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Butte Valley High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Butte Valley posts 14% meeting the standard and 4.8% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

615 West Third Street, 96023 (opens in new tab)·Butte Valley Unified·Dorris·Grades 9-12·94 students·77% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 397-3990·Website
Scope Score
36
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,501 statewide

Butte Valley High scores 36 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 31st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “14% proficient” and call it done. Butte Valley deserves a closer read. The school sits in Dorris, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
14%
State 36%
Graduate
100%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 14 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
100.0%
State 87.6%
12.4pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
4.8%
State 15.8%
11.1pp below state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
14.3%
State 35.7%
21.4pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
19.1%
State 30.2%
11.1pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.1%
State 3.6%
1.5pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
0.0%
State 18.0%
18.0pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
No feeder data available for this level
High School
Butte Valley High
36/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic56.4%
White33.0%
Asian5.3%
Other5.3%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 76.6% (13pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
94
1,356 below CA avg (~1,450)
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
5 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$21,063
District avg: $16,004 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
0.0% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$52,500 – $95,157
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Butte Valley High in Dorris, 18.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 14.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Butte Valley High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.5% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 16 students tested.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income16 tested
ELA 18.8%·Math 12.5%· +4.6pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 55%Support 40%Other 5%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$47K
$38K below CA median
Median Home Value
$172K
$487K below CA median
Bachelor's+
17%
18pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
17.6 years avg experience
12 teachers · 17% first-year
Teacher Credentials
74% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Butte Valley High a good high school?
Butte Valley High has a Scope Score of 36 out of 100, placing it in the 31st percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,501 statewide. 4.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 11.1 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Butte Valley High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 14.3% of students at Butte Valley High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 4.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 9.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 4.8% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 42 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Butte Valley High rank in California?
Butte Valley High ranks #1,501 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 31st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Butte Valley High?
19.1% of students at Butte Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.1%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Butte Valley High compare to other schools in Dorris?
Butte Valley High scores 36/100 (31st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 94 students. Use the schools in Dorris page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Butte Valley High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Butte Valley High in Dorris, 18.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 14.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Butte Valley High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (12.5% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 16 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
100.0%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 65th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
4.8%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 38th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 29th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
14.3%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 35th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
19.1%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 59th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.1%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 57th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 34th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112110%10%19%62%19%−28
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11210%10%24%67%10%−14
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11260%4%62%35%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged1618.8%+5−19
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Butte Valley High ←364.8%14.3%2.1%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
100.0%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
5.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
Scope Score history
36%36%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1400 → #1365 → #1324 → #1433 → #1501
What we can't show
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 19 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue