Public school with a magnet program · Porterville Unified

Porterville High — Rating & test scores

465 West Olive Avenue, Porterville · 2,125 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 75

SolidScope Score · 50th percentile. Higher than 50 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (464 of 491); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 491
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Porterville High a good high school?

Solid. Porterville High is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5461%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5327%
English, Advanced4322%
Math, Advanced509%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5519 in 100
Porterville High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Porterville Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

5.4% of students (118 of 2,177) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Porterville High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,177. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Porterville Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Porterville High say about itself?

We haven’t read Porterville High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open porterville.portervilleschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 5 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Porterville High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

6 high schools within 3.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Summit Charter AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8073rd
  2. PortervilleScope Score 7550th
  3. MonacheNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7548th
  4. Monarch River AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7233rd
  5. Granite HillsNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7130th
  6. Butterfield CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 612nd
Porterville UnifiedCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Porterville High compare with schools like it?

Porterville High’s Scope Score is 75. 334 California high schools, counting Porterville High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Porterville High’s result is higher than 229 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 334

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

334 California public high schools where 83% to 95% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 83% to 95% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Porterville High’s share. The count includes Porterville High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 61% and math went from 27% to 26%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202658%63%61%Porterville HighThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia56%Porterville UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 23%32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%Porterville HighThis school23%Porterville UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Porterville Unified’s line combines its 6 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Porterville Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPorterville HighPorterville UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201763%58%60%441
201866%59%56%439
201965%60%57%477
202259%54%55%539
202358%53%55%516
202456%56%56%509
202561%52%57%435
202661%56%57%478
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPorterville HighPorterville UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201723%23%32%440
201826%24%31%440
201922%25%32%477
202217%18%27%539
202321%21%27%515
202422%22%28%511
202527%22%30%434
202626%23%32%480

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

61%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

16233922
Porterville Unified54%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

48261610
Porterville Unified22%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 61% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school22%39%23%16%478
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Porterville Unified23%31%23%23%1,536
Math, grade 11 · This school10%16%26%48%480
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Porterville Unified9%13%21%57%1,537

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 478 tested in English, 480 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 86% of students. 390 of 2,113 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (390 of 2,113 students).

At the average Porterville Unified high school: 17 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.4% of students were suspended at least once (118 of 2,177). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,125

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 86%White 7%American Indian or Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Filipino <1%Black or African American <1%

Family income

89%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,883 of 2,125. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

89

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

85% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

44%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (136 of 312 students).

Porterville Unified: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino86%
White7%
American Indian or Alaska Native4%
Asian<1%
Two or more races<1%
Filipino<1%
Black or African American<1%
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 71.8 of 84.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

English learners here scored well above the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White35 tested74%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino423 tested60%California 49%
  • Low-income431 tested58%California 49%
  • English learners78 tested23%California 8%

23% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Porterville Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 431 tested in English, 432 in math
English58%+652%+949%
Math25%+421%+223%
Hispanic or Latino · 423 tested in English, 424 in math
English60%+753%+1149%
Math26%+521%+521%
White · 35 tested
English74%+1658%+668%
Math34%+628%−1044%
English learners · 78 tested
English23%+1211%+158%
Math6%+24%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Porterville Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Military-family students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

55%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

50%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 464 of 491 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 269 of 491 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

50%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 234 of 464 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

55% enrolled in college within 12 months · 482 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓19 · 4%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓52 · 11%
  • California community college174 · 36%
  • In-state private11 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled217 · 45%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
55%enrolled in college within a year

482 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California19 (4%)
  • California State University52 (11%)
  • California community college174 (36%)
  • In-state private11 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled217 (45%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 464 of 491 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 269 of 491 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 234 of 464 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
53
Admitted
45
Enrolled
19

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC MercedApplied 33 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 3
  • UCLAApplied 31 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 30 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 27 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 21 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 7
  • UC RiversideApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 17 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 16 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 53 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 66 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2023Applied 69 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 57 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2021Applied 39 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2020Applied 36 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2019Applied 36 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2018Applied 43 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2017Applied 31 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2016Applied 35 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 14

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
100
Admitted
98
Enrolled
23

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 411 · Admitted 399 · Enrolled 79
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 256 · Admitted 244 · Enrolled 22
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 188 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 8
  • San Diego StateApplied 155 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 146 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 27
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 110 · Admitted 100 · Enrolled 12
  • Sacramento StateApplied 106 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 7
  • Chico StateApplied 61 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 53 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 53 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 46 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 37 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 35 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 19 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • San José StateApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 11 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 100 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2024Applied 109 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2023Applied 131 · Admitted 129 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2022Applied 113 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2021Applied 73 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 24
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 3 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
  • English1
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course3 courses in 3 subjects
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Calculus AB
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
378 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Porterville High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,506 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Porterville Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $72 million.

$19,506

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,851
The school’s share of district office costs
$10,655
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,148
  • Porterville High$19,506
  • Porterville Unified high schools$21,854
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Porterville Unified’s yearly plan

$72million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$63million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $72 million of $301 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Porterville Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Porterville High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93257. They are not figures for the families at Porterville High.

Typical household income in a year

$59,704

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93257.

Typical home value
$288,200
People who live in this ZIP code
80,467
Typical age
30.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Porterville High’s results?

Porterville Unified’s board decides Porterville High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Porterville High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Porterville Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Porterville Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Porterville High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?5.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (118 of 2,177 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?6% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (78 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?74% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (480 students tested); California: 68%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Porterville High, and how do I get in?

Ask Porterville Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    John J. Doyle Elementary
    Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Pioneer Middle
    Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Porterville High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • John J. Doyle Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 65th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Vandalia Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 47th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Santa Fe Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 58th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Pioneer Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 63rd percentile · middle · 2026

    99% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Porterville High?

Address
465 West Olive Avenue, Porterville 93257Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jose ValdezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Porterville Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Porterville High a good high school?

Porterville High has a Scope Score of 75. It scored higher than 50 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 50th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average Porterville Unified high school. 5.4% of students (118 of 2,177) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 35 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 58% of low-income students in grade 11 at Porterville High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 3 AP courses in 3 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 378 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

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Where do students go after finishing high school here?

55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #743 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 6 in Porterville Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)55%5720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math44%5618%
Chronically absent19 in 100595%
Suspension rate4.7% (106 of 2,274)455%
English learners: top level22%605%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257550#743California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1007.7% (160 of 2,066)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1003.0% (70 of 2,312)
2024–2519 in 1004.7% (106 of 2,274)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1147822%39%23%16%61%57%+4

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1148010%16%26%48%26%32%−6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English47822%61%
2026 · Math48010%26%
2025 · English43522%61%
2025 · Math4349%27%
2024 · English50927%56%
2024 · Math5117%22%
2023 · English51625%58%
2023 · Math5154%21%
2022 · English53925%59%
2022 · Math5393%17%
2019 · English47725%65%
2019 · Math4775%22%
2018 · English43922%66%
2018 · Math4405%26%
2017 · English44129%63%
2017 · Math4405%23%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English43561%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math43427%
2024 · Grade 11 · English50956%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math51122%
2023 · Grade 11 · English51658%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math51521%
2022 · Grade 11 · English53959%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math53917%
2019 · Grade 11 · English47765%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math47722%
2018 · Grade 11 · English43966%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math44026%
2017 · Grade 11 · English44163%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math44023%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide8824%27%65%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income43158%+6+9
Hispanic or Latino42360%+7+11
English learners7823%+12+15
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.7% (106 of 2,274) → 2025–26 · 5.4% (118 of 2,177) · +0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10019 in 100+11 in 100
Male7 in 10018 in 100+11 in 100
Asian0 of 220 of 18—
Filipino1 of 111 of 15—
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native8 of 6736 of 74—
Two or more races3 of 236 of 18—
White9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities10 in 10032 in 100+22 in 100
English learners10 in 10021 in 100+11 in 100
Foster youth4 of 157 of 17—
Military families6 of 9414 in 100—
Low-income9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
All students8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
Black or African American—3 of 11—
Homeless—14 of 30—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 55% · numerator 269 students classified Prepared · denominator 491 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 17% · AP-pathway numerator 45 · denominator 269 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 269 of 491 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
17%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
50%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
55%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255345193.893.933.97
20246652143.823.903.96
20236951193.924.074.11
20225747173.923.964.07
20213934103.823.894.04
20203629123.783.854.00
20193624103.904.014.11
20184329173.784.064.06
20173125103.723.893.93
20163527143.663.793.90

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025163under 3
Berkeley2024164under 3
Berkeley2023297under 3
Berkeley2022233under 3
Berkeley2021143under 3
Davis202530143
Davis20242914under 3
Davis202330183
Davis20223011under 3
Davis20212010under 3
Irvine20252710under 3
Irvine20243311under 3
Irvine2023375under 3
Irvine2022303under 3
Irvine2021194under 3
Los Angeles2025314under 3
Los Angeles20244733
Los Angeles20234363
Los Angeles20223233
Los Angeles202121under 3under 3
Merced202533323
Merced202428283
Merced202325243
Merced202223215
Merced20211817under 3
Riverside20251715under 3
Riverside2024129under 3
Riverside2023108under 3
Riverside202284under 3
Riverside2021105under 3
San Diego2025217under 3
San Diego20243411under 3
San Diego202325165
San Diego202226144
San Diego2021144under 3
Santa Barbara202518147
Santa Barbara20243617under 3
Santa Barbara20233215under 3
Santa Barbara202226163
Santa Barbara202117134
Santa Cruz20251711under 3
Santa Cruz20243322under 3
Santa Cruz20232416under 3
Santa Cruz20223118under 3
Santa Cruz20211613under 3
Universitywide2025534519
Universitywide2024665214
Universitywide2023695119
Universitywide2022574717
Universitywide2021393410

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Calculus ABthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count7
AP enrollment (male/female)197
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 378 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections7
Physics sections20
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,129

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California194%
California State University5211%
California community college17436%
In-state private112%
Out-of-state, 4-year82%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled21745%

482 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 55% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,250 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 14,372 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$306 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,125

Central federal expenditures attributed here$842 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,125

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,080 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$136,359,65454.94%55%
Instruction support$32,696,57813.17%13%
Student services$30,484,33312.28%12%
Administration$14,967,1976.03%6%
Buildings & maintenance$29,558,87711.91%12%
Other$4,130,2661.66%2%
Total$248,196,905100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $248,196,905 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,250 per pupil
2020$12,791 per pupil
2019$13,584 per pupil
2018$12,321 per pupil
2017$11,848 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.8%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93257 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93257 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$59,704
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population80,467
Median age30.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93257 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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