Elementary Schools in Porterville, California: 21 schools. Average score 7.9 points below the state. Here is what that number does — and doesn't — tell you.
Porterville, California has 21 ranked elementary schools with an average Scope Score of 31.0/100 — 7.9 points below the state average of 38.9. The highest-scoring school is Woodville Elementary at 48/100, where 18.7% of students exceed the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment. Porterville schools average 11.8% exceeded standard (state: 21.4%) — this exceeded-vs-met distinction shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. Of 21 schools, 3 with stronger cohort gains stand out for their performance profiles. Chronic absenteeism averages 13.8% (below the state average of 17.9%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Every school in Porterville
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP · levels never mixed
Elementary Schools (21)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodville Elementary Woodville Union Elementary | 18.7% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100 |
| 2 | Santa Fe Elementary Porterville Unified | 26.4% | 73rd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100 |
| 3 | Summit Charter Academy Burton Elementary | 18.4% | 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100 |
| 4 | John J. Doyle Elementary Porterville Unified | 9.5% | 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100 |
| 5 | Hope Elementary Hope Elementary | 16.4% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100 |
| 6 | Monarch River Academy Alta Vista Elementary | 13.9% | 59th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 7 | Westfield Elementary Porterville Unified | 13.4% | 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 38/100 |
| 8 | Vandalia Elementary Porterville Unified | 15.3% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100 |
| 9 | Oak Grove Elementary Burton Elementary | 10.3% | 42nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100 |
| 10 | Olive Street Elementary Porterville Unified | 19.4% | 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 11 | Jim Maples Academy Burton Elementary | 7.9% | 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100 |
| 12 | William R. Buckley Elementary Burton Elementary | 8.7% | 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 29/100 |
| 13 | Monte Vista Elementary Porterville Unified | 9.2% | 28th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 14 | Los Robles Elementary Porterville Unified | 9.2% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 15 | Roche Elementary Porterville Unified | 9.1% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 16 | Rockford Elementary Rockford Elementary | 6.1% | 26th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100 |
| 17 | Burton Elementary Burton Elementary | 13.0% | 15th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100 |
| 18 | West Putnam Elementary Porterville Unified | 9.7% | 15th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100 |
| 19 | Belleview Elementary Porterville Unified | 8.4% | 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100 |
| 20 | Alta Vista Elementary Alta Vista Elementary | 3.0% | 2nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
| 21 | Pleasant View Elementary Pleasant View Elementary | 1.3% | 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100 |
Middle Schools (2)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneer Middle Porterville Unified | 9.6% | 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100 |
| 2 | Butterfield Charter Porterville Unified | 2.9% | 8th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 18/100 |
High Schools (5)
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monache High Porterville Unified | 16.1% | 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 53/100 |
| 2 | Porterville High Porterville Unified | 15.8% | 39th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100 |
| 3 | Porterville Military Academy Porterville Unified | 17.1% | 35th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100 |
| 4 | Granite Hills High Porterville Unified | 11.1% | 28th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 46/100 |
| 5 | Citrus High Porterville Unified continuation high school | 1.0% | 15th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 16/100 |
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Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Elementary school patterns in Porterville
Findings within the 21 school records shown. A school may appear in more than one count; these are not slices of a total. No finding does not imply no potential. Definitions and limits →
Private Schools in Porterville
Private schools don't participate in California's standardized testing (CAASPP) and cannot be scored or ranked. Showing enrollment, student-teacher ratio, and affiliation where available.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how school zones and enrollment boundaries affect access. Full methodology