Heritage Community Day

Heritage Community Day is a very small middle school in Oroville, California, run under Thermalito Union Elementary. The school caters to 5 students in grades 4 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 99% leaner than the state mean of about 659.

Thermalito Union Elementary comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,515 students; Heritage Community Day is among them.

On the student-mix side, Heritage Community Day shows that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest breaks down as 20% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Heritage Community Day has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Butte County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which Heritage Community Day is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nelson Avenue Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heritage Community Day has shrank 44%, going from 9 students in 2018 to 5 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.