Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Jim Maples Academy

Public Grades K-6

4605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jim Maples Academy is a public elementary school serving 466 students in grades K-6 within the Burton Elementary district in Porterville, CA, where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academic performance at Jim Maples Academy is below both state and local averages, with particular challenges in mathematics where only 17.9% of students scored proficient compared to 37.3% statewide. The school's performance has declined in recent years, and it consistently ranks lower than nearby schools in the same district, such as Oak Grove Elementary and William R. Buckley Elementary, which have significantly higher math and English proficiency rates.

Key areas for improvement include mathematics instruction, especially in 3rd and 6th grades where proficiency drops below 10%, and support for specific student groups whose performance has been unstable. While per-student spending is comparable to neighboring schools, the academic outcomes are lower, suggesting a need to review how resources are used to address these core challenges.

466

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,844

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Jim Maples Academy to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2012 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,605^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Jim Maples Academy and help other families decide.

Rate Jim Maples Academy

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Jim Maples Academy

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Maples Academy

Is Jim Maples Academy a good school?

Jim Maples Academy ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Jim Maples Academy in?

Burton Elementary

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

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.

Rate Jim Maples Academy!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Elementary School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Porterville, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Jim Maples Academy!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.