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Santa Fe Elementary

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Santa Fe Elementary ranks 1543 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santa Fe Elementary is a standout K-5 public school serving 809 students in the Porterville Unified district, consistently achieving high academic results in a high-need community where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's performance is exceptional when compared to other local elementary schools. For example, Santa Fe's students are more than twice as proficient in math (54.6%) as the district average, and its chronic absenteeism rate (7.5%) is less than half that of nearby schools like Vandalia Elementary (28.5%) and Monte Vista Elementary (22.3%). It also excels in supporting specific student groups, with English Language Learners and students from low-income families ranking in the state's top percentiles, demonstrating highly effective teaching strategies.

What makes Santa Fe particularly remarkable is that it achieves these outstanding results with resources similar to other schools in the area, suggesting a very effective use of its budget and staff. The school has shown strong, consistent improvement over the past decade and has made an excellent recovery from pandemic-era disruptions, especially in getting students to attend school regularly. This consistent excellence makes Santa Fe a leading school not just in Porterville Unified, but across the state.

809

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,754

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 59th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Porterville Unified

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,543^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2024)97th percentile+33 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

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

Female (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science42%+10 vs state

Listening33%+8 vs state

Writing18%~ state avg

Overall14%+4 vs state

Reading10%+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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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	% 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
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						$18,754	$3,702	$15,052
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	$17,413	$3,937	$13,476
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		$20,804	$4,960	$15,844
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						$18,794	$5,333	$13,461
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					$18,206	$3,609	$14,597
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						$18,885	$3,788	$15,097
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						$18,789	$4,129	$14,660
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						$18,822	$4,225	$14,597
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		$17,940	$4,154	$13,786
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%)	7.4	5766^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%		11.3	5594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	172																	8.5	8.1	8.3	2.5	12.2	15.5	17.0	27.9	35.6	19.6	0.0	6.0	8.5	9.7	11.1	19.4	9.7	96.7					$17,723	$3,300	$14,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Elementary

What district is Santa Fe Elementary in?

Porterville Unified

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.

Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks 1543^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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