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Burton Elementary

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Burton Elementary ranks 3998 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 437 students in Porterville, California, operating within the Burton Elementary district, where it consistently ranks in the lower half of schools statewide.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below state averages, and it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate than nearby district schools like Oak Grove Elementary and William R. Buckley Elementary. Performance varies significantly by grade, with third graders showing strength in math that is not sustained by sixth grade, and the school spends more per student than many in the larger Porterville Unified district without achieving better results.

Notably, Burton Elementary has demonstrated exceptional success with its English Language Learner students, a bright spot that suggests effective teaching strategies for that group. Compared to the geographically closest school, Jim Maples Academy, Burton performs better academically, showing that nearby schools can have very different outcomes. The school's performance has remained stable over the years, indicating a need to understand and replicate what works for some students across all grades and groups.

437

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,985

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2375 West Morton St.
Porterville, CA 93257-2557

(559) 784-2401

District: Burton Elementary

Students who attend Burton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Burton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

Two or more races:

10.5%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,998^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Burton Elementary

830^th of 1,543Burton Elementary 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	29.5	3998 of 5857	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3820 of 5869	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3840 of 5859	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4058 of 5883	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4119 of 5789	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3786 of 5662	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.1	4158 of 5692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	4029 of 5614	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.9	3259 of 5611	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.2	3174 of 5530	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.7	3760 of 5390	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.6	4010 of 5377	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	3483 of 5314	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.2	4121 of 5193	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	4180 of 5113	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	3358 of 5113	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	2831 of 4818	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.1	2827 of 4822	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.9	3934 of 4809	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	463 of 3162	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	1721 of 3245	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1037 of 3311	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	796 of 3275	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	1361 of 3246	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4171 of 5597	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3850 of 5612	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3744 of 5609	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3988 of 5635	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3992 of 5492	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3605 of 5413	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3245 of 5107	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2864 of 5107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2667 of 5087	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2598 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3180 of 4963	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3249 of 4830	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3508 of 5460	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3307 of 5517	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3150 of 5363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3664 of 5264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3504 of 5173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3090 of 5084	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3520 of 5628	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3429 of 5643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3655 of 5638	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3803 of 5663	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3879 of 5510	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3672 of 5431	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1228 of 2847	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.9	2585 of 2661	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	2223 of 2737	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science17%-16 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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							$19,985	$2,263	$17,722
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							$19,844	$2,333	$17,511
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	$20,589	$2,347	$18,242
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	$20,314	$2,214	$18,100
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
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		$17,977	$1,771	$16,206
Rockford Elementary	Public	K-8	14983 Road 208	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Rockford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-5406	301	13	23.3	62.5%	122 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (53.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	23.5	4546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23	4583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.9%	37																	3.7	14.7	9.8	29.0	36.1	22.2	46.9	44.7	58.8	40.4	16.1	19.4	11.1	28.1	21.1	32.4	21.7							$15,147	$876	$14,271
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
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
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

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Burton Elementary ranks 3998^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Burton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Burton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Burton Elementary?

Students at Burton Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% White, 2% Asian.

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