📍 2255 Sixth St., Oroville, Butte County, 95965
Nelson Avenue Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oroville, Butte County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gregory Kitchen. It is part of the Thermalito Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Nelson Avenue Middle enrolls 457 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 30% Asian and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 40% |
| Asian | 137 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 457 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Avenue Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Nelson Avenue Middle is one of 6 schools in Thermalito Union Elementary, based in Oroville, California. The district serves 1,515 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Nelson Avenue Middle is larger than the district average of about 253 students per school.
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