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Woodville Elementary

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Woodville Elementary ranks 3077 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodville Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 371 students in rural Porterville, California, and it stands out for its remarkable and consistent academic improvement over the past several years.

This school has achieved one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the area, climbing from a state ranking in the 1st percentile just a few years ago to the 47th percentile today. This impressive growth is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Pleasant View Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary, which have struggled with stagnation or decline. Woodville excels in supporting specific student groups, with its English Language Learners ranking in the 89th percentile statewide, far outperforming all neighboring schools. The school also manages student attendance exceptionally well, with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 9.3%, which is less than half the state average and significantly better than schools like Tipton Elementary.

While the school's overall test scores are still catching up to state averages, its mathematics proficiency is stronger than many local peers, including West Putnam Elementary and Rockford Elementary. The school's higher per-student spending appears to be used effectively, as it achieves better results than other schools with similar funding. As the primary school in the Woodville Union Elementary district, its success story demonstrates how focused support and strong attendance initiatives can lead to significant gains for students.

371

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,082

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16541 Road 168
Porterville, CA 93257-9205

(559) 686-9713

District: Woodville Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,077^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,149^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1080^th of 1,543Woodville Union 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	41.9	3077 of 5857	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3444 of 5869	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4182 of 5859	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5262 of 5883	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1398 of 1417	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5526 of 5789	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	5082 of 5662	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	4932 of 5692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	5204 of 5614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5385 of 5611	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	5299 of 5530	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	5309 of 5390	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	5156 of 5377	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	3851 of 5314	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	58.7	1995 of 5193	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.0	2547 of 5113	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.9	2858 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	2792 of 4818	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	15.8	4268 of 4822	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	4662 of 4809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	360 of 3162	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	515 of 3245	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	1228 of 3311	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.3	574 of 602	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1617 of 3275	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	1894 of 3246	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3212 of 5597	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3657 of 5612	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3848 of 5609	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4901 of 5635	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1256 of 1267	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	5355 of 5492	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4897 of 5413	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	1975 of 5107	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2349 of 5107	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3091 of 5087	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4366 of 5084	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4667 of 4963	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4135 of 4830	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2078 of 5460	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2732 of 5517	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	3060 of 5363	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4330 of 5264	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1092 of 1110	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4850 of 5173	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4294 of 5084	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2755 of 5628	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	3079 of 5643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4004 of 5638	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5126 of 5663	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1242 of 1272	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5087 of 5510	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4701 of 5431	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	2149 of 2761	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2433 of 2783	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2377 of 2781	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2344 of 2740	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	798 of 894	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	2159 of 2715	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2180 of 2480	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	2276 of 2508	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	2209 of 2497	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	2357 of 2477	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	2181 of 2379	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	1973 of 2259	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	2033 of 2236	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	1434 of 2179	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	1079 of 2063	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.2	1425 of 2005	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	1217 of 1999	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.5	1237 of 1804	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.7	1341 of 1777	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	1559 of 1769	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	401 of 1478	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	475 of 1521	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	820 of 1540	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	232 of 363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	765 of 1442	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	856 of 1364	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1946 of 2533	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2188 of 2551	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1999 of 2531	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1795 of 2509	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	691 of 738	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2056 of 2380	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1836 of 2262	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1687 of 2395	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2021 of 2388	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1885 of 2374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1867 of 2359	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1657 of 2213	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1754 of 2072	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1771 of 2542	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2239 of 2579	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1981 of 2531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1942 of 2458	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	587 of 721	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1790 of 2369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1846 of 2230	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1930 of 2534	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2284 of 2552	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2287 of 2538	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2442 of 2527	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	636 of 763	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1756 of 2407	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	2178 of 2273	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	371	20	18.5	94.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	3077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		35.9	3444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	367	30.0	8.3	19.7	37.0	23.8	65.0	34.3	18.4	27.8	34.6	50.0	21.4	45.0	17.1	26.3	22.2	31.2							$50,082	$48,308	$1,774
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
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
Tipton Elementary	Public	K-8	370 North Evans Rd.	Tipton	93272	Tulare County	Tipton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 752-4213	485	27	17.8	94.6%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	466 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.6	4088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		26	4288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.9%	200	25.0	16.7	20.2	22.7	33.9	27.8	36.4	43.3	60.4	38.1	36.4	33.9	16.7	23.6	18.0	42.9	28.6							$40,295	$39,196	$1,099
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
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
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
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-8	21644 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Sunnyside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1741	311	16	18.8	85.9%	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.7	5288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		11	5627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	339	18.2	9.1	13.6	17.1	31.0	34.4	11.8	18.2	25.0	22.6	22.9	16.7	9.1	2.9	6.1	9.1	11.1							$45,975	$43,164	$2,811
Saucelito Elementary	Public	K-8	17615 Avenue 104	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Saucelito Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-2164	75	5	13.8	78.7%	24 (32.0%)	4 (5.3%)	47 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			21.4							44.2							27.9							$48,356	$47,712	$644
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

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Woodville Elementary ranks 3077^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Woodville Union Elementary

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In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Woodville Elementary.

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Students at Woodville Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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