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Schools in Oroville · Oroville School District

Oroville’s public schools score below 67% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 25% of Oroville’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oroville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
40%
▼ 13 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 15 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 4–5 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.9K
▲ 19% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
541 students on the public path
In brief

Oroville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 39 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oroville’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington (the state reports Oroville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,923 per student in FY2024, against $18,444 across Washington. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (Washington 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oroville Middle-High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oroville’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 33% of Washington school districts. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (39)Better than 59%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 268 test results and a graduating class of 42 could put Oroville anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Oroville’s students in the tested grades sat them (268 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Oroville ElementaryOroville School DistrictNo scores
7–12Oroville Middle-High SchoolOroville School DistrictNo scores

Oroville’s public schools are run by Oroville School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Oroville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 541 students · 13.5 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$21,923WA $18,444 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 53.4% · 268 students tested
Math25%
State average 40.1% · 268 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Oroville district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Washington, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Oroville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Oroville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OrovilleCOroville

Every school in Oroville

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

District schools in Orovilleby address
Oroville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
298 students14:1Rate it →
Oroville Middle-High School
High · Grades 7–12
243 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Oroville’s schools

Are Oroville’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oroville children attend score below 67% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oroville in?

Oroville School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 541 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Oroville’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Oroville School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Oroville spend per student?

$21,923 in Oroville School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. 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 Washington. Stars are from neighbors.