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Poplar Avenue Elementary

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Poplar Avenue Elementary ranks 4041 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4041^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Poplar Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 321 students in Oroville, California, operating within the Thermalito Union Elementary district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

While the school's academic performance, with about 30% of students proficient in English and Math, is below the state average, it shows important strengths and recent improvements. Notably, Poplar Avenue has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.2%, which is far better than most nearby schools like Wyandotte Academy (37.6%) and Stanford Avenue Elementary (43.2%). Its math scores are also stronger than the district average, and it has significantly improved its student-teacher ratio. Performance varies by grade, with 5th graders performing relatively well while 4th grade is an area of focus.

Compared to other schools in the area, Poplar Avenue performs similarly to Plumas Avenue Elementary in math but trails it in English. It generally outperforms Sierra Avenue Elementary. The nearby STREAM Charter school shows higher academic performance but serves a student population with different needs. Overall, Poplar Avenue operates efficiently with lower per-student spending than comparable schools and demonstrates effective management, particularly in ensuring students attend school regularly.

321

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,501

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2075 Poplar Ave.
Oroville, CA 95965-3046

(530) 538-2910

District: Thermalito Union Elementary

Students who attend Poplar Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nelson Avenue Middle
High:	Oroville High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.8%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,041^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Thermalito Union Elementary

1123^rd of 1,543Thermalito Union 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	29.0	4041 of 5857	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4807 of 5869	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3782 of 5859	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4330 of 5883	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	995 of 1417	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4742 of 5789	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3883 of 5662	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	4408 of 5692	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	4449 of 5614	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	4661 of 5611	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.4	2480 of 5530	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.2	2938 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.4	3657 of 5377	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.1	3915 of 5314	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	4141 of 5193	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	4104 of 5113	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	4151 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	4374 of 4818	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4227 of 4822	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1133 of 1203	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	1175 of 1205	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1131 of 1190	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1106 of 1154	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1073 of 1149	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1013 of 1071	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	1975 of 3311	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4115 of 5597	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4623 of 5612	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3128 of 5609	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3574 of 5635	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	804 of 1267	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4509 of 5492	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3973 of 5413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3300 of 5460	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4749 of 5517	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3375 of 5363	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3603 of 5264	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	530 of 1110	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	3862 of 5173	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2884 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3633 of 5628	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4506 of 5643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4178 of 5638	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4764 of 5663	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1014 of 1272	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4592 of 5510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3516 of 5431	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2257 of 2598	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2548 of 2651	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2481 of 2661	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	2637 of 2726	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	2801 of 2834	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	2698 of 2737	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science25%-8 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
Poplar Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2075 Poplar Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2910	321	15	21.3	84.4%	88 (27.4%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (12.8%)	160 (49.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)	29	4041^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		20.5	4807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	766	25.0		25.0	31.9	18.6	41.7				29.9	34.0	17.0	37.5				28.6							$19,501	$2,559	$16,942
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Poplar Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Poplar Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Nelson Avenue Middle
High : Oroville High

What is the racial makeup of Poplar Avenue Elementary?

Students at Poplar Avenue Elementary are 50% Asian, 27% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Poplar Avenue Elementary in?

Thermalito Union Elementary

How many students attend Poplar Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Poplar Avenue Elementary.

Is Poplar Avenue Elementary a good school?

Poplar Avenue Elementary ranks 4041^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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