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If you had an hour of school board time for Nelson Avenue Middle, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063918006544
Nelson Avenue Middle
2255 Sixth St., Oroville, CA 95965 · (530) 538-2940 · Butte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
391 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 165 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 30% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Thermalito Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 30.5% | 26.8% | 34.2% |
| Math | 8.1% | 15.3% | 34.6% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 30.5% | 15.2% |
| 2020-21 | 31.6% | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | 16.3% |
| 2017-18 | 31.7% | 16.1% |
| 2016-17 | 20.1% | 14.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nelson Avenue Middle
Nelson Avenue Middle's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Avenue Middle this school | 456 | 85.7% | 29.1% |
| Arcade Middle Sacramento | 595 | 83.4% | 20.5% |
| Parsons Junior High Redding | 522 | 79.3% | 35.7% |
| The Studios @ Central Oroville | 300 | 76.3% | 15.2% |
| Rio Linda Preparatory Academy Rio Linda | 331 | 88.2% | 29.6% |
| Francisco Middle San Francisco | 496 | 74.2% | 35.2% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nelson Avenue Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #764 of 1,224 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #757 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #745 of 1,227 ▲ 135 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #128 of 1,214 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #1,003 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #392 of 1,279 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #99 of 1,278 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #404 of 1,329 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #850 of 930 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 456 | 23.4 | 19.5:1 | 86% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 22.8 | 20.1:1 | 85% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 22.4 | 20.4:1 | 85% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 87% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 88% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 88% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | N/A | N/A | 89% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 84% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Avenue Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (472 to 456); teachers up 17% (20 to 23.4).
About Nelson Avenue Middle
Nelson Avenue Middle is a middle school in Oroville, California, and it is part of Thermalito Union Elementary. Enrolled students number 456 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Nelson Avenue Middle is one of 6 schools in Thermalito Union Elementary, which enrolls 1,515 students in total.
The most common group at Nelson Avenue Middle is White students, at 36%. The remaining students are 36% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Nelson Avenue Middle is 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.5:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. The rate at public schools in Butte County averages 63%, lower than here.
Measured against California public middle schools, Nelson Avenue Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Nelson Avenue Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% is within a point of the 29.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Butte County this way: the median household income is $67,928, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Nelson Avenue Middle, Butte County has 95 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Nelson Avenue Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Heritage Community Day. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Nelson Avenue Middle ranks 2nd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Nelson Avenue Middle's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 12 students since 2020-21, to 456.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thermalito Union Elementary
- Sierra Avenue ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Plumas Avenue ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Poplar Avenue ElementaryElementary · 321 students
- Siskiyou Avenue ElementaryElementary · 46 students
- Heritage Community DayMiddle · 5 students
Other schools in Oroville
- Las Plumas HighHigh · 1,265 students
- Oroville HighHigh · 872 students
- Helen M. Wilcox ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- STREAM CharterElementary · 515 students
- Ophir ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Stanford Avenue ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Community Day0.0 mi · 5
- Butte County Special Education0.0 mi · 49
- Hearthstone0.1 mi · 185
- Plumas Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 322
- Table Mountain0.6 mi · 16
- Oroville High Community Day0.6 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Nelson Avenue MiddleHow many students attend Nelson Avenue Middle?
Nelson Avenue Middle enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
Is Nelson Avenue Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nelson Avenue Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Nelson Avenue Middle have?
Nelson Avenue Middle employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Nelson Avenue Middle?
Student demographics at Nelson Avenue Middle are roughly 36% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 36% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Nelson Avenue Middle in?
Nelson Avenue Middle is part of Thermalito Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.