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Stanford Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Stanford Avenue Elementary a good school?

Stanford Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Stanford Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Stanford Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Stanford Avenue Elementary?

Students at Stanford Avenue Elementary are 54% White, 21% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Stanford Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stanford Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ishi Hills Middle High : Oroville High

Public Grades K-5

4769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stanford Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 403 students in the Oroville City Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages and a statewide ranking that places it in the bottom 20% of California schools. A primary concern is chronic absenteeism, with 43.2% of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the state average and notably higher than nearby schools like Poplar Avenue Elementary (7.2%) and Plumas Avenue Elementary (9.4%). This high level of absences is closely linked to the school's academic struggles, as schools with better attendance in the area consistently show stronger student performance.

When compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Wyandotte Academy, Stanford Avenue's outcomes are lower, suggesting room for improvement through targeted strategies. The school's performance also varies widely between grade levels, indicating inconsistencies in instruction. While the school's per-student spending is lower than some neighbors like Sierra Avenue Elementary, examples like STREAM Charter show that effective practices can lead to better results even with comparable resources.

403

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,383

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Stanford Ave.
Oroville, CA 95966-5231

(530) 532-3006

District: Oroville City Elementary

Students who attend Stanford Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ishi Hills Middle
High:	Oroville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Two or more races:

21.3%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,769^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	20.7	4769 of 5857	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5400 of 5869	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5197 of 5859	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	5660 of 5883	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3823 of 5789	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4557 of 5662	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	4425 of 5692	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3986 of 5614	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	3939 of 5611	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	3738 of 5530	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	3696 of 5390	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	2883 of 5377	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	2986 of 5314	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.4	3599 of 5193	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	2460 of 5113	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.1	2548 of 5113	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.4	2174 of 4818	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.7	2915 of 4822	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.1	2934 of 4809	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4650 of 5597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4823 of 5612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4713 of 5609	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5333 of 5635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3966 of 5492	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4612 of 5413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	4961 of 5107	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4766 of 5107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	5062 of 5087	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	4877 of 5084	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2918 of 4963	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4545 of 5460	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5199 of 5517	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4851 of 5363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5141 of 5264	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3033 of 5173	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3925 of 5084	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4496 of 5628	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5457 of 5643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5123 of 5638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5516 of 5663	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3377 of 5510	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3985 of 5431	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	0.9	667 of 670	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	665 of 669	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	606 of 610	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	406 of 445	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.7	1000 of 2420	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	2475 of 2598	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	2616 of 2651	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2486 of 2661	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	2716 of 2726	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2729 of 2834	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2604 of 2737	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)59th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Siskiyou Avenue Elementary	Public	K	2075 Poplar St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2910	46	3	15.3	93.5%	20 (43.5%)	1 (2.2%)	11 (23.9%)	9 (19.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)								(n/a)																								$21,181	$4,141	$17,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanford Avenue Elementary

Is Stanford Avenue Elementary a good school?

Stanford Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Stanford Avenue Elementary in?

Oroville City Elementary

How many students attend Stanford Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Stanford Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Stanford Avenue Elementary?

Students at Stanford Avenue Elementary are 54% White, 21% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Stanford Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stanford Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ishi Hills Middle
High : Oroville High

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