Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OROVILLE CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062910004491
Oakdale Heights Elementary
2255 Las Plumas Ave., Oroville, CA 95966 · (530) 532-3004 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
199 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Oakdale Heights Elementary→Ishi Hills Middle
Based on grade levels within Oroville City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
17.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 11.3% | 19.0% | 62.0% |
| Math | 4.8% | 12.4% | 26.9% | 55.9% |
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 | 19.0% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 12.8% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 16.7% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 20.5% | 16.7% |
| 2017-18 | 17.5% | 15.3% |
| 2016-17 | 19.1% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oakdale Heights Elementary
Oakdale Heights Elementary's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Heights Elementary this school | 252 | 79.0% | 19.6% |
| Rother Elementary Redding | 280 | 83.2% | 26.2% |
| Charles Peck Elementary Carmichael | 303 | 76.9% | 18.9% |
| Weed Elementary Weed | 268 | 78.7% | 19.0% |
| Lafayette Elementary Eureka | 324 | 72.2% | 29.1% |
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 343 | 71.7% | 21.9% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Oakdale Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #4,604 of 5,151 | #25 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #4,553 of 5,172 ▼ 517 | #24 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,903 of 5,172 ▼ 334 | #26 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,726 of 5,116 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #5,110 of 5,915 | #29 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #267 of 5,352 | #5 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #126 of 5,354 | #2 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #2,277 of 5,625 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #1,031 of 3,837 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
252
-64 (-20%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 79% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 13.5 | 20.6:1 | 92% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 15.5 | 20.1:1 | 88% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 91% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 88% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 84% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | N/A | N/A | 95% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 90% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 20 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakdale Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (330 to 252); teachers down 18% (17 to 14).
About Oakdale Heights Elementary
Located in Oroville, California, Oakdale Heights Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 252 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 46% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Oakdale Heights Elementary falls under Oroville City Elementary, which has 6 schools enrolling 1,950 students.
The largest group at Oakdale Heights Elementary is White students, at 35%. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 15% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Butte County is roughly 70% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oakdale Heights Elementary scores 75%.
Its staff includes 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 79% of students at Oakdale Heights Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Butte County.
Among California public elementary schools, Oakdale Heights Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Oakdale Heights Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.6%, compared with a predicted 33.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butte County show that median household income comes to about $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 96, with about 29,730 students.
Las Plumas High sits about 0.4 miles from Oakdale Heights Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Oakdale Heights Elementary comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 252, compared with 316 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Oakdale Heights Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Oroville City Elementary
- Ophir ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Stanford Avenue ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- The Studios @ CentralMiddle · 300 students
- Ishi Hills MiddleMiddle · 294 students
- Wyandotte AcademyElementary · 249 students
- North State Virtual AcademyElementary
Other schools in Oroville
- Las Plumas HighHigh · 1,265 students
- Oroville HighHigh · 872 students
- Helen M. Wilcox ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- STREAM CharterElementary · 515 students
- Nelson Avenue MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Ophir ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Other Oakdale Heights Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oakdale Heights Elementary. Oakdale Heights Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oakdale Heights Elementary SchoolDallas, OR · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Las Plumas High0.4 mi · 1,265
- Helen M. Wilcox Elementary0.6 mi · 592
- Golden Hills Elementary0.8 mi · 274
- Wyandotte Academy1.5 mi · 249
- The Studios @ Central1.6 mi · 300
- Come Back Butte Charter1.8 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Oakdale Heights ElementaryHow large is Oakdale Heights Elementary?
Oakdale Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 252 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakdale Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakdale Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oakdale Heights Elementary have?
Oakdale Heights Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakdale Heights Elementary?
At Oakdale Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakdale Heights Elementary?
Oakdale Heights Elementary is overseen by Oroville City Elementary in Butte County.
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