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Black Butte Elementary

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Black Butte Elementary ranks 4369 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Black Butte Elementary is a small, rural K-5 school serving 156 students in Shingletown, operating within the Black Butte Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 16% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 37.2%, which is nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Whitmore Elementary (1.4%) and North Cow Creek Elementary (3.7%). Academically, its proficiency rates in English (32%) and math (18%) are well below state averages and lag behind comparable rural schools such as Millville Elementary and Junction Elementary.

Performance has declined over the past decade, and there are notable inconsistencies between grade levels, suggesting uneven instructional support. While the school's per-student spending is lower than some neighbors, other higher-performing schools like Junction Elementary operate with even fewer resources, indicating that factors beyond funding, particularly attendance, are central to the school's struggles.

156

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,859

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7752 Ponderosa Way
Shingletown, CA 96088-9652

(530) 474-3125

District: Black Butte Union Elementary

Students who attend Black Butte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Butte Junior High
High:	Foothill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

14.1%

American Indian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,369^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1290^th of 1,543Black Butte Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4369 of 5857	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4454 of 5869	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4482 of 5859	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5291 of 5883	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4472 of 5789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4716 of 5662	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.2	3296 of 5692	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	2922 of 5614	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	2878 of 5611	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	3207 of 5530	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.9	4520 of 5390	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	3774 of 5377	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.8	2175 of 5314	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	2129 of 5193	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.2	1934 of 5113	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	2291 of 5113	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.5	1935 of 4818	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	1793 of 4822	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	1816 of 4809	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3879 of 5597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4609 of 5612	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4384 of 5609	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4981 of 5635	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1389 of 5107	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3810 of 5460	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	4031 of 5517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3878 of 5363	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4698 of 5264	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3181 of 5173	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4406 of 5084	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4471 of 5628	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3431 of 5643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3840 of 5638	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5195 of 5663	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5058 of 5431	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2484 of 2598	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2480 of 2651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2492 of 2661	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	2655 of 2726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2679 of 2834	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2592 of 2737	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+47 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Black Butte Elementary	Public	K-5	7752 Ponderosa Way	Shingletown	96088	Shasta County	Black Butte Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 474-3125	156	9	16.7	74.4%	109 (69.9%)	2 (1.3%)	22 (14.1%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.8%)	25.3	4369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.1	4454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	85	25.7		25.7	30.8	15.4	45.7				32.2	15.4	19.2	20.0				18.4	90.5			90.5		$41,859	$39,248	$2,611
Whitmore Elementary	Public	K-8	30611 Whitmore Rd.	Whitmore	96096	Shasta County	Whitmore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 472-3243	64	5	12.8	34.4%	45 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)								(n/a)																							$25,905	$23,718	$2,187
Millville Elementary	Public	K-8	8570 Brookdale Rd.	Millville	96062	Shasta County	Millville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-4471	208	11	19.6	45.7%	162 (77.9%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.2%)	69.9	1604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		83.2	1030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	574	39.1	36.7	37.7	47.4	53.3	50.0	58.6	57.9	56.7	54.5	47.4	73.3	47.8	58.6	40.0	53.3	52.9	73.9	82.6	87.0	87.0	87.0	$31,506	$30,858	$648
Plum Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	29950 Plum Creek Rd.	Paynes Creek	96075	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 597-2248	20	2	9.9	70.0%	17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										35.7							23.1						$47,948	$44,732	$3,216
Oak Run Elementary	Public	K-8	27635 Oak Run to Fern Rd.	Oak Run	96069	Shasta County	Oak Run Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 472-3241	26	2	13.0	88.5%	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	1 (3.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	416	23	18.3	34.9%	334 (80.3%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.6%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	68.4	1669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		77.3	1277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	392	37.5	54.8	44.3	65.9	64.1	55.1	47.6	38.6	45.2	53.0	75.0	46.2	42.9	35.7	40.9	51.6	48.6						$23,965	$23,476	$489
North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	270	12	21.8	27.0%	210 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.1%)	62.1	1959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		61.6	1999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	40	39.4	52.9	46.3	25.9	48.0	78.8	58.3	70.6	67.7	59.9	51.9	48.0	45.5	33.3	34.3	44.1	42.7	81.3	87.5	93.8	87.5	93.8	$2,618	$2,112	$506
Chrysalis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	21945 Old Forty-Four Dr.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Chrysalis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-9726	226	11	20.5	38.9%	166 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.5%)	53.7	2384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.8	1989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	395	25.0	46.7	36.2	59.1	48.2	32.1	53.6	40.9	56.7	48.4	68.2	48.2	14.3	46.4	31.8	36.7	40.1	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	22661 Old Alturas Rd.	Bella Vista	96008	Shasta County	Bella Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4415	343	19	17.9	63.6%	235 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	48.2	2687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		52.3	2436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	251	37.1	35.9	36.5	21.9	61.3	60.0	41.9	53.1	64.1	51.0	28.1	45.2	28.6	32.3	41.9	46.2	37.2						$32,728	$30,930	$1,798
Prairie Elementary	Public	K-3	20981 Dersch Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Pacheco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-1801	332	16	20.7	57.8%	216 (65.1%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.8%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.7%)								(n/a)				50.0						50.0	48.7						48.7	97.3			98.2	98.2	$2,995	$2,358	$637

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Butte Elementary

What district is Black Butte Elementary in?

Black Butte Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Black Butte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Black Butte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Butte Junior High
High : Foothill High

How many students attend Black Butte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Black Butte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Black Butte Elementary?

Students at Black Butte Elementary are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Black Butte Elementary a good school?

Black Butte Elementary ranks 4369^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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