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Schools in Butte Valley · Oroville Union High School District, Durham Unified School District

Butte Valley’s public schools outscore 56% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Butte Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Butte Valley’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Oroville Union High
Students per teacher
19.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,185 students on the public path
In brief

Butte Valley’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Oroville Union High spends $20,024 per student and Durham Unified $14,362, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Butte Valley’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (584)Better than 53%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 968 test results and a graduating class of 593 could put Butte Valley anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Butte Valley’s students in the tested grades sat them (967 in math, 969 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Butte Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Durham Elementaryin DurhamB+
6–8Durham Intermediatein DurhamB
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Butte Valley runs its own schools through grade 12 (Durham Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Oroville Union High School District, shared with Oroville. Its elementary school is in Durham. Parts of Butte Valley (11% of its land) are served by Golden Feather Union Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Butte Valley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Oroville Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 2,230 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,024CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Durham Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,048 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$14,362CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Oroville Union High School District38%
State average 46.7% · 452 students tested
Math · 9–12, Oroville Union High School District14%
State average 33.1% · 451 students tested
Reading · K–12, Durham Unified School District48%
State average 46.7% · 517 students tested
Math · K–12, Durham Unified School District42%
State average 33.1% · 516 students tested

Butte Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Butte Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butte ValleyBDurham Unified K–12 · Oroville Union High 9–12

Every school in Butte Valley

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Butte Valleyin other towns
Durham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Durham
B+
495 students23:1Rate it →
Durham Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Durham
B
233 students19:1Rate it →
Las Plumas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oroville
B−
1,265 students19:1Rate it →
Oroville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oroville
B−
872 students20:1Rate it →
Durham High
High · Grades 9–12 · Durham
B+
320 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Butte Valley’s schools

Are Butte Valley’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Butte Valley children attend outscore 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Butte Valley in?

Two districts: Durham Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Oroville Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Oroville.

Where do Butte Valley kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Las Plumas High, Oroville High and Durham High.

What is Butte Valley’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Oroville Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Butte Valley spend per student?

$20,024 in Oroville Union High School District and $14,362 in Durham Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.