Summary:
The city of Dorris, California, served by the Butte Valley Unified district, has two public schools: Butte Valley Elementary (grades K-8) and Butte Valley High (grades 9-12), which together enroll just over 300 students in a small, rural community.
While both schools face significant academic challenges with test scores well below state averages, Butte Valley High shows notable strengths, including a perfect 100% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.1%. In contrast, Butte Valley Elementary is ranked in the bottom 4% of California schools, with very low proficiency rates in core subjects and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7%.
The high school's more favorable student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending may contribute to its better outcomes in student retention and attendance. For families, the data highlights a district where the high school effectively supports students to graduation, but where elementary-level academic performance and attendance are critical areas of concern that the district is actively working to address.
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