How does Buttonwillow Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Buttonwillow?

Buttonwillow Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.1/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 722 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Buttonwillow Elementary?

4.2% of students at Buttonwillow Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Buttonwillow Elementary improving or declining?

Buttonwillow Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 29.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Buttonwillow Elementary?

21.1% of students at Buttonwillow 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.

Buttonwillow Elementary

Buttonwillow Union Elementary Buttonwillow Kern County 93206

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

722 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

287 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 91.3%

White 6.3%

Asian 0.3%

Black 1.7%

Other 0.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Buttonwillow Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.2%
Met Standard	17.1%
Below Standard	78.7%

Exceeded

4.2%

Met

17.1%

Below

78.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Buttonwillow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 29.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

21.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-29.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

21.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

722

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	35	11.4%	31.4%	37.1%	20.0%	42.9%
4th	27	3.7%	18.5%	29.6%	48.1%	22.2%
5th	23	0.0%	17.4%	34.8%	47.8%	17.4%
6th	33	3.0%	18.2%	33.3%	45.5%	21.2%
7th	33	6.1%	15.2%	24.2%	54.5%	21.2%
8th	29	0.0%	24.1%	51.7%	24.1%	24.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	35	11.4%	22.9%	42.9%	22.9%	34.3%
4th	27	11.1%	22.2%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
5th	24	0.0%	0.0%	37.5%	62.5%	0.0%
6th	33	3.0%	24.2%	21.2%	51.5%	27.3%
7th	33	0.0%	3.0%	18.2%	78.8%	3.0%
8th	29	0.0%	6.9%	13.8%	79.3%	6.9%

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