📍 2075 Poplar Ave., Oroville, Butte County, 95965
Poplar Avenue Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oroville, Butte County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William (bill) Harrington. It is part of the Thermalito Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
Poplar Avenue Elementary enrolls 298 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Asian, 31% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 142 | 48% |
| White | 91 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 298 students (80%) 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.
Poplar Avenue Elementary 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.
Poplar Avenue Elementary 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 298 students, Poplar Avenue Elementary is larger than the district average of about 253 students per school.
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