1
If you could change one rule at Sierra Avenue Elementary, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THERMALITO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063918006546
Sierra Avenue Elementary
1050 Sierra Ave., Oroville, CA 95965 · (530) 538-2920 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
21.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
330 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
74%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
Students here typically continue to
Sierra Avenue Elementary→Nelson Avenue Middle
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
25.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 17.2% | 26.3% | 47.9% |
| Math | 4.3% | 17.2% | 28.0% | 50.5% |
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 | 25.8% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 22.7% |
| 2020-21 | 20.7% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 33.8% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 27.4% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Sierra Avenue Elementary
Sierra Avenue Elementary's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Avenue Elementary this school | 365 | 90.4% | 21.5% |
| Plumas Avenue Elementary Oroville | 322 | 87.0% | 31.3% |
| Meridian Elementary El Cajon | 570 | 93.2% | 16.7% |
| Rother Elementary Redding | 280 | 83.2% | 26.2% |
| Alice Birney Elementary Eureka | 375 | 77.6% | 15.5% |
| Wyandotte Academy Oroville | 249 | 82.3% | 32.4% |
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 Sierra Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,437 of 5,151 | #22 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,158 of 5,172 ▲ 106 | #20 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #4,405 of 5,172 ▲ 358 | #21 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,522 of 5,116 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #4,128 of 5,915 | #18 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,809 of 5,352 | #21 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #217 of 5,354 | #3 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #1,051 of 5,625 | #2 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,429 of 3,837 | #5 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
365
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 365 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 90% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 18.3 | 19.6:1 | 87% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 17.3 | 23.4:1 | 87% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 87% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 18.6 | 24.5:1 | 87% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 16 | 28.9:1 | 94% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 89% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 95% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (456 to 365); teachers down 9% (18.6 to 17).
About Sierra Avenue Elementary
Sierra Avenue Elementary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Oroville, California. Enrolled students number 365 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Thermalito Union Elementary is made up of 6 schools with 1,515 students in all.
White students form the largest group at Sierra Avenue Elementary, 38% of enrollment. Other groups make up 23% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 70% of Butte County residents are White. Sierra Avenue Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.5:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. For comparison, public schools in Butte County average 63%.
Sierra Avenue Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sierra Avenue Elementary is 5.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (21.5% versus 26.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Butte County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,928, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Sierra Avenue Elementary is among the 96 public schools in Butte County.
Nearby, Plumas Avenue Elementary is about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sierra Avenue Elementary ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Sierra Avenue Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 407 in 2020-21 and 365 in 2024-25, a decrease of 42 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Nelson Avenue MiddleMiddle · 456 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
- Nelson Avenue MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Ophir ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Plumas Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 322
- Poplar Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 321
- Siskiyou Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 46
- Heritage Community Day1.3 mi · 5
- Nelson Avenue Middle1.3 mi · 456
- Butte County Special Education1.3 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sierra Avenue Elementary?
Sierra Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sierra Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra Avenue Elementary is approximately 21.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Avenue Elementary?
At Sierra Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 23% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Sierra Avenue Elementary public or private?
Sierra Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thermalito Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.