How does Sierra Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Oroville?

Sierra Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.1/100, placing it at the 17th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 744 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sierra Avenue Elementary?

6.4% of students at Sierra Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 23.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sierra Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Sierra Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sierra Avenue Elementary?

23.7% of students at Sierra Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sierra Avenue Elementary

Thermalito Union Elementary Oroville Butte County 95965

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

744 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

358 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.9%

White 40.2%

Asian 25.4%

Black 2.2%

Other 16.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sierra Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.4%
Met Standard	17.2%
Below Standard	76.4%

Exceeded

6.4%

Met

17.2%

Below

76.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Sierra Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Thermalito Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 3.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.