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Burton Middle

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Burton Middle ranks 1628 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 41% of California middle schools

Summary

Burton Middle is a public school in Porterville, California, serving grades 7–8 with 586 students. Its results show a clear contrast: grade 7 math is a relative bright spot, while science is its most important academic concern. In 2025–2026, 19% of students were proficient in science, compared with 36% statewide and 29% in the Burton Elementary district; Burton had the lowest science result among the eight nearby schools with data.

Math is Burton’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools: overall, 33% were proficient, 6 points above the nearby-school average, though still below the state’s 38% and above the district’s 31%. Grade 7 math stands out: 37% were proficient, nearly matching the state and 2 points above the district. Burton ranked second among eight nearby schools with grade 7 data; only Wilson Middle scored higher. ELA is weaker: 38% proficiency was 11 points below the state, 5 points below the district, and 6 points below the nearby-school average. Only Bartlett Middle scored lower among the nearby schools.

Over 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math proficiency rose 6 points and science rose 5, but ELA fell 2; the state gap widened by 5 points in ELA and 1 point in science, while narrowing by 2 points in math overall. SchoolDigger ranks Burton at the 41st percentile with 2 stars for 2025–2026, fourth-lowest among the nine nearby schools; its ranking rose from the 19th percentile in 2014–2015, but fell from the 50th percentile the prior year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking is notably lower for White Students (12th percentile) and Special Education Students (15th) than Burton’s overall percentile; both groups’ rankings declined over recent years. In 2024–2025, 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 20.5. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 18% and down from 36% in 2021–2022.

586

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,121

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1155 North Elderwood St.
Porterville, CA 93257-9089

(559) 781-2671

District: Burton Elementary

Feeder schools for Burton Middle:

Elementary:	Burton Elementary
	Jim Maples Academy
	Oak Grove Elementary
	William R. Buckley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

White:

11.8%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2025 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2025) to 41st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,628^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

896^th of 1,530Burton 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
2026	35.9	1628 of 2740	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	1381 of 2761	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1452 of 2783	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1441 of 2781	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1685 of 2740	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2106 of 2715	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	2195 of 2480	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	2212 of 2508	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	2156 of 2497	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	2012 of 2477	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1843 of 2379	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1657 of 2259	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	1327 of 2236	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.0	1418 of 2179	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	1100 of 2063	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1250 of 2005	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	967 of 1999	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.8	973 of 1804	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.4	1222 of 1777	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.4	1148 of 1769	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	584 of 777	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	1522 of 1531	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1427 of 1491	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1233 of 1369	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	522 of 1478	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	290 of 1521	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	40.0	764 of 1540	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	438 of 1442	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	658 of 1364	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	1411 of 2516	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1073 of 2533	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1324 of 2551	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1353 of 2531	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1656 of 2509	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2010 of 2380	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2057 of 2262	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	1116 of 2357	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	899 of 2395	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	1049 of 2388	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1100 of 2374	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1292 of 2359	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1635 of 2213	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1890 of 2072	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	155 of 394	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	1250 of 2529	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	933 of 2542	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1198 of 2579	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1046 of 2531	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	1144 of 2458	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	1781 of 2369	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1986 of 2230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1611 of 2514	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1518 of 2534	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1407 of 2552	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1325 of 2538	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1484 of 2527	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1850 of 2407	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2057 of 2273	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	27 of 94	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	526 of 701	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1372 of 1605	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	1232 of 1566	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1138 of 1552	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	917 of 1531	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	1316 of 1490	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1056 of 1520	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	946 of 1537	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1034 of 1543	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1342 of 1555	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1489 of 1602	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1403 of 1496	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+17 vs school

Migrant (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2024)61st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Science19%-17 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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burton Middle	Public	7-8	1155 North Elderwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-2671	586	28	20.5	83.6%	69 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	450 (76.8%)	33 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	35.9	1628^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.6%		43.5	1381^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.0%	247		19.1	19.1			36.3	39.8	38.2			37.2	29.2	32.8	$20,121	$379	$19,742
Burton Community Day	Public	2-8	264 North Westwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-8020	1	1	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	1450 West Castle Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-0923	532	25	21.2	85.5%	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	435 (81.8%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	55.6	1042^nd of 2740 public middle schools	62.0%		52.6	1114^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%	72		39.6	39.6			48.7	56.4	52.6			30.2	35.3	32.8	$21,556	$1,280	$20,276
Bartlett Middle	Public	7-8	335 North G St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7100	443	25	17.8	97.1%	32 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	395 (89.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	23.9	2044^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		23.9	2058^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%	14		26.5	26.5			32.8	23.9	28.0			24.9	16.0	20.1	$21,920	$1,112	$20,808
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	225 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7200	754	39	19.4	93.9%	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (87.3%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	46.7	1285^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.1%		36.9	1585^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%	300		25.3	25.3		47.5	43.2	51.4	47.2		33.0	28.0	39.6	33.3	$19,870	$1,255	$18,615
Buena Vista Community Day	Public	4-8	18900 Ave. 145	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-2002	2	1	1.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)														$22,775	$3,015	$19,760
Carl Smith Middle	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30.4	1815^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.8%		37.2	1571^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.1%	244		15.6	15.6		39.3	34.4	44.3	39.3		18.0	20.2	31.1	23.7	$19,084	$699	$18,385
Pixley Middle	Public	6-8	1520 East Ct. St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3018	297	17	17.1	96.3%	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1729^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.9%		28.3	1886^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%	157		25.5	25.5		38.8	48.8	41.2	42.8		22.4	17.9	18.6	19.6	$25,755	$3,070	$22,685
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48.3	1240^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.7%		37	1580^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%	340		31.7	31.7		47.7	48.2	48.2	48.0		31.6	35.1	28.8	31.9	$19,149	$1,061	$18,088
Alpine Vista Middle	Public	5-8	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7200	617	28	21.8	48.3%	145 (23.5%)	28 (4.5%)	417 (67.6%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	42.8	1407^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.6%		29.6	1843^rd of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%	436	25.6	28.8	27.3	46.6	52.6	49.0	50.3	49.7	23.3	24.8	21.6	23.5	23.3	$18,510	$1,601	$16,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton Middle

How many students attend Burton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Burton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Burton Middle?

Students at Burton Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Burton Middle a good school?

Burton Middle ranks 1628^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Burton Middle in?

Burton Elementary

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