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Ishi Hills Middle

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Ishi Hills Middle ranks 2045 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

2045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Ishi Hills Middle serves 294 students in grades 6–8 in Oroville, within the Oroville City Elementary School District. Attendance is a major concern: in 2025–2026, 38% of students were chronically absent, compared with 31% in the district and 18% statewide. The rate has improved from 51% in 2023–2024, but it was still higher than at all but one of eight nearby schools with reported results.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while math is its clearest weakness. In 2025–2026, 28% of Ishi students were proficient in science—above the nearby average of 26% and the district’s 22%, though below the state’s 36%; Ishi ranked sixth among nine schools. In math, proficiency was 17%, below the nearby average of 27%, the district’s 19% and the state’s 38%, and second-lowest among the nine schools. ELA proficiency was 32%, also second-lowest nearby: below the state’s 49% and nearby average of 40%, but above the district’s 27%.

ELA shows the clearest progress over time: proficiency rose 7 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, and its gap with the state narrowed by 5 points. Math rose 2 points, but its gap with the state widened by 2 points. SchoolDigger placed Ishi at the 25th percentile statewide with 1 star in 2025–2026, up from the 20th percentile the year before. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 17:1, below the nearby average of 18.4:1; 68% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, close to the nearby average of 69%. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students reached the 55th percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 20th percentile in each of the two prior years, compared with the school’s overall 25th percentile. Its ranking for Multi-racial Students was notably lower, at the 6th percentile.

294

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,417

Per pupil spending ?

68.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1 Ishi Hills Way
Oroville, CA 95966-5519

(530) 532-3078

District: Oroville City Elementary

Students who attend Ishi Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Las Plumas High

Feeder schools for Ishi Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Oakdale Heights Elementary
	Ophir Elementary
	Stanford Avenue Elementary
	Wyandotte Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Two or more races:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

California avg42%

2,045^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Oroville City Elementary

1345^th of 1,530Oroville 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
2026	23.9	2045 of 2740	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	2217 of 2761	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2169 of 2783	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2075 of 2781	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1972 of 2740	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1881 of 2715	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	2015 of 2480	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1840 of 2508	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1684 of 2497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1733 of 2477	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	1111 of 2379	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	906 of 2259	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.6	1103 of 2236	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.0	1090 of 2179	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.1	795 of 2063	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	898 of 2005	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	786 of 1999	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1408 of 1531	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1077 of 1491	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1207 of 1369	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	2049 of 2516	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	2197 of 2533	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2128 of 2551	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1742 of 2531	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1899 of 2509	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1756 of 2380	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1895 of 2262	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	1638 of 2357	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1780 of 2395	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1862 of 2388	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1834 of 2374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2070 of 2359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1799 of 2213	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1981 of 2072	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	2051 of 2529	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	2132 of 2542	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2150 of 2579	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2255 of 2531	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1965 of 2458	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1568 of 2369	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1834 of 2230	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1704 of 2514	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1891 of 2534	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1882 of 2552	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2021 of 2538	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1733 of 2527	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1661 of 2407	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1789 of 2273	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	693 of 735	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	706 of 726	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	664 of 701	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	626 of 677	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	542 of 665	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	540 of 554	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	456 of 462	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	718 of 1605	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.6	1260 of 1566	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1239 of 1552	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1378 of 1531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	1315 of 1490	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1405 of 1520	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1420 of 1537	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1419 of 1543	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1449 of 1555	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1386 of 1602	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1395 of 1496	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)55th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	23.9	2045^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%	172	27.9	27.9	26.0	38.0	32.9	32.2	19.0	14.0	18.6	17.2	$25,417	$24,504	$913
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%)	9.5	2616^th of 2740 public middle schools	4.5%		17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%	269	9.7	9.7	19.0	25.6	11.8	18.2	8.9	15.4	2.0	8.1	$29,094	$27,974	$1,120
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%)	36.5	1612^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.2%		35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%	13	32.9	32.9	30.3	35.4	44.4	36.7	19.3	28.0	36.0	27.8	$23,855	$23,578	$277
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%)	24.5	2021^st of 2740 public middle schools	26.2%		26.6	1936^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%	85	18.1	18.1	33.8	36.4	39.9	36.7	15.0	18.2	18.7	17.3	$22,980	$22,478	$502
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%)	38.6	1544^th of 2740 public middle schools	43.6%		52.3	1123^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%	421	23.8	23.8	39.6	50.0	41.0	43.6	23.1	26.1	32.9	27.5	$20,569	$19,570	$999
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%)	30.8	1800^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.3%		44.1	1358^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.8%	442	15.5	15.5	41.6	45.2	31.0	39.9	22.1	24.7	22.4	23.1	$22,198	$19,922	$2,276
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%)	58.7	964^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.8%		56.1	996^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.9%	32	35.3	35.3	49.6	52.6	46.7	49.6	45.2	44.9	35.0	41.8	$21,595	$20,916	$679
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%)	28.6	1884^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.2%		35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	240	25.9	25.9		36.0	36.1	36.1		18.0	23.6	20.9	$23,657	$21,206	$2,451
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%)	74.8	570^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.2%		65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%	202	48.0	48.0	52.7	61.3	60.0	58.0	45.2	56.0	49.3	50.2	$50,484	$49,292	$1,192
Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95928	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	143	7	20.4	51.0%	114 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	50	1179^th of 2740 public middle schools	57.0%		65.3	780^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.7%	399	35.4	35.4	52.9	41.5	39.6	45.0	41.2	34.2	31.3	35.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Ishi Hills Middle

Is Ishi Hills Middle a good school?

Ishi Hills Middle ranks 2045^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ishi Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Ishi Hills Middle usually go on to attend Las Plumas High

What district is Ishi Hills Middle in?

Oroville City Elementary

How many students attend Ishi Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Ishi Hills Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Ishi Hills Middle?

Students at Ishi Hills Middle are 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% American Indian.

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