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Vandalia Elementary

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Vandalia Elementary ranks 3139 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vandalia Elementary serves 556 students in grades K–5 in Porterville, within Porterville Unified. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed it at the 46th statewide percentile and awarded it 2 stars. The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: 26% of students were chronically absent, compared with 17% in the district and 18% statewide, the highest rate among the nearby schools.

Math is the school’s strongest subject, while science is its clearest academic weakness. All-grades math proficiency was 38%—about the state level of 38%, 8 points above the district’s 30%, and fourth-highest among 11 nearby schools. ELA was 43%, below the district’s 46% and state’s 49%, but still fourth-highest nearby and above the nearby-school average of 39%. Science proficiency was 16%, below the district’s 29%, the state’s 36%, and the nearby-school average of 20%; it ranked eighth among the 11 schools. Grade-level results add an important wrinkle: math was 55% in grade 3 but 26% in grade 5, a 30-point difference.

Results have improved over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 12 points and math 11 points, while science rose just 2 points and its gap to the state widened by 4 points. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide percentile also climbed from 20 in 2021–22 to 46 in 2025–26. Vandalia enrolls the third-most students among the nearby schools and had a student-teacher ratio of 25.1 in 2024–25, the second-highest in the group. Its reported measure was 97% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings suggest comparatively strong results for Hispanic students, at the 66th percentile in 2025–26 versus the school’s overall 46th percentile; the Migrant Students ranking changed sharply, from the 80th percentile in 2023–24 to the 3rd in 2025–26. The migrant comparison pools were small—74 schools in 2023–24 and 67 in 2025–26—so that shift merits cautious interpretation.

556

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,181

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

271 East College Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-6062

(559) 782-7260

District: Porterville Unified

Students who attend Vandalia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pioneer Middle
High:	Porterville High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

American Indian:

15.6%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

California avg42%

3,139^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Porterville Unified

879^th of 1,530Porterville 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
2026	41.5	3139 of 5817	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	3364 of 5857	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3628 of 5869	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3972 of 5859	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4724 of 5883	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4575 of 5789	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3406 of 5662	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.5	4121 of 5692	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	5104 of 5614	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5387 of 5611	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	4466 of 5530	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	4143 of 5390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	4266 of 5377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	4164 of 5314	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	4799 of 5193	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	4329 of 5113	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	4302 of 5113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3975 of 4818	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	4065 of 4822	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3996 of 4809	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	503 of 3162	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	1408 of 3245	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1397 of 3311	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	1322 of 3275	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	917 of 3246	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2957 of 5581	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2903 of 5597	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3883 of 5612	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3815 of 5609	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4427 of 5635	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4720 of 5492	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3622 of 5413	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	1706 of 5094	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	2019 of 5107	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2439 of 5107	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2583 of 5087	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3258 of 5084	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3058 of 4963	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2413 of 4830	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	2268 of 5423	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	2472 of 5460	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	3023 of 5517	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3029 of 5363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3708 of 5264	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3574 of 5173	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2591 of 5084	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	3167 of 5603	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	3683 of 5628	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3099 of 5643	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3744 of 5638	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4624 of 5663	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3956 of 5510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3039 of 5431	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	66.7	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	2224 of 2635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+46 vs school

Native American (2025)78th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-23 vs school

Migrant (2026)3rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science16%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Won't do anything but scold you if you're getting bullied. They will only give warnings to the students but don't try to stop it. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

they dont know how to handle the kids Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	41.5	3139^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.0%		37.7	3364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%	225	16.0		16.0	45.7	44.3	39.8				43.2	55.3	32.9	25.5				38.2	96%	0%	$19,181	$1,201	$17,980
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%)	61	2034^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.0%		71.3	1543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%	491	38.9		38.9	48.7	56.0	50.9				51.9	51.3	48.3	38.0				46.0	≥ 99%		$19,739	$1,096	$18,643
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	—	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (92.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	37.9	3366^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.1%		26.8	4241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%	875	22.9		22.9	33.9	37.7	44.1	37.0			38.4	35.4	43.5	37.4	25.3			34.7	≥ 98%		$19,239	$1,139	$18,100
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	—	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	604 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	57.3	2195^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.3	2869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%	674	18.3		18.3	59.3	59.6	49.5	50.0			54.4	60.5	44.9	40.9	30.0			43.6	≥ 98%		$18,631	$1,181	$17,450
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%)	26.5	4271^st of 5817 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.3	4190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%	81	17.5		17.5	19.5	37.8	30.0	35.0			31.2	31.7	37.8	20.5	21.7			27.6	≥ 98%		$21,123	$1,157	$19,966
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%)	32.2	3800^th of 5817 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.9	4412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%	612	22.6		22.6	47.7	36.0	43.4	20.0			35.8	45.5	30.0	30.2	11.7			28.0	≥ 98%		$20,303	$1,143	$19,160
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%)	64.8	1833^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	68.5%		61.9	1970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%	137	50.0	42.9	46.7	42.9	30.8	45.8	58.3	58.6	66.7	50.3	71.4	38.5	62.5	66.7	44.8	52.4	55.2	≥ 95%		$17,408	$589	$16,819
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%)	30.3	3976^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.6%		21.9	4678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%	702	13.2		13.2	21.1	49.2	32.7	23.2			31.7	38.6	60.0	11.3	13.0			31.2	97%	0%	$20,040	$1,197	$18,843
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%)	38.4	3340^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.6%		26.4	4278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%	938	5.4		5.4	67.9	19.4	25.0	44.1			38.8	64.3	38.7	12.7	29.4			36.1	97%	0%	$19,372	$1,146	$18,226
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%)	7.1	5728^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.4	5766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%	38	17.0	4.8	10.1	5.0	2.4	17.0	20.4	27.4	30.7	18.0	3.3	2.4	0.0	13.0	11.3	22.6	9.5	≥ 98%		$17,738	$1,557	$16,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Vandalia Elementary

How many students attend Vandalia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Vandalia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vandalia Elementary?

Students at Vandalia Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Vandalia Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

What schools do graduates of Vandalia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vandalia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pioneer Middle
High : Porterville High

Is Vandalia Elementary a good school?

Vandalia Elementary ranks 3139^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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