Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Palermo’s public schools score below 81% of California districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 16% of Palermo’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Palermo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% 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.
Palermo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 262 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palermo’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% 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 Palermo Union Elementary $19,715, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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.
What’s behind Palermo’s grade
C−: better than 19% of California school districts, #829 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palermo, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Palermo
Palermo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 458 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Palermo
Palermo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 458 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Palermo
Palermo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 458 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Palermo · depends on your address
Las Plumas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,265 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
Oroville High
Grades 9–12 · 872 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
10th grade in Palermo · depends on your address
Las Plumas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,265 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
Oroville High
Grades 9–12 · 872 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
11th grade in Palermo · depends on your address
Las Plumas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,265 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
Oroville High
Grades 9–12 · 872 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
12th grade in Palermo · depends on your address
Las Plumas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,265 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
Oroville High
Grades 9–12 · 872 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Oroville
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Palermo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Palermo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Palermo’s borders.
Every school in Palermo
9 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Palermo Community Day and Palermo Special Education Preschool).
Questions about Palermo’s schools
Are Palermo’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Palermo children attend score below 81% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #829 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palermo in?
Oroville Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,230 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palermo kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Las Plumas High and Oroville High.
What is Palermo’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 Palermo spend per student?
$20,024 in Oroville Union High School District, $19,715 in Palermo Union Elementary School District and $19,543 in Oroville City Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Palermo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palermo → They have their own page.
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.