Oroville High

Located at 1535 Bridge St., in Oroville, California, Oroville High is a mid-sized secondary school that hosts 872 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Oroville Union High.

Across the 4 schools in Oroville Union High (2,230 students total), Oroville High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oroville High logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 24% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Oroville High has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Butte County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oroville High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 26.8%.

Around the school, census data for Butte County shows median household earnings sit near $67,928, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Oroville High is one campus in the mix.

BASES Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oroville High. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oroville High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 20.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 962 students in 2018 compared to 872 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Oroville High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.