Summary:
Oroville School District is a small district in the Oroville area with two schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade: Oroville Elementary for PK–6 and Oroville Middle-High School for grades 7–12, with 541 students combined.
Oroville Elementary enrolls 298 students and has the district’s stronger math results, with 23.36% of students proficient compared with 18.45% at Oroville Middle-High School. Third grade is a notable bright spot, with 44.83% proficiency in both English language arts and math. However, elementary results fall considerably in later grades, especially math, where proficiency is 14.29% in fifth grade and 13.51% in sixth grade. Elementary English language arts and science results are below district and state averages, and the school’s ranking fell to the 19th percentile in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1, and spending is about $25,316 per student.
Oroville Middle-High School is the stronger school in current English language arts and science, with proficiency rates of 41.18% and 45.21%, respectively. Its math result is much weaker at 18.45%, particularly in eighth grade, where only 11.43% were proficient. The school’s 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the elementary school’s, but recent scores declined in all three subjects. Parents should also consider the 73.1% graduation rate, below the 82.6% state rate, and the 14.6% dropout rate, above the 9.8% state rate. Overall, the district’s clearest priorities are improving math, strengthening later elementary achievement, reversing recent score declines, and supporting high school completion.
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