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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	Distance	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
Nelson Avenue Middle	0.0mi	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
The Studios @ Central	2.5mi	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
Ishi Hills Middle	3.1mi	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
Palermo Middle	6.4mi	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	13.0mi	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
Durham Intermediate	14.6mi	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 Junior High	15.6mi	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
Paradise Charter Middle	17.1mi	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
Foothill Intermediate	17.7mi	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	17.7mi	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

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