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C−

Thermalito Union School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Oroville.

Oroville’s School Grade C− better than 19% of California school districts

Students
1,515
Schools
6
Spent per student
$21,767
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$5.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Thermalito Union School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.1M, about $3,362 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oroville. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsOroville City Elementary School District
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Oroville HighOroville Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 939 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 933 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Oroville Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,767 per student · 3% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 38%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 72%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,507’20
1,483’21
1,522’22
1,520’23
1,515’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 35%Asian 34%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 10%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.