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Monte Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Porterville, California, serving 456 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Porterville Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Monte Vista Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, and struggles to support its diverse student population. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics are often 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's rankings for Hispanic students and English Language Learners are in the bottom 25-30% of California elementary schools, while its performance for White students and Special Education students is even lower, ranking in the bottom 10-15%.

When compared to other nearby schools within the Porterville Unified School District, such as Olive Street Elementary, Westfield Elementary, and Santa Fe Elementary, Monte Vista Elementary consistently underperforms in academic assessments and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Despite increased per-student spending, reaching $17,940 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes have not shown significant improvement, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources.

440

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,164

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 West Westfield Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-1251

(559) 782-7350

District: Porterville Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Granite Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

9.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,641^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	22.4	4641 of 5857	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4941 of 5869	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4201 of 5859	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4577 of 5883	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4494 of 5789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4531 of 5662	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	4492 of 5692	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	4693 of 5614	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	4821 of 5611	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	5100 of 5530	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	4086 of 5390	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	3935 of 5377	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	4490 of 5314	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	3162 of 5193	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.9	3597 of 5113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	3465 of 5113	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.0	3581 of 4818	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2961 of 4822	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	2809 of 4809	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1972 of 3162	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	815 of 3245	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	35.9	2131 of 3311	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2419 of 3275	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1763 of 3246	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4246 of 5597	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4938 of 5612	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4028 of 5609	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4688 of 5635	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3929 of 5492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4060 of 5413	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3711 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4015 of 5107	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2997 of 5087	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3637 of 5084	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3741 of 4963	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3665 of 4830	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3983 of 5460	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4726 of 5517	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3370 of 5363	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3592 of 5264	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3658 of 5173	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3987 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4585 of 5628	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4535 of 5643	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3962 of 5638	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4098 of 5663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4557 of 5510	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4456 of 5431	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2812 of 2847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	2563 of 2834	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	2432 of 2737	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2019)10th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science7%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Elementary

What district is Monte Vista Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

How many students attend Monte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Monte Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Granite Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Elementary?

Students at Monte Vista Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Monte Vista Elementary a good school?

Monte Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of California elementary schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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