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West Putnam Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Putnam Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 478 students in the Porterville Unified School District, operating in a community with significant economic need where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools and performing below the district average in core subjects like English, math, and science. For example, it is significantly outperformed by nearby Santa Fe Elementary within the same district, which serves a similar student population but achieves much higher test scores and a top-quartile statewide ranking. This contrast highlights that factors beyond demographics influence outcomes. West Putnam does show a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, who score above the state average, and it spends more per student than several comparison schools like Westfield Elementary.

A notable bright spot is the school's impressive improvement in student attendance; its chronic absenteeism rate has been cut by more than half in recent years and is now better than both the district and state averages. This strong foundation in getting students to school regularly is a critical first step for future academic growth. However, performance data shows particular difficulty in upper-grade math and science, indicating specific areas for instructional focus as the school works to improve.

478

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,257

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1345 West Putnam Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-3043

(559) 782-7280

District: Porterville Unified

Students who attend West Putnam Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Monache High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

2.7%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,678^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	21.9	4678 of 5857	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4703 of 5869	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3907 of 5859	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4640 of 5883	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4311 of 5789	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4509 of 5662	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	4740 of 5692	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	4145 of 5614	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	4885 of 5611	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	3854 of 5530	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.9	3471 of 5390	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	2439 of 5377	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.8	2627 of 5314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.1	2932 of 5193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.3	2698 of 5113	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	3341 of 5113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	2413 of 4818	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	2685 of 4822	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2882 of 4809	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1236 of 3162	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	643 of 3245	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	1162 of 3311	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	680 of 3275	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	1396 of 3246	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4645 of 5597	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4883 of 5612	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3822 of 5609	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4488 of 5635	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4685 of 5492	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4710 of 5413	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3751 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3849 of 5107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2685 of 5087	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3741 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3465 of 4963	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3565 of 4830	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	4078 of 5460	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4239 of 5517	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2999 of 5363	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3642 of 5264	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3276 of 5173	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3660 of 5084	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4314 of 5628	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4130 of 5643	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3612 of 5638	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4369 of 5663	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3505 of 5510	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3965 of 5431	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	29 of 74	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	5 of 68	92.6%	★★★★★

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)61st percentile+41 vs school

Migrant (2024)61st percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall7%~ state avg

Reading4%-3 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1873 West Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-0310	393	16	24.5	87.3%	23 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	326 (83.0%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	36.5	3442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		37.8	3319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	123																	21.1	21.1	17.9	44.0	44.8	47.5	38.7	30.4	36.0	29.3	27.9	30.7	95.7	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	$22,253	$21,524	$729
Jim Maples Academy	Public	K-6	252 North Westwood	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-1658	466	19	24.5	88.6%	34 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	373 (80.0%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	22.9	4605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		22.7	4607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	2																	24.2	24.2	24.7	31.3	37.9	29.4	30.7	9.6	22.4	28.8	9.8	17.9							$19,806	$19,272	$534
Burton Elementary	Public	K-6	2375 West Morton St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-2401	437	17	25.7	88.3%	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	343 (78.5%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	29.5	3998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		31.4	3820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	178																	16.7	16.7	44.6	19.7	32.1	39.0	33.3	52.3	25.4	18.0	17.0	27.8							$21,794	$21,396	$398
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
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
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
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
William R. Buckley Elementary	Public	K-6	2573 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-6412	499	20	24.9	83.4%	72 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	341 (68.3%)	51 (10.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	35.1	3566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		35.8	3450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	116																	26.2	26.2	23.4	28.4	39.3	56.5	36.7	23.8	29.3	24.6	39.1	29.5	97.1	97.1		97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,006	$19,674	$332
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Putnam Elementary

Is West Putnam Elementary a good school?

West Putnam Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend West Putnam Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended West Putnam Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Putnam Elementary?

Students at West Putnam Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of West Putnam Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Putnam Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Monache High

What district is West Putnam Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

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