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Butte Valley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

615 West Third St., Dorris, CA 97601 · (530) 397-3900 · Part of Butte Valley Unified School District

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Students
219
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Butte Valley Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dorris kids: Butte Valley High

On the path

Where Dorris kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Butte Valley ElementaryYou are here
9–12Butte Valley High94 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

615 West Third St., Dorris

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten32
Grade 121
Grade 226
Grade 323
Grade 420
Grade 526
Grade 624
Grade 723
Grade 824
Enrollment over time
189’20
202’21
201’22
214’23
219’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 35%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Butte Valley Elementary from Dorris families.

Other schools in Butte Valley Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Dorris’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.