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Plumas Avenue Elementary

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Plumas Avenue Elementary ranks 3306 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Plumas Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 322 students in Oroville, part of the Thermalito Union Elementary district, and stands out for its strong academic performance and excellent attendance record despite serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school consistently outperforms its own district averages in English, Math, and Science, and its science scores even beat the state average. A major strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.4%, which is the best among local elementary schools and less than half the district and state averages. This focus on attendance appears to support student success. The school is particularly effective in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, ranking higher for this group than it does overall. Notably, fourth-grade students perform exceptionally well, with half reaching proficiency in core subjects.

When compared to nearby schools like Sierra Avenue Elementary, Ophir Elementary, and STREAM Charter, Plumas Avenue holds a unique position. It achieves competitive or better results while serving a student population with greater economic challenges than some local options. While the school's statewide ranking has varied over the years, its recent trajectory shows clear improvement in both attendance and academic achievement within its district context.

322

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,145

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Plumas Ave.
Oroville, CA 95965-3219

(530) 538-2930

District: Thermalito Union Elementary

Students who attend Plumas Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nelson Avenue Middle
High:	Oroville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Asian:

30.7%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,306^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	38.6	3306 of 5857	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4067 of 5869	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3839 of 5859	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3617 of 5883	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1042 of 1417	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2945 of 5789	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2977 of 5662	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	3270 of 5692	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	4022 of 5614	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	4612 of 5611	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	3537 of 5530	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	2957 of 5390	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	3606 of 5377	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.0	3295 of 5314	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	3849 of 5193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3804 of 5113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	3686 of 5113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1110 of 1203	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1171 of 1205	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1117 of 1190	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1101 of 1154	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1880 of 3162	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1136 of 3311	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	3064 of 5597	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3911 of 5612	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3523 of 5609	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3127 of 5635	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	937 of 1267	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2949 of 5492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	2477 of 5413	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3581 of 5107	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2436 of 5460	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	3546 of 5517	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3057 of 5363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	2648 of 5264	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	710 of 1110	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2396 of 5173	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2309 of 5084	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3312 of 5628	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3908 of 5643	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3911 of 5638	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3865 of 5663	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	881 of 1272	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2698 of 5510	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	3218 of 5431	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2241 of 2598	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2360 of 2651	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2473 of 2661	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2514 of 2726	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2449 of 2834	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2395 of 2737	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Plumas Avenue Elementary

What district is Plumas Avenue Elementary in?

Thermalito Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Plumas Avenue Elementary?

Students at Plumas Avenue Elementary are 37% White, 31% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Plumas Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Plumas Avenue Elementary.

Is Plumas Avenue Elementary a good school?

Plumas Avenue Elementary ranks 3306^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Plumas Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Nelson Avenue Middle
High : Oroville High

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