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Burton Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Porterville’s School Grade B− better than 46% of California school districts

Students
4,805
Schools
7
Spent per student
$19,494
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$10.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Burton Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.2M, about $2,125 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Porterville. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsPorterville Unified School District
7–83 middle schoolsPorterville Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsPorterville Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.1% · 2,823 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 2,826 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 103 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,494 per student · 8% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 84%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,840’20
4,772’21
4,784’22
4,844’23
4,805’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Summit Charter Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Porterville
2,423 students23:1
William R. Buckley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
499 students25:1
Jim Maples Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
466 students25:1
Burton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
437 students26:1
Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
393 students25:1
Burton Community Day
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Porterville
1 students
Burton Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Porterville
586 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.