Best Public Schools in Oroville, WA

The city of Oroville, Washington is home to two schools, Oroville Elementary and Oroville Middle-High School, which serve students from elementary through high school. Both schools in the Oroville School District face significant challenges, with consistently underperforming academic outcomes compared to state averages.

Oroville Elementary is ranked 869 out of 1,168 Washington elementary schools and has a 1-star rating, with a high percentage of Hispanic students (36.82%) and a large proportion of economically disadvantaged students (76.9% receive free or reduced-price lunch). The school underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels, despite spending $19,424 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Oroville Middle-High School is ranked 305 out of 437 Washington high schools and has a 2-star rating. The school also underperforms the state average in ELA and Math proficiency, particularly in 10th grade. While the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 83.3%, it also has a concerning dropout rate of 4.7%. The school spends $22,048 per student, which is higher than the elementary school and the state average, but the academic outcomes do not reflect the additional resources.