Is Olive Street Elementary a good school?

Olive Street Elementary ranks 2748 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Olive Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 638 students attended Olive Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Olive Street Elementary?

Students at Olive Street Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Olive Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olive Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bartlett Middle High : Porterville High

Olive Street Elementary

Summary:

Olive Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Porterville, California, serving 642 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Porterville Unified School District, which is ranked 974 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Olive Street Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 45.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 40.85% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 35.39% of Olive Street students are proficient or better, compared to 26.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong among Hispanic and English Language Learner students. However, Olive Street has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.5% in 2018-2019 to 16.4% in 2022-2023, though still lower than the district average of 19.5%. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.45% to 95.83% over the past three years.

Compared to nearby schools, Santa Fe Elementary is the highest-performing in the area, with significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Olive Street. The other nearby schools, such as John J. Doyle Elementary, Los Robles Elementary, and Belleview Elementary, have lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Olive Street. The high percentage of students from low-income families in the area may contribute to the overall challenges faced by the schools in the Porterville Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

255 West Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-3446

(559) 782-7190

District: Porterville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2748^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,415

Students who attend Olive Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bartlett Middle
High:	Porterville High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

Two or more races:

4.1%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olive Street Elementary ranks better than 53.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), two or more races (4.1%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olive Street Elementary is 26.3, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Olive Street Elementary employs 24.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olive Street Elementary is $5,415. 7 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olive Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Olive Street Elementary 2748^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Olive Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

Porterville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Porterville Unified 974^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olive Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.56	3894^th	4809	19.0%
2005	17.40	4142^nd	4822	14.1%
2006	29.58	3330^th	4818	30.9%
2007	28.93	3650^th	5113	28.6%
2008	39.73	2960^th	5113	42.1%
2009	37.45	3210^th	5193	38.2%
2010	39.37	3208^th	5314	39.6%
2011	34.21	3671^st	5377	31.7%
2012	26.75	4183^rd	5390	22.4%
2013	25.15	4388^th	5530	20.7%
2015	12.92	5286^th	5611	5.8%
2016	13.11	5206^th	5614	7.3%
2017	20.93	4605^th	5692	19.1%
2018	39.76	3164^th	5662	44.1%
2019	42.64	3030^th	5789	47.7%
2022	43.52	2880^th	5883	51.0%
2023	51.65	2455^th	5874	58.2%
2024	46.72	2748^th	5862	53.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.77	620^th	3246	80.9%
2019	56.35	953^rd	3275	70.9%
2022	72.91	429^th	3311	87.0%
2023	83.28	223^rd	3250	93.1%
2024	73.36	348^th	3160	89.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.93	1977^th	5084	61.1%
2019	60.36	1760^th	5173	66.0%
2022	58.77	1748^th	5264	66.8%
2023	66.35	1422^nd	5374	73.5%
2024	59.29	1843^rd	5511	66.6%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.04	8^th	68	88.2%
2024	69.48	13^th	74	82.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.08	2945^th	5413	45.6%
2019	51.32	2421^st	5492	55.9%
2022	42.79	2823^rd	5635	49.9%
2023	55.19	2161^st	5617	61.5%
2024	43.81	2806^th	5605	49.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.83	3121^st	5431	42.5%
2019	35.77	3337^th	5510	39.4%
2022	44.11	2765^th	5663	51.2%
2023	47.66	2583^rd	5650	54.3%
2024	48.39	2546^th	5636	54.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olive Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.01	2164^th	4830	55.2%
2019	57.13	1845^th	4963	62.8%
2022	59.23	1670^th	5084	67.2%
2023	70.03	1185^th	5098	76.8%
2024	62.60	1534^th	5102	69.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Olive Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	56	6	22	733	4	n/a	n/a	0	821
2000	45	6	13	738	6	n/a	n/a	0	808
2001	48	3	7	763	5	n/a	n/a	2	828
2002	38	0	12	754	11	n/a	n/a	6	821
2003	38	0	12	754	11	n/a	n/a	6	821
2004	27	0	5	752	5	n/a	n/a	30	819
2005	15	1	4	586	6	n/a	n/a	28	640
2006	25	1	7	599	3	n/a	n/a	36	671
2007	31	0	8	593	4	n/a	n/a	26	662
2008	33	3	10	645	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
2009	22	2	13	623	0	0	20	0	680
2010	25	1	9	653	2	0	6	0	696
2011	20	0	11	691	1	0	12	0	735
2012	20	1	14	672	0	0	13	0	720
2013	16	0	8	687	1	0	6	0	718
2014	20	0	7	681	1	0	4	0	713
2015	31	1	5	699	1	1	5	0	743
2016	22	1	4	672	2	0	8	0	709
2017	26	1	3	648	3	1	9	0	691
2018	21	0	3	648	1	1	20	0	694
2019	13	1	3	609	1	5	22	0	654
2020	17	0	2	629	0	6	32	0	686
2021	21	0	2	615	0	4	30	0	672
2022	14	0	3	589	3	1	29	0	639
2023	16	0	2	593	3	1	27	0	642
2024	21	0	2	586	1	2	26	0	638

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Olive Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	821	41.0	20.0	94.9
2000	808	40.4	20.0	99.6
2001	828	40.4	20.5	78.3
2002	821	39.3	20.9	100.4
2003	821	39.3	20.9	100.4
2004	819	39.4	20.8	101.5
2005	640	31.4	20.4	103.6
2006	671	33.4	20.1	100.2
2007	662	32.4	20.4	102.5
2008	693	37.0	18.7	99.6
2009	680	33.0	18.9	96.8
2010	696	31.0	22.4	97.8
2011	735	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	720	28.0	25.7	n/a
2013	718	25.0	28.7	98.7
2014	713	24.0	29.7	99.3
2015	743	27.0	27.5	99.3
2016	709	27.0	26.2	95.6
2017	691	26.0	26.5	95.8
2018	694	26.0	26.6	94.5
2019	654	24.0	27.2	89.8
2020	686	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	672	23.0	29.2	95.8
2022	639	23.3	27.3	90.5
2023	642	24.1	26.5	94.1
2024	638	24.1	26.3	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Olive Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	821	41.0	20.0	94.9
2000	808	40.4	20.0	99.6
2001	828	40.4	20.5	78.3
2002	821	39.3	20.9	100.4
2003	821	39.3	20.9	100.4
2004	819	39.4	20.8	101.5
2005	640	31.4	20.4	103.6
2006	671	33.4	20.1	100.2
2007	662	32.4	20.4	102.5
2008	693	37.0	18.7	99.6
2009	680	33.0	18.9	96.8
2010	696	31.0	22.4	97.8
2011	735	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	720	28.0	25.7	n/a
2013	718	25.0	28.7	98.7
2014	713	24.0	29.7	99.3
2015	743	27.0	27.5	99.3
2016	709	27.0	26.2	95.6
2017	691	26.0	26.5	95.8
2018	694	26.0	26.6	94.5
2019	654	24.0	27.2	89.8
2020	686	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	672	23.0	29.2	95.8
2022	639	23.3	27.3	90.5
2023	642	24.1	26.5	94.1
2024	638	24.1	26.3	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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