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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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carl Smith Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30.4	1815^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.8%		37.2	1571^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.1%	244	15.6	15.6		39.3	34.4	44.3	39.3		18.0	20.2	31.1	23.7	$19,084	$699	$18,385
Pioneer Middle	6.5mi	Public	6-8	225 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7200	754	39	19.4	93.9%	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (87.3%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	46.7	1285^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.1%		36.9	1585^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%	300	25.3	25.3		47.5	43.2	51.4	47.2		33.0	28.0	39.6	33.3	$19,870	$1,255	$18,615
Bartlett Middle	8.0mi	Public	7-8	335 North G St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7100	443	25	17.8	97.1%	32 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	395 (89.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	23.9	2044^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		23.9	2058^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%	14	26.5	26.5			32.8	23.9	28.0			24.9	16.0	20.1	$21,920	$1,112	$20,808
Burton Community Day	8.1mi	Public	2-8	264 North Westwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-8020	1	1	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Buena Vista Community Day	9.2mi	Public	4-8	18900 Ave. 145	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-2002	2	1	1.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)													$22,775	$3,015	$19,760
Burton Middle	9.3mi	Public	7-8	1155 North Elderwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-2671	586	28	20.5	83.6%	69 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	450 (76.8%)	33 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	35.9	1628^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.6%		43.5	1381^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.0%	247	19.1	19.1			36.3	39.8	38.2			37.2	29.2	32.8	$20,121	$379	$19,742
Sequoia Middle	9.6mi	Public	7-8	1450 West Castle Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-0923	532	25	21.2	85.5%	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	435 (81.8%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	55.6	1042^nd of 2740 public middle schools	62.0%		52.6	1114^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%	72	39.6	39.6			48.7	56.4	52.6			30.2	35.3	32.8	$21,556	$1,280	$20,276
Pixley Middle	13.7mi	Public	6-8	1520 East Ct. St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3018	297	17	17.1	96.3%	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1729^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.9%		28.3	1886^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%	157	25.5	25.5		38.8	48.8	41.2	42.8		22.4	17.9	18.6	19.6	$25,755	$3,070	$22,685
Earlimart Middle	13.8mi	Public	6-8	599 South Sutter St.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2611	479	26	18.1	72.9%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (96.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15.8	2396^th of 2740 public middle schools	12.6%		15	2438^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.7%	42	9.6	9.6		14.5	29.6	42.3	29.6		5.3	9.9	12.7	9.5	$24,763	$1,795	$22,968
La Vina Middle	16.3mi	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	521	26	19.8	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	417 (80.0%)	85 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	66.6	774^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.8%		67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%	34	34.7	34.7		53.9	63.8	63.2	60.2		39.4	40.0	44.7	41.4	$14,839	$2,295	$12,544

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