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Butte Vista Elementary

Q: Is Butte Vista Elementary a good school?

Butte Vista Elementary ranks 1917 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1917^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Butte Vista Elementary is a public K-8 school in Yuba City, California, with an enrollment of 852 students. The school is part of the Yuba City Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Butte Vista Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 55.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 45.85% in Mathematics, compared to 37.93% and 24.57% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 39.58% of students proficient or better, outpacing the district and state. However, the school's performance varies among different student groups, with female students ranking highly but male students and certain racial/ethnic groups performing relatively lower. Notably, the school's English Language Learner students demonstrate exceptional performance, ranking 194 out of 3,160 California elementary schools.

While Butte Vista Elementary is a strong-performing school within the district, it faces challenges in addressing a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.9% in 2021-2022 to 24.9% in 2022-2023. Nearby schools, such as Franklin Elementary and Tierra Buena Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with Tierra Buena outperforming Butte Vista Elementary in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

853

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

59.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2195 Blevin Rd.
Yuba City, CA 95993-1401

(530) 822-5034

District: Yuba City Unified

Students who attend Butte Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

River Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.1%

Hispanic:

29.9%

White:

26.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Yuba City Unified

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg30%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,917^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

587^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Yuba City Unified

1010^th of 1,543Yuba City Unified 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	63.1	1917 of 5857	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	1678 of 5869	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	1646 of 5859	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1943 of 5883	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	2035 of 5789	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1942 of 5662	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	1786 of 5692	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	1794 of 5614	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	1402 of 5611	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	1408 of 5530	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	1499 of 5390	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.7	1542 of 5377	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	1150 of 5314	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	1123 of 5193	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	1727 of 5113	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	1569 of 5113	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	1499 of 4818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.8	1965 of 4822	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	1864 of 4809	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	886 of 1203	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	827 of 1205	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	802 of 1190	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	879 of 1154	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	852 of 1149	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	778 of 1071	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	56.0	658 of 2128	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.2	194 of 3162	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	47.4	1320 of 3245	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	499 of 3311	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	635 of 3275	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	873 of 3246	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	1568 of 5597	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	1442 of 5612	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	1676 of 5609	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1932 of 5635	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2275 of 5492	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2139 of 5413	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	1769 of 5107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1947 of 5107	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1851 of 5087	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	1768 of 5084	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	2070 of 4963	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2026 of 4830	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	1907 of 5460	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	1309 of 5517	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1407 of 5363	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	1653 of 5264	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	1706 of 5173	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1967 of 5084	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2178 of 5628	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	1891 of 5643	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	1579 of 5638	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	1865 of 5663	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	1748 of 5510	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1671 of 5431	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1828 of 2847	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1837 of 2598	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1615 of 2651	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1763 of 2661	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1800 of 2726	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2109 of 2834	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2025 of 2737	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	587 of 2761	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	445 of 2783	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	461 of 2781	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	700 of 2740	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	650 of 2715	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	497 of 2480	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	400 of 2508	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	490 of 2497	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	660 of 2477	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	271 of 2379	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	207 of 2259	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	68.3	605 of 2236	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	502 of 2179	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	62.4	698 of 2063	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	528 of 2005	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	522 of 1999	73.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	448 of 739	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	271 of 743	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	324 of 715	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	439 of 733	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	513 of 745	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	523 of 700	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	511 of 2533	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	414 of 2551	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	485 of 2531	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	713 of 2509	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	643 of 2380	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	521 of 2262	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	411 of 2395	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	465 of 2388	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	512 of 2374	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	604 of 2359	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	432 of 2213	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	470 of 2072	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	479 of 2542	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	331 of 2579	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	294 of 2531	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	511 of 2458	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	443 of 2369	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	428 of 2230	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	630 of 2534	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	480 of 2552	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	450 of 2538	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	604 of 2527	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	567 of 2407	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	452 of 2273	80.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	377 of 701	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	821 of 1552	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	877 of 1520	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	791 of 1537	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	748 of 1543	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	928 of 1555	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	723 of 1602	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	466 of 1496	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)69th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science40%+7 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 (2024)
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
Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	853	42	20.2	59.4%	224 (26.3%)	11 (1.3%)	255 (29.9%)	265 (31.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	63.1	1917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		68.1	1678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	239	42.9	36.6	39.6	45.4	42.9	57.1	62.1	60.4	65.0	55.7	47.1	45.6	42.9	47.2	45.8	46.5	45.9
Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	71.6	1530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		73.3	1438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	92	37.0	41.1	38.7	77.0	46.7	60.5	58.2	68.0	63.2	62.8	82.4	49.2	42.0	40.3	38.5	31.6	47.9
April Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	800 April Ln.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5215	488	22	21.9	92.4%	55 (11.3%)	14 (2.9%)	213 (43.6%)	157 (32.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.8%)	14.7	5289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		24.8	4385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	904	15.3		15.3	12.2	22.7	39.6				23.3	12.8	11.5	18.6				14.0	92.3	94.2	96.2		92.3
Twin Rivers Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 Live Oak Blvd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Twin Rivers Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 755-2872	519	22	23.7	39.5%	240 (46.2%)	12 (2.3%)	155 (29.9%)	55 (10.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	92.7	496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.1	696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	200	57.1	50.0	53.8	66.7	79.3	82.1	68.5	75.5	70.0	73.8	78.4	84.9	62.5	72.2	73.6	58.0	71.6							$16,158	$427	$15,731
King Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	630 King Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5250	380	18	20.6	95.3%	76 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	233 (61.3%)	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.4%)	25	4402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.8	3704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	698	18.2		18.2	32.4	29.0	29.4				30.4	28.0	30.8	21.8				27.2	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	94.4	97.2
Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,181	56	21.1	83.7%	175 (14.8%)	8 (0.7%)	473 (40.1%)	445 (37.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	23.3	4561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.6	4511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	50	29.8	19.6	23.0	27.8	18.9	41.9	20.7	34.2	33.0	29.4	26.3	18.7	31.9	16.7	20.4	23.9	22.1	96.9				96.9
Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		29.6	3963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	809	40.0	15.0	25.7	27.3	36.4	53.3	38.5	20.0	40.0	35.5	36.4	40.9	33.3	23.1	6.7	30.0	29.9							$14,465	$1,234	$13,231
Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bridge St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5225	480	22	22.2	91.5%	67 (14.0%)	9 (1.9%)	319 (66.5%)	46 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.5%)	11.3	5549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		15.3	5282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	267	11.6		11.6	15.5	22.7	20.9				19.5	17.4	17.1	7.1				14.2	97.0
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Morton St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5265	541	22	24.0	94.8%	43 (7.9%)	7 (1.3%)	441 (81.5%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	14.1	5339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.1	5292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	47	14.2		14.2	13.5	28.2	22.1				21.2	19.0	21.1	11.3				16.8	95.8			96.9	96.9
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	332 North Township Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Franklin Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5151	505	20	25.2	25.7%	280 (55.4%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (23.8%)	59 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	77.4	1266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		87.4	842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	424	43.9	20.0	31.6	56.3	66.0	56.1	50.9	65.1	55.0	58.3	72.9	68.0	64.9	45.5	54.8	41.7	57.2							$12,197	$375	$11,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Butte Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Butte Vista Elementary?

Students at Butte Vista Elementary are 31% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Butte Vista Elementary a good school?

Butte Vista Elementary ranks 1917^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Butte Vista Elementary in?

Yuba City Unified

What schools do graduates of Butte Vista Elementary attend?

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

High : River Valley High

How many students attend Butte Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 853 students attended Butte Vista Elementary.

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