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Jim Maples Academy

Public Grades K-6

4915^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jim Maples Academy is a K–6 school in Porterville, serving 466 students in the Burton Elementary district. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were 30% in English language arts, 18% in math and 15% in science. The most important finding is that the school was below both district and state results in all three subjects.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools, Jim Maples had the lowest ELA and math proficiency rates and the third-lowest science rate. Its results were also well below the district’s 43% in ELA, 31% in math and 29% in science, and the state’s 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. Fifth-grade math stands out as a particular weakness: 7% of students were proficient, compared with 26% districtwide and 37% statewide; this was below every nearby school’s fifth-grade result. The relative bright spot is sixth-grade ELA at 34%, the school’s strongest grade-level result, though seven nearby schools had higher rates.

Results have fallen since 2022–23: ELA declined from 37% to 30%, math from 23% to 18%, and science from 22% to 15%; the gaps with state results widened by 9, 9 and 13 percentage points, respectively. SchoolDigger gives the school a 16th-percentile ranking and 1 star for 2025–26, the lowest percentile among nearby schools; its overall percentile has fallen 21 points since 2022–23. Attendance is a positive change: chronic absenteeism dropped from 30% in 2021–22 to 10% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 8%. The student–teacher ratio is 24.5, and 89% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English language learner students shifted sharply, from the 71st percentile in 2021–22 to the 1st in 2022–23 and the 9th in 2023–24; subgroup data are not available for 2025–26.

466

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,806

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

252 North Westwood
Porterville, CA 93257-2542

(559) 781-1658

District: Burton Elementary

Students who attend Jim Maples Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Burton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

Two or more races:

8.8%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg42%

4,915^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Burton Elementary

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	18.8	4915 of 5817	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	4605 of 5857	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4607 of 5869	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3672 of 5859	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4465 of 5883	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4125 of 5789	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4226 of 5662	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	4816 of 5692	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	3386 of 5614	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	3793 of 5530	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3701 of 5390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	3325 of 5377	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	3265 of 5314	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	3111 of 5193	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.4	2585 of 5113	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	2260 of 5113	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.8	2572 of 4818	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.3	2765 of 4822	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.3	3038 of 4809	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	2873 of 3162	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	3228 of 3245	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	974 of 3311	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	809 of 3275	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	902 of 3246	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4888 of 5581	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	4902 of 5597	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4894 of 5612	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3090 of 5609	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4537 of 5635	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3675 of 5492	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3694 of 5413	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	4101 of 5094	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	3801 of 5107	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3815 of 5107	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2854 of 5087	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3683 of 5084	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3585 of 4963	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3336 of 4830	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	4365 of 5423	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	3808 of 5460	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3921 of 5517	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2637 of 5363	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	3644 of 5264	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3557 of 5173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3795 of 5084	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	4547 of 5603	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	3921 of 5628	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4047 of 5643	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3802 of 5638	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4038 of 5663	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4211 of 5510	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4528 of 5431	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Science15%-21 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
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%)	18.8	4915^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.5%		22.9	4605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%	310	14.8		14.8	26.1	31.4	26.2	34.5			29.8	21.3	22.5	6.6	20.7			17.7	≥ 98%		$19,806	$19,272	$534
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%)	28.3	4136^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.9%		29.5	3998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%	138	20.0		20.0	29.2	36.7	38.6	37.0			35.5	35.9	31.7	17.1	21.0			25.8	≥ 98%		$21,794	$21,396	$398
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	3498^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	3442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%	56	32.7		32.7	20.4	31.7	40.0	54.6			37.0	22.5	36.7	29.1	29.1			29.7	≥ 98%		$22,253	$21,524	$729
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%)	33.5	3702^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.4%		35.1	3566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%	136	25.9		25.9	34.9	27.7	38.3	52.5			38.4	32.6	18.5	23.5	36.1			26.8	≥ 98%		$20,006	$19,674	$332
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
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%)	44.3	2965^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.5	3042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%	77	33.7		33.7	39.8	42.0	46.9	44.7			43.4	33.0	33.6	39.0	33.0			34.6	97%	0%	$17,656	$16,568	$1,088
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%)	25.1	4380^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.7%		23.5	4546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%	166	30.8	35.9	33.3	23.1	20.6	38.5	40.0	56.3	43.6	36.6	25.6	20.6	12.8	30.0	37.5	35.9	26.8	≥ 95%		$36,734	$34,198	$2,536
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Maples Academy

What is the racial makeup of Jim Maples Academy?

Students at Jim Maples Academy are 80% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Jim Maples Academy in?

Burton Elementary

Is Jim Maples Academy a good school?

Jim Maples Academy ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jim Maples Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Jim Maples Academy.

What schools do graduates of Jim Maples Academy attend?

Students who attend Jim Maples Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burton Middle

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