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Porterville High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

465 West Olive Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-7210 · Part of Porterville Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
2,125
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Porterville High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher

On the path

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

7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Porterville HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

465 West Olive Ave., Porterville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9590
Grade 10554
Grade 11482
Grade 12499
Enrollment over time
2,104’20
2,281’21
2,178’22
2,136’23
2,125’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Porterville High from Porterville families.

Other schools in Porterville Unified School District

The district →
Santa Fe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Porterville
809 students22:1
Westfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
661 students24:1
Olive Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
624 students25:1
Vandalia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Porterville
556 students25:1
John J. Doyle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Porterville
552 students25:1
Butterfield Charter
Other · Grades K–12 · Porterville
D−
504 students21:1

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; Porterville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.