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Sierra Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4931^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 365 students in Oroville, California, within the Thermalito Union Elementary District, but it consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of elementary schools statewide.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in English, math, and science notably below both state and district averages, and it has the highest rate of chronic absenteeism (23.7%) among its closest peers. Interestingly, despite receiving more funding per student than other schools in its district, such as Plumas Avenue Elementary and Poplar Avenue Elementary, Sierra Avenue's academic results are lower. This creates a striking "within-district achievement gap," as these nearby schools serve very similar student populations yet achieve significantly better outcomes in both test scores and student attendance.

While the school's performance has declined over the past decade, a potential bright spot is its relatively stronger results for English Learner students. The contrast with the higher-performing STREAM Charter school nearby suggests that factors like school leadership, teaching practices, and culture may play a critical role in student success, offering a path for potential improvement at Sierra Avenue.

365

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,262

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Sierra Ave.
Oroville, CA 95965-4238

(530) 538-2920

District: Thermalito Union Elementary

Students who attend Sierra Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nelson Avenue Middle
High:	Oroville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

Asian:

23.3%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,931^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	18.8	4931 of 5857	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4965 of 5869	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4849 of 5859	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4512 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1210 of 1417	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4859 of 5789	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	4024 of 5662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	3788 of 5692	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	3663 of 5614	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.1	4617 of 5611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	3925 of 5530	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	3359 of 5390	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	2953 of 5377	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.5	3142 of 5314	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.0	3909 of 5193	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	3370 of 5113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	2643 of 5113	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	3121 of 4818	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	3256 of 4822	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.9	3717 of 4809	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1141 of 1203	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1162 of 1205	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	1161 of 1190	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	1125 of 1154	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1114 of 1149	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1030 of 1071	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	2376 of 2585	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1702 of 2128	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	1211 of 3162	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1957 of 3245	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	2524 of 3311	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	599 of 602	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.2	1113 of 3246	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4426 of 5597	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4838 of 5612	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4430 of 5609	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4131 of 5635	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1038 of 1267	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4556 of 5492	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3884 of 5413	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	4960 of 5107	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4516 of 5107	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3740 of 4963	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3548 of 4830	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4537 of 5460	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4373 of 5517	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4157 of 5363	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3625 of 5264	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	791 of 1110	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4210 of 5173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3569 of 5084	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4931 of 5628	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4664 of 5643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4880 of 5638	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4441 of 5663	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1098 of 1272	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4625 of 5510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3841 of 5431	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2060 of 2847	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1980 of 2635	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	2414 of 2598	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2552 of 2651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2571 of 2661	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2567 of 2726	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	2778 of 2834	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	2639 of 2737	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)62nd percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

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

Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science18%-15 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)	% DTP (2022)	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/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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$27,262	$26,328	$934
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	$22,583	$21,566	$1,017
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)																					$21,032	$17,158	$3,874
Poplar Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2075 Poplar St.	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				$20,742	$19,886	$856
Heritage Community Day	Public	K-8	2045 4th St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-4376	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)
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
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				$23,805	$21,346	$2,459
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	$20,574	$19,312	$1,262
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				$29,449	$27,974	$1,475
North State Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	2255 Las Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 532-3004	0																		(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Avenue Elementary

Is Sierra Avenue Elementary a good school?

Sierra Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Avenue Elementary?

Students at Sierra Avenue Elementary are 38% White, 23% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Sierra Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Sierra Avenue Elementary.

What district is Sierra Avenue Elementary in?

Thermalito Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sierra Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Nelson Avenue Middle
High : Oroville High

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