Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy, Oregon House CA

Original Research by School Decision on Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy

Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy is a small charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Oregon House, a rural unincorporated community in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern Yuba County. The school operates under the Yuba County Office of Education and enrolls a mixed student body drawn from the surrounding rural area.

The school's academic results show a steep challenge. Math proficiency drops sharply across grades, beginning with reasonable performance in third grade but falling to very low levels by seventh grade, then rising somewhat in eighth. English language arts follows a similar pattern: stronger in the early grades but weak across the middle grades. Science results, measured in fifth and eighth grades, show proficiency rates in the low-to-mid range. When proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades are averaged together, the school sits above the midpoint among districts in Yuba County, though that position reflects a modest absolute level. A parent may want to look into further with the school what instructional approaches are being used and what resources or support systems exist for students struggling in the upper elementary and middle grades.

The enrollment is small, with roughly comparable numbers of students in each grade band from kindergarten through eighth. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic need in the community. The student body is roughly evenly split between White and Hispanic students, with smaller representations of multiracial, Native American, and Asian students. Specific data on English learner enrollment and special education enrollment were not available.

The school sits in a rural setting without a conventional downtown. Housing values in the Oregon House area are below the California state benchmark, and mortgage and unemployment figures for the broader economy remain in moderate ranges. The community's character is predominantly residential and rural, originating from a travelers' rest stop. New Bullards Bar Dam, one of the tallest dams in the United States, is located a short distance away and is a notable regional feature.

Beyond the academic data, detailed information about staffing, program breadth, discipline policies, and other operational aspects was not available. A prospective parent would benefit from direct conversation with the school leadership about curriculum design, intervention strategies for students whose proficiency has not yet reached grade-level standards, and the specific environmental science focus that appears to shape the school's identity.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 382%

School 82% · district not reported

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 614%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 75%

School 5% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.