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William R. Buckley Elementary

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William R. Buckley Elementary ranks 3566 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

William R. Buckley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 499 students in Porterville, California, operating within the Burton Elementary district, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

The school has a standout strength in maintaining excellent student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates consistently around 8%, which is less than half the state average and better than many local schools like Burton Elementary. It also runs an exceptionally effective program for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 30% of schools statewide for supporting these students. However, overall academic performance is middling and has been on a gradual decline over the past decade, despite recent increases in per-student funding. This creates a puzzling situation where students show up to school regularly but the school struggles to translate that into high achievement across all subjects.

Compared to other schools in the Burton Elementary district, Buckley sits in the middle, performing better than Jim Maples Academy but slightly behind Oak Grove Elementary. It shows interesting grade-level patterns, with sixth graders performing notably better in English and Math than third graders, and it holds a relative strength in science instruction compared to some neighboring schools in the larger Porterville Unified district.

499

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,314

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2573 West Westfield Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-9067

(559) 788-6412

District: Burton Elementary

Students who attend William R. Buckley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Burton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,566^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	35.1	3566 of 5857	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3450 of 5869	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3306 of 5859	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3141 of 5883	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3223 of 5789	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3952 of 5662	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3749 of 5692	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	3961 of 5614	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	3271 of 5611	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.8	1900 of 5530	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	1853 of 5390	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.1	1449 of 5377	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	1153 of 5314	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	44.5	2790 of 5193	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	3177 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.5	3458 of 5113	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.1	3104 of 4818	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.2	2704 of 4822	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.5	2180 of 4809	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	723 of 3162	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	964 of 3245	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	682 of 3311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	387 of 3275	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1019 of 3246	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3826 of 5597	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3382 of 5612	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2890 of 5609	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3157 of 5635	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	3249 of 5492	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3948 of 5413	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2771 of 5107	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	2571 of 5107	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2625 of 5087	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	2567 of 5084	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2702 of 4963	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3332 of 4830	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	3003 of 5460	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2915 of 5517	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2878 of 5363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2387 of 5264	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	2878 of 5173	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3561 of 5084	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3050 of 5628	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3294 of 5643	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3494 of 5638	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2941 of 5663	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	2960 of 5510	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3691 of 5431	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	1818 of 2726	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2300 of 2834	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2403 of 2737	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

White (2022)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William R. Buckley Elementary

How many students attend William R. Buckley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended William R. Buckley Elementary.

Is William R. Buckley Elementary a good school?

William R. Buckley Elementary ranks 3566^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of William R. Buckley Elementary attend?

Students who attend William R. Buckley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burton Middle

What is the racial makeup of William R. Buckley Elementary?

Students at William R. Buckley Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is William R. Buckley Elementary in?

Burton Elementary

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