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Rockford Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rockford Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 301 students in Porterville, operating as its own Rockford Elementary district, but its statewide ranking has declined significantly over the past decade to the 22nd percentile.

The school has a clear strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 10.6% that is much better than the state average and nearby schools like Monte Vista Elementary (22.3%) and Belleview Elementary (16.6%). However, academic results are mixed, with English Language Arts performance close to the state average but math and science proficiency falling well below, especially in middle elementary grades. For example, while 8th-grade math is near the state average, 5th-grade math proficiency is only 11.11%.

Interestingly, Rockford spends less per student ($15,147) than schools in the Burton Elementary or Porterville Unified districts but achieves comparable ELA results and better attendance. The school faces a particular challenge in science, where its 9.84% proficiency is among the lowest locally. The wide variation in performance between grade levels suggests a need to review curriculum consistency and instructional support to build on its strong foundation of getting students to school.

301

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,734

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14983 Road 208
Porterville, CA 93257-9318

(559) 784-5406

District: Rockford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.2%

White:

40.5%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,546^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,368^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1034^th of 1,543Rockford 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4546 of 5857	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4583 of 5869	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4123 of 5859	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3342 of 5883	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3404 of 5789	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3300 of 5662	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	3845 of 5692	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	2974 of 5614	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	2780 of 5611	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	2940 of 5530	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	3125 of 5390	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.6	2161 of 5377	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.8	3125 of 5314	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	2770 of 5193	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	2481 of 5113	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.8	3056 of 5113	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	2025 of 4818	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.2	2134 of 4822	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.9	2462 of 4809	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4415 of 5597	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4782 of 5612	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3865 of 5609	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3585 of 5635	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3505 of 5492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3689 of 5413	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4372 of 5107	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4240 of 5107	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3765 of 5087	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3257 of 5084	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3293 of 4963	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3381 of 4830	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	4267 of 5460	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4650 of 5517	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3982 of 5363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2973 of 5264	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3645 of 5173	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4319 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4196 of 5628	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4050 of 5643	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4064 of 5638	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2877 of 5663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	3004 of 5510	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2679 of 5431	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2138 of 2598	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2314 of 2651	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2357 of 2661	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2263 of 2726	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2313 of 2834	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	2006 of 2737	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1368 of 2761	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	1528 of 2783	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	1181 of 2781	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1184 of 2740	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	1728 of 2715	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1539 of 2480	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	1639 of 2508	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1654 of 2497	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	1400 of 2477	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.8	873 of 2379	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.0	1146 of 2259	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.4	508 of 2236	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	48.1	1088 of 2179	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	550 of 2063	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.3	633 of 2005	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	656 of 1999	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	709 of 1804	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.9	703 of 1777	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.2	810 of 1769	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1275 of 2533	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1647 of 2551	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1122 of 2531	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	1372 of 2509	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1857 of 2380	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1590 of 2262	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1257 of 2395	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1332 of 2388	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	803 of 2374	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1033 of 2359	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	1320 of 2213	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1545 of 2072	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1340 of 2542	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1323 of 2579	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1070 of 2531	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	1138 of 2458	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	1771 of 2369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1933 of 2230	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1310 of 2534	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1195 of 2552	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	1036 of 2538	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	798 of 2527	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	1236 of 2407	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1222 of 2273	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	962 of 1520	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1062 of 1537	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	888 of 1543	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1027 of 1555	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1274 of 1602	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	955 of 1496	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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 (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/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
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							$36,734	$34,198	$2,536
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							$19,806	$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%)	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							$21,794	$21,396	$398
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	$20,006	$19,674	$332
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	$22,253	$21,524	$729
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-8	14004 Road 184	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-6769	446	23	19.0	91.3%	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	399 (89.5%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.4	5716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.8	5641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	75																	4.6	12.0	8.5	9.1	17.8	18.2	16.3	15.0	18.0	15.5	12.7	15.6	6.8	9.8	13.3	10.0	11.5							$42,535	$39,520	$3,015
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							$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%)	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		$17,656	$16,568	$1,088
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		$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	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	$16,455	$15,274	$1,181

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Students at Rockford Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 41% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Rockford Elementary.

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