5883	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1836 of 5789	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	2020 of 5662	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.3	2698 of 5692	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	2451 of 5614	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.3	3242 of 5611	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.0	2060 of 5530	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.2	2196 of 5390	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	2871 of 5377	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	2796 of 5314	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.6	2098 of 5193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	1873 of 5113	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	1827 of 5113	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	1784 of 4818	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.9	2342 of 4822	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	1982 of 4809	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4139 of 5597	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3423 of 5612	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3276 of 5609	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2456 of 5635	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	1957 of 5492	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1935 of 5413	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2699 of 5107	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	2031 of 5107	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	1463 of 5087	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	684 of 4963	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1477 of 4830	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	4034 of 5460	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3899 of 5517	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2941 of 5363	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	1893 of 5264	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1385 of 5173	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1414 of 5084	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3299 of 5628	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3572 of 5643	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2620 of 5638	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	2069 of 5663	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	1566 of 5510	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	2050 of 5431	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.9	644 of 670	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	513 of 610	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1244 of 2847	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	682 of 2635	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	638 of 2420	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2320 of 2598	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2348 of 2651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2215 of 2661	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2166 of 2726	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1678 of 2834	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1962 of 2737	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science38%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ophir Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oakvale Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3005	452	23	20.0	65.0%	240 (53.1%)	8 (1.8%)	120 (26.5%)	20 (4.4%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.2%)	30.9	3882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		33.6	3636^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	246	37.5		37.5	31.8	24.6	31.9				29.4	32.8	22.4	29.2				28.0							$19,126	$1,958	$17,168
Stanford Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Stanford Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3006	403	19	21.2	81.4%	217 (53.8%)	10 (2.5%)	69 (17.1%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (21.3%)	20.7	4769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		13.9	5400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	631	24.5		24.5	17.2	19.7	41.5				25.6	27.6	8.2	22.6				19.2	94.3				95.4		$18,383	$2,439	$15,944
Wyandotte Academy	Public	K-5	2800 Wyandotte Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3007	249	15	16.6	82.3%	73 (29.3%)	17 (6.8%)	51 (20.5%)	70 (28.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.9%)	28	4137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.3	3749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.1%	388	13.2		13.2	47.4	33.3	17.0				30.7	52.6	21.2	15.7				28.7							$20,172	$3,339	$16,833
Helen M. Wilcox Elementary	Public	K-3	5737 Autrey Ln.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-7626	592	29	20.3	85.6%	221 (37.3%)	6 (1.0%)	230 (38.9%)	22 (3.7%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (16.7%)								(n/a)				34.1						34.1	34.8						34.8	89.0	95.7	95.7	96.3	95.1	98.2	$19,586	$649	$18,937
Golden Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	2400 Via Canela	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-6000	274	10	26.5	84.7%	118 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	104 (38.0%)	10 (3.6%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	29	4051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		22.7	4609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	558	19.5		19.5		33.3	36.7				34.9		32.6	20.3				26.8							$21,168	$1,252	$19,916
Oakdale Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2255 Las Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3004	252	14	18.0	79.0%	89 (35.3%)	11 (4.4%)	70 (27.8%)	39 (15.5%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.1%)	12.6	5452^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		18.6	4978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	474	9.1		9.1	19.1	21.4	15.9				19.0	22.7	24.6	2.3				17.2							$21,537	$2,461	$19,076
STREAM Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	455E Oro Dam Blvd. East	Oroville	95965	Butte County	STREAM Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 534-1633	515	22	23.3	58.4%	285 (55.3%)	5 (1.0%)	81 (15.7%)	56 (10.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.6%)	48.7	2661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		35.4	3488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	827	43.1	31.6	38.5	43.3	54.6	40.4	31.5	34.2	31.6	40.0	48.3	46.4	40.4	7.4	22.0	21.1	32.4							$15,413	$470	$14,943
Plumas Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	440 Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2930	322	13	24.7	87.0%	119 (37.0%)	8 (2.5%)	59 (18.3%)	99 (30.7%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.7%)	38.6	3306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		28.5	4067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	761	33.9		33.9	28.3	50.0	39.3				39.1	15.1	50.0	21.4				28.6	93.3	97.3			94.7		$20,145	$2,210	$17,935
Palermo Community Day	Public	K-8	7350 Bulldog Way	Palermo	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-4708	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$32,070	$224	$31,846
Sierra Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 Sierra Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2920	365	17	21.4	90.4%	140 (38.4%)	7 (1.9%)	76 (20.8%)	85 (23.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (12.9%)	18.8	4931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.7	4965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	34	18.0		18.0	25.0	26.2	26.2				25.8	28.1	23.0	13.1				21.5	97.4				97.4		$23,129	$3,540	$19,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Ophir Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ophir Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ophir Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ishi Hills Middle
High : Las Plumas High

How many students attend Ophir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Ophir Elementary.

What district is Ophir Elementary in?

Oroville City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ophir Elementary?

Students at Ophir Elementary are 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Ophir Elementary a good school?

Ophir Elementary ranks 3882^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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