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Olive Street Elementary

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Olive Street Elementary ranks 2869 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Olive Street Elementary is a K-6 school serving 624 students in the Porterville Unified School District, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of academic improvement over the past decade.

The school has risen from being one of the lowest-ranked in the state to now performing at or above average, ranking in the 51st percentile for the 2024-2025 year. It particularly excels in mathematics, where its students perform nearly 10 points above the district average and match the state average, a significant achievement given that nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also shows exceptional strength in supporting English learners, migrant students, and students from low-income families, ranking in the top third of schools statewide for these groups. Attendance has improved dramatically, and the school achieves these results while spending less per student than many comparable schools in the area.

When compared to nearby schools, Olive Street is the second-highest ranked among Porterville Unified elementary schools. It performs similarly to Westfield Elementary but trails the standout Santa Fe Elementary, which has higher scores across all subjects. The main area for growth at Olive Street is science, where proficiency rates are currently below district and state averages. Overall, the school represents a model of effective improvement and support for its student community.

624

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,455

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 West Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-3446

(559) 782-7190

District: Porterville Unified

Students who attend Olive Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bartlett Middle
High:	Porterville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Porterville Unified

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

California avg41%

2,869^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Porterville Unified

978^th of 1,543Porterville Unified 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	45.3	2869 of 5857	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	2753 of 5869	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2451 of 5859	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2880 of 5883	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	3030 of 5789	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	3164 of 5662	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.9	4605 of 5692	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5206 of 5614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	5286 of 5611	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	4388 of 5530	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	4183 of 5390	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	3671 of 5377	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.4	3208 of 5314	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	3210 of 5193	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	2960 of 5113	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.9	3650 of 5113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	3330 of 4818	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.4	4142 of 4822	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	3894 of 4809	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.4	348 of 3162	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	223 of 3245	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	429 of 3311	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	953 of 3275	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	620 of 3246	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2706 of 5597	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2811 of 5612	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	2161 of 5609	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2823 of 5635	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	2421 of 5492	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	2945 of 5413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	1724 of 5107	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	1536 of 5107	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	1184 of 5087	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	1670 of 5084	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	1845 of 4963	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	2164 of 4830	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1903 of 5460	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	1846 of 5517	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	1421 of 5363	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1748 of 5264	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1760 of 5173	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1977 of 5084	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2868 of 5628	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2550 of 5643	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2581 of 5638	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2765 of 5663	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	3337 of 5510	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3121 of 5431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	10 of 78	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	13 of 74	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	8 of 68	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+36 vs school

Migrant (2025)87th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science14%-19 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
West Putnam Elementary	Public	K-6	1345 West Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7280	478	20	23.7	96.4%	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	21.9	4678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.8	4703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	25	13.4	4.4	2.0	7.4	41.8	6.7	23.5	26.4	11.9	8.9	3.9	8.6	6.0	4.4	2.0	4.3	12.3	12.3	28.1	24.1	27.1	26.6	26.6	37.3	30.9	13.7	22.7	25.7						$19,257	$18,060	$1,197
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
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
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
Westfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7270	661	27	24.2	81.5%	107 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (77.3%)	26 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	42.5	3042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		44.3	2904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	138																	25.0	25.0	31.6	44.4	41.9	47.1	40.8	27.4	46.7	30.1	40.8	35.7	97.7			98.4		$17,656	$16,568	$1,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Olive Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olive Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bartlett Middle
High : Porterville High

What district is Olive Street Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

How many students attend Olive Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Olive Street Elementary.

Is Olive Street Elementary a good school?

Olive Street Elementary ranks 2869^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Olive Street Elementary?

Students at Olive Street Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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