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Butte Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5625th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of California elementary schools
Summary

Butte Valley Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 219 students in the rural community of Dorris, California, where it is the only school for miles around and part of the Butte Valley Unified district.

Academic performance at Butte Valley Elementary is significantly below state averages, with recent data showing only about 16% of students proficient in English and 10% in math, representing a large gap compared to other California schools. The school faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism, as nearly 29% of students miss too much school, which directly impacts their ability to learn, though this rate has improved from pandemic-era highs. Furthermore, the school's statewide ranking has fallen dramatically over the past decade, now placing it in the bottom tier of schools.

Key areas needing attention include a critical situation in 8th-grade mathematics and the fact that the school serves a community with high economic need, with about 87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance trends closely mirror the district averages, indicating these are broader, shared challenges. Moving forward will require focused strategies to improve daily attendance, provide intensive academic support, and ensure stable resources for long-term improvement.

219
Students ?
28.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,794
Per pupil spending ?
86.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 615 West Third St.
       Dorris, CA  96023

(530) 397-3900

District: Butte Valley Unified


Students who attend Butte Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:    Butte Valley High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.4%
White:
34.7%
Asian:
4.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg13%
California avg41%
Elementary school
5,625th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 45 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 4% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,637th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.25625 of 58574.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.15469 of 58696.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.65823 of 58590.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.75791 of 58831.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.61279 of 14179.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.04450 of 578923.1%★☆☆☆☆
201837.33316 of 566241.4%★★☆☆☆
201739.93109 of 569245.4%★★☆☆☆
201643.82842 of 561449.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202412.95294 of 56125.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.05583 of 56090.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.05429 of 56353.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.7907 of 126728.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202511.04942 of 51073.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.65041 of 51071.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.25079 of 50870.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.64998 of 50841.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.23538 of 496328.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.53861 of 483020.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.25412 of 54600.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.55339 of 55173.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.05341 of 53630.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.45168 of 52641.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.9874 of 111021.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.53681 of 517328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201844.62705 of 508446.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.05591 of 56280.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.45541 of 56381.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.53980 of 551027.8%★☆☆☆☆
201836.73235 of 543140.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201913.02554 of 28349.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.42473 of 27379.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.42637 of 27614.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.12690 of 27833.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.42559 of 27818.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.22707 of 27401.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.4873 of 8942.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.51981 of 271527.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.91862 of 248024.9%★☆☆☆☆
201721.21988 of 250820.7%★☆☆☆☆
201643.81282 of 249748.7%★★☆☆☆
201517.62096 of 247715.4%★☆☆☆☆
201345.11290 of 237945.8%★★☆☆☆
201246.01194 of 225947.1%★★☆☆☆
201159.5842 of 223662.3%★★★☆☆
201044.41189 of 217945.4%★★☆☆☆
200943.61118 of 206345.8%★★☆☆☆
200846.41007 of 200549.8%★★☆☆☆
200747.3954 of 199952.3%★★★☆☆
200638.61048 of 180441.9%★★☆☆☆
200537.51049 of 177741.0%★★☆☆☆
200437.51022 of 176942.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.12233 of 253311.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.12363 of 25517.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.32423 of 25314.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.32194 of 23958.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.72252 of 23885.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.12281 of 23743.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.32330 of 23591.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.82375 of 25426.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.02448 of 25795.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.82346 of 25317.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.82411 of 24581.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.71279 of 236946.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.01723 of 223022.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20226.12519 of 25270.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.21144 of 240752.5%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
White (2019)10th percentile-13 vs school
Female (2024)6th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2022)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy16%-32 vs state
Science11%-21 vs state
Mathematics10%-27 vs state

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Students who attend Butte Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Butte Valley High

Butte Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Butte Valley Elementary.

Students at Butte Valley Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 35% White, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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