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Buena Vista Community Day · Porterville

Buena Vista Community Day: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Buena Vista Community Day is a middle school in Porterville. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 2 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

Where the path goes

The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.

Estimated K-12 Path
Middle
Buena Vista Community Day
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 2:1, district 19:12:1
Teaching staff1 teachers
Avg. experience11.0 years
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$63,842 – $116,664
Principal salary$138,787 – $0
Superintendent salary$179,664

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $22,775, CA average $14,815$22,775 · spent at this school
Federal share$3,015 per student

$3,015 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,149 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction59%
Instruction support12%
Student services14%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,786 per pupil
2019$14,662 per pupil
2018$14,270 per pupil
2017$12,863 per pupil
2016$13,065 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic50.0%
District 89.3% · CA 56.1%
Other50.0%
District 6.5% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible -150.0% (214pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$60K · CA $85K
Median home value$288K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+14% · CA 35%
ZIP population80,467
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 2 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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