Porterville Unified

Summary:

The Porterville Unified School District in California consists of 22 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 8 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population, with schools ranging in size from 10 students at Vine Street Community Day to 2,178 students at Porterville High.

Harmony Magnet Academy stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 131st out of 2,323 California high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts exceptional academic performance, with 88.89% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 50.43% proficient or better in Mathematics. In contrast, Citrus High has much lower proficiency rates, with only 6.98% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts.

The district also has a standout in Porterville Military Academy, which is ranked 1,094th out of 2,323 California high schools and has a 3-star rating. The school boasts a 100% 4-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, indicating strong student outcomes. However, other schools in the district, such as Butterfield Charter and Vine Street Community Day, struggle with much higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, suggesting they face unique challenges in supporting student success.

District Detail

600 West Grand Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-2029

(559) 793-2400

SchoolDigger Rank:
974^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 13,963

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Bartlett Middle	Public	7-8	335 North G St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7100	425	26	16.3	75.3%	31 (7.3%)	7 (1.6%)	373 (87.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.1	1985^th of 2777 public middle schools	28.5%		25.1	2043^rd of 2802 public middle schools	27.1%	58									15.8			15.8					28.8	21.4		25.3					26.0	18.4		22.4						$5,496
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-6	197 West Belleview Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7110	381	15	25.1	73.0%	44 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	319 (83.7%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27.1	4188^th of 5862 public elementary schools	28.6%		33	3651^st of 5874 public elementary schools	37.8%	537								20.7				20.7	17.9	32.7	27.1	40.0				29.6	21.8	25.9	13.8	31.7				23.4						$5,753
John J. Doyle Elementary	Public	K-6	1045 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7140	575	24	23.7	79.3%	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	538 (93.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	22	4673^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	20.3%		22.7	4591^st of 5874 public elementary schools	21.8%	82								5.8				5.8	32.9	15.9	32.5	35.8				29.3	27.9	22.0	18.6	13.5				20.3						$5,949
Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	255 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7190	638	24	26.3	75.5%	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	586 (91.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	46.7	2748^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.1%		51.7	2455^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.2%	293								14.8				14.8	51.1	35.2	48.8	47.1				45.5	46.8	24.7	36.0	34.4				35.4	95.3		96.2	95.3	96.2	$5,415
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	225 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7200	717	39	18.5	72.7%	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	604 (84.2%)	12 (1.7%)	60 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	39.8	1466^th of 2777 public middle schools	47.2%		37	1562^nd of 2802 public middle schools	44.3%	96				14.5	1.7	30.4	15.3		24.3			24.3				37.8	38.3	45.3		40.8				27.0	27.2	15.2		22.6						$6,707
Roche Elementary	Public	K-6	388 North Roche St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7250	337	15	22.2	81.3%	39 (11.6%)	6 (1.8%)	278 (82.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	32.2	3753^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	36.0%		23.9	4468^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.9%	715								20.0				20.0	21.3	37.7	44.2	22.0				31.3	27.5	36.1	26.7	27.5				29.8	94.4			96.3		$5,973
Vandalia Elementary	Public	K-5	271 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7260	549	22	24.9	77.8%	41 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	391 (71.2%)	8 (1.5%)	91 (16.6%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	33.7	3622^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	38.2%		29	3981^st of 5874 public elementary schools	32.2%	359								9.9				9.9	38.6	39.4	31.0					36.2	40.0	34.7	23.8					32.5	98.3					$5,566
West Putnam Elementary	Public	K-6	1345 West Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7280	482	20	24.5	74.3%	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	447 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	21.8	4696^th of 5862 public elementary schools	19.9%		29.7	3916^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.3%	780	2.2	2.1					2.1	11.8				11.8	19.0	30.8	20.9	11.7				20.8	31.0	45.7	10.5	12.1				25.3						$5,758
Westfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7270	652	26	24.8	60.6%	126 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (71.9%)	23 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	44.3	2899^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.5	2856^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.4%	43								26.5				26.5	36.7	34.4	35.1	56.0				41.2	35.2	27.0	28.9	42.3				33.8	97.7			98.4		$5,167
Citrus High	Public	9-12	261 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7130	170	10	16.3	76.5%	16 (9.4%)	2 (1.2%)	140 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	11	1948^th of 2323 public high schools	16.1%		9.9	2065^th of 2348 public high schools	12.1%	117										0.0	5.7	4.3							7.0	7.0							0.0	0.0						$8,923
Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,934	90	21.4	51.7%	258 (13.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1,525 (78.9%)	93 (4.8%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.1%)	55	752^nd of 2323 public high schools	67.6%		49.7	870^th of 2348 public high schools	62.9%	118										26.8	19.3	23.4							64.7	64.7							24.7	24.7						$5,799
Porterville High	Public	9-12	465 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7210	2,136	84	25.4	61.2%	171 (8.0%)	6 (0.3%)	1,838 (86.0%)	38 (1.8%)	59 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (0.9%)	51.4	826^th of 2323 public high schools	64.4%		54.3	775^th of 2348 public high schools	67.0%	51											20.1	20.1							55.8	55.8							22.3	22.3						$6,117
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	701 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7350	456	18	25.0	72.1%	50 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	393 (86.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19	4934^th of 5862 public elementary schools	15.8%		26.7	4211^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.3%	723								10.8				10.8	13.3	21.7	31.8	24.2				22.9	33.3	20.3	20.0	11.9				21.1	96.4	96.4		96.4		$5,476
Vine Street Community Day	Public	7-12	645 North Prospect St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6650	16	1	11.3	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																		$16,847
Los Robles Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7011	425	18	23.4	77.9%	42 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	365 (85.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	29.4	3969^th of 5862 public elementary schools	32.3%		32.2	3719^th of 5874 public elementary schools	36.7%	250								15.8				15.8	30.6	23.0	20.4	30.9				26.0	49.0	39.3	17.5	23.2				31.8						$5,721
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	286 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6614	822	36	22.6	64.1%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	802 (97.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	59.4	2090^th of 5862 public elementary schools	64.3%		67.2	1704^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.0%	386	14.2	15.1	3.5				11.1	25.0				25.0	48.0	52.1	45.7					48.6	55.1	51.3	39.7					48.9						$5,299
Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	1450 West Castle Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-0923	521	26	20.0	58.3%	73 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (79.1%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	50.3	1160^th of 2777 public middle schools	58.2%		57.7	969^th of 2802 public middle schools	65.4%	191									29.0			29.0					49.0	41.6		45.4					30.8	26.7		28.9						$5,916
Butterfield Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7057	470	19	24.4	71.9%	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	360 (76.6%)	7 (1.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)								(n/a)									0.0	6.4	7.7	6.7						6.7	17.6	17.8						0.0	4.3	3.8						$2,880
Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	296	15	20.0	63.2%	52 (17.6%)	2 (0.7%)	225 (76.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	41.3	1094^th of 2323 public high schools	52.9%		37.9	1209^th of 2348 public high schools	48.5%	115									22.5	33.3	31.4	26.8					28.9	31.4	61.9	35.0					34.6	11.4	19.1	21.0
Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	512	21	24.0	46.7%	102 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	364 (71.1%)	22 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	91.8	131^st of 2323 public high schools	94.4%		89.6	185^th of 2348 public high schools	92.1%	54											50.4	50.4							88.9	88.9							50.4	50.4						$7,815
Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	281	20	13.7	64.8%	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	28.6	1460^th of 2323 public high schools	37.2%		22.2	1642^nd of 2348 public high schools	30.1%	182										8.3	15.2	11.9							44.3	44.3							6.6	6.6						$10,697
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1701 East Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7075	1,168	55	21.1	69.9%	68 (5.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1,057 (90.5%)	9 (0.8%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	9 (0.8%)	43.5	1037^th of 2323 public high schools	55.4%		54.5	771^st of 2348 public high schools	67.2%	266										17.1	12.6	15.2							57.5	57.5							22.0	22.0						$6,853

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burton Elementary	2.21 mi	7	835^th
Monarch River Academy District	3.31 mi	1
Alta Vista Elementary	3.32 mi	1	1516^th
Hope Elementary	3.49 mi	1	339^th
Rockford Elementary	4.82 mi	1	1117^th

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