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Alta Vista Elementary

Q: Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Alta Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Alta Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Elementary?

Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades K-8

5766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alta Vista Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 531 students in Porterville, California, operating as the sole school within the Alta Vista Elementary district, which faces significant challenges ranking in the bottom 3% of districts statewide.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in California, ranking in the 2nd percentile, with proficiency rates in English (19.63%) and Math (9.73%) far below state averages. This performance gap is stark when compared to nearby schools like Hope Elementary, which serves a similar student population but achieves proficiency rates above 50% in core subjects and ranks in the 66th percentile. Even other local schools in the Porterville Unified district, such as Santa Fe Elementary and West Putnam Elementary, outperform Alta Vista by wide margins, suggesting factors beyond student demographics or per-student funding are at play.

While chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, it remains elevated at 17.1%. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, but this has not translated to better outcomes. A particularly concerning data point is that 0% of third graders were proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's long-term trend shows it has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of schools for a decade, indicating deep-rooted, systemic challenges that differentiate it from higher-performing peers in the region.

531

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,919

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2293 East Crabtree Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-5225

(559) 782-5700

District: Alta Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

10.4%

Pacific Islander:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,766^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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Middle school

2,358^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

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1494^th of 1,543Alta Vista Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	5766 of 5857	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5594 of 5869	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5650 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5715 of 5883	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1383 of 1417	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	5670 of 5789	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	5464 of 5662	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	5628 of 5692	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	5595 of 5614	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	5597 of 5611	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	5223 of 5530	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5079 of 5390	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	5085 of 5377	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	5242 of 5314	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	5048 of 5193	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	4870 of 5113	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	4392 of 5113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	3846 of 4818	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	4494 of 4822	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	4587 of 4809	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	2488 of 3162	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2635 of 3245	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	2269 of 3311	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	294 of 602	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	1072 of 3275	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	1339 of 3246	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	5531 of 5597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5067 of 5612	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	5409 of 5609	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5442 of 5635	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1217 of 1267	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	5361 of 5492	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5128 of 5413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5001 of 5107	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	4808 of 5107	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4842 of 5087	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	4868 of 5084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	4865 of 4963	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	4720 of 4830	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5344 of 5460	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5308 of 5517	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5124 of 5363	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5082 of 5264	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1075 of 1110	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5052 of 5173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4879 of 5084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5503 of 5628	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5508 of 5643	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5401 of 5638	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5503 of 5663	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1251 of 1272	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5393 of 5510	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5282 of 5431	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2358 of 2761	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2472 of 2783	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2432 of 2781	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2679 of 2740	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	857 of 894	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2498 of 2715	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2322 of 2480	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	2427 of 2508	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	2441 of 2497	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	2431 of 2477	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1862 of 2379	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1842 of 2259	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1821 of 2236	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1901 of 2179	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	1896 of 2063	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	1338 of 2005	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	1168 of 1999	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.3	1527 of 1804	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	1653 of 1777	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.9	1598 of 1769	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	406 of 1478	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	898 of 1521	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	852 of 1540	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	257 of 363	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	384 of 1442	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	424 of 1364	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2224 of 2533	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2083 of 2551	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2193 of 2531	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2448 of 2509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	704 of 738	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2166 of 2380	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	2070 of 2262	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1989 of 2395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2056 of 2388	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1958 of 2374	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2308 of 2359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2056 of 2213	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1964 of 2072	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2065 of 2542	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2260 of 2579	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2149 of 2531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2399 of 2458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	687 of 721	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2128 of 2369	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2038 of 2230	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2123 of 2534	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2426 of 2552	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2253 of 2538	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	2479 of 2527	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	749 of 763	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2286 of 2407	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2193 of 2273	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+61 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Alta Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5700	531	25	20.8	90.8%	55 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7.4	5766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%		11.3	5594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	172																	8.5	8.1	8.3	2.5	12.2	15.5	17.0	27.9	35.6	19.6	0.0	6.0	8.5	9.7	11.1	19.4	9.7	96.7					$33,919	$32,362	$1,557
John J. Doyle Elementary	Public	K-6	1045 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7140	552	22	24.8	99.3%	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (92.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	26.8	4241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		22	4679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	438																	5.6		5.6	27.4	33.8	32.2	36.1			32.5	36.5	33.7	23.1	22.7			28.6						$17,713	$16,574	$1,139
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	286 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6614	809	36	22.3	88.9%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	795 (98.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	71.3	1543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		59.4	2094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	551	15.3	21.1	5.1	13.8	41.9	27.2	29.7	33.2	19.4	29.0	6.8	18.3	9.7	18.4	3.4	10.4	42.4		42.4	61.3	50.0	55.1				55.6	62.9	55.7	44.9				54.6						$18,756	$17,660	$1,096
Vandalia Elementary	Public	K-5	271 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7260	556	22	25.1	97.3%	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (73.0%)	9 (1.6%)	87 (15.6%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	37.7	3364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		33.7	3628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	264																	12.4		12.4	46.2	34.1	44.8				41.5	42.0	28.0	35.1				34.7	98.3					$17,535	$16,334	$1,201
Roche Elementary	Public	K-6	388 North Roche St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7250	334	15	22.7	97.9%	27 (8.1%)	4 (1.2%)	295 (88.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	27.3	4190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		32.2	3759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	431																	25.4		25.4	19.2	27.9	41.4	30.6			30.5	36.7	27.9	20.3	20.4			26.0	94.4			96.3		$21,463	$20,306	$1,157
Los Robles Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7011	424	18	23.0	95.0%	39 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	364 (85.8%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26.4	4278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		29.4	3975^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	303																	14.5		14.5	43.1	10.3	36.2	28.6			29.9	37.9	24.1	24.6	21.4			27.0						$17,972	$16,826	$1,146
Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	255 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7190	624	24	25.5	98.6%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	604 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	45.3	2869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		46.7	2753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	116																	13.8		13.8	54.8	39.1	41.9	47.6			45.6	57.7	34.0	23.4	36.6			37.5	95.3		96.2	95.3	96.2	$16,455	$15,274	$1,181
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-6	197 West Belleview Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7110	377	16	23.2	95.2%	36 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	320 (84.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	24.9	4412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		27.1	4194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	218																	9.3		9.3	32.7	47.4	14.8	28.1			30.9	28.6	40.7	3.7	17.5			22.8						$19,837	$18,694	$1,143
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	701 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7350	440	18	24.1	93.0%	40 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	386 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	22.4	4641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		19	4941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	300																	6.9		6.9	37.7	20.9	22.4	32.3			28.3	36.1	19.4	24.1	20.0			24.7	96.4	96.4		96.4		$16,164	$15,126	$1,038
Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	613 West Teapot Dome Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-1064	237	10	23.7	55.3%	66 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (66.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	61.9	1970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%		58.1	2140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	170																	60.9	54.2	57.5	50.0	15.4	52.2	50.0	62.5	75.0	50.3	73.1	19.2	56.5	60.7	54.2	62.5	54.3						$34,227	$33,638	$589

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Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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Alta Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

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