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Santa Fe Elementary

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Santa Fe Elementary ranks 2034 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santa Fe Elementary serves 809 students in grades K–5 in Porterville, California, alongside several nearby elementary schools, including Olive Street Elementary. Its clearest distinction is that in 2025–26 it led the nearby-school comparisons in all-grades math and science proficiency, with 46% proficient in math and 39% in science.

Santa Fe is above Porterville Unified and state averages in all three core subjects, but its biggest advantages are in math and science. Math proficiency was 46%, compared with 38% statewide and 30% in the district; science was 39%, compared with 36% statewide and 29% in the district. Among nine nearby district schools, Santa Fe ranked first in both subjects and was about 13 percentage points above their average in math and 21 points above it in science. ELA was also above the state and district—52%, versus 49% and 46%—but was Santa Fe’s least distinctive subject against those benchmarks, and Olive Street scored higher at 54%. Santa Fe ranked second in ELA among the nearby schools. These all-grades comparisons are not perfectly matched because most nearby schools serve K–6, while Santa Fe serves K–5.

Results have shifted over time: science rose by about 12 percentage points from 27% in 2022–23 to 39% in 2025–26, while math fell by about 12 points from 58% to 46%, despite remaining above the state. SchoolDigger ranked Santa Fe at the 65th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 74th percentile and 4 stars the prior year; it still ranked ahead of nearby Olive Street, at the 62nd percentile. Santa Fe’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 22.3, the lowest among nearby schools in the same district. It reported 89% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger also placed Santa Fe at the 97th percentile statewide for how well it serves Migrant Students in 2025–26, and at the 96th percentile for English Language Learner Students in 2023–24.

809

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,756

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

286 East Orange Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-4950

(559) 782-6614

District: Porterville Unified

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pioneer Middle
High:	Granite Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Porterville Unified

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

California avg42%

2,034^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	61.0	2034 of 5817	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	1543 of 5857	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	2094 of 5869	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	1701 of 5859	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	1786 of 5883	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	1596 of 5789	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	1466 of 5662	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	1652 of 5692	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	64.0	1806 of 5614	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	1661 of 5611	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	57.6	2259 of 5530	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.2	2200 of 5390	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	1531 of 5377	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	57.9	2110 of 5314	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	1262 of 5193	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.5	1519 of 5113	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	37.3	3090 of 5113	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.6	138 of 3162	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	146 of 3245	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	178 of 3311	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	232 of 3275	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	475 of 3246	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	2724 of 5581	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	2218 of 5597	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2468 of 5612	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1797 of 5609	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1816 of 5635	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	1494 of 5492	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	1545 of 5413	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	787 of 5094	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	451 of 5107	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	884 of 5107	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	579 of 5087	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	613 of 5084	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	570 of 4963	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	398 of 4830	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	940 of 5423	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	575 of 5460	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	1372 of 5517	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	723 of 5363	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	602 of 5264	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	659 of 5173	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	707 of 5084	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	1391 of 5603	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	1002 of 5628	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	1649 of 5643	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	1519 of 5638	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1636 of 5663	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	1616 of 5510	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1371 of 5431	74.8%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	2 of 67	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	52 of 153	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)97th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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
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%		$18,756	$17,660	$1,096
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%		$16,455	$15,274	$1,181
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%		$21,463	$20,306	$1,157
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%		$17,713	$16,574	$1,139
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%	$17,535	$16,334	$1,201
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%		$19,837	$18,694	$1,143
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%	$17,972	$16,826	$1,146
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%	$19,257	$18,060	$1,197
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%)	27.4	4196^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.9%		22.4	4641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%	445	13.9		13.9	33.3	40.3	36.9	32.4			35.8	39.0	22.4	20.0	22.1			25.5	96%	0%	$16,164	$15,126	$1,038
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%		$33,919	$32,362	$1,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Santa Fe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pioneer Middle
High : Granite Hills High

Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks 2034^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Santa Fe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Santa Fe Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

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