Summary
Hope Elementary is a K–8 school in Porterville with 237 students, serving a smaller enrollment than nearby schools. Its 2025–2026 all-grades results were 50% in English language arts (ELA), 55% in math, and 47% in science. The clearest takeaway is that Hope stands out most in math and science: it had the highest results among 10 nearby schools in both subjects.
Hope’s advantage is strongest against nearby-school averages: it scored 22 points higher in math, 27 points higher in science, and 11 points higher in ELA. Its results also exceeded the state rates by 17 points in math and 11 in science, but by just 1 point in ELA. The supplied figures for Porterville Unified match Hope’s in all three subjects. Grade-level results show where performance varies: Hope led nearby schools in grade 3 math at 71%, and in grades 5 and 6 math at 63% and 67%; grade 4 ELA was a notable weak spot at 31%, 15 points below the state. In contrast, Hope’s grade 6 and grade 8 ELA results were 58% and 67%, above state rates.
Over time, Hope’s results have improved relative to the state in math and science, but not in ELA. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Hope’s math result rose 6 points and science rose 16 points, while ELA fell 3 points; science also varied substantially, from 23% in 2023–2024 to 57% the following year and 47% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks Hope at the 68th percentile statewide with 3 stars, the highest percentile among nearby schools; its percentile rose 6 points since 2021–2022. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23.7:1, close to the nearby average of 24.0:1. Hope reported 55% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a 93% average among eight nearby schools reporting that measure; California is identified in the data as a state where all students receive free school meals. SchoolDigger’s Male Students subgroup percentile, a measure of how well the school serves that group, rose from 47 in 2023–2024 to 74 in 2025–2026, compared with an overall rise from 64 to 68.
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