How does Butte Vista Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Yuba City?

Butte Vista Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.7/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,210 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Butte Vista Elementary?

22.0% of students at Butte Vista Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Butte Vista Elementary improving or declining?

Butte Vista Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Butte Vista Elementary?

12.3% of students at Butte Vista Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Butte Vista Elementary

Yuba City Unified Yuba City Sutter County 95993

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,210 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

852 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

55%

Teachers

41 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 29.6%

White 28.1%

Asian 30.3%

Black 1.1%

Other 11.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Butte Vista Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.0%
Met Standard	28.6%
Below Standard	49.3%

Exceeded

22.0%

Met

28.6%

Below

49.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Butte Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points above the Yuba City Unified district average of 13.0%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.1 points higher (vs 11.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+3.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,210

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	86	13.9%	31.4%	20.9%	33.7%	45.4%
4th	91	19.8%	23.1%	24.2%	33.0%	42.9%
5th	91	25.3%	31.9%	23.1%	19.8%	57.1%
6th	87	18.4%	43.7%	21.8%	16.1%	62.1%
7th	96	27.1%	33.3%	29.2%	10.4%	60.4%
8th	100	21.0%	44.0%	19.0%	16.0%	65.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	87	21.8%	25.3%	25.3%	27.6%	47.1%
4th	90	17.8%	27.8%	28.9%	25.6%	45.6%
5th	91	17.6%	25.3%	28.6%	28.6%	42.9%
6th	89	22.5%	24.7%	21.4%	31.5%	47.2%
7th	96	31.3%	14.6%	24.0%	30.2%	45.8%
8th	101	27.7%	18.8%	25.7%	27.7%	46.5%