Summary:
Burton Middle is a public middle school located in Porterville, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Burton Elementary District, which is ranked 835 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Burton Middle faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 3.7% in 2018-2019 to 35.7% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the state and local district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 40.96% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and in Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 28.5%, significantly lower than the state's 35.54%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better, but White students and students with disabilities struggling.
When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Alpine Vista Middle, Tulare City Community Day, Wilson Middle, Pixley Middle, Carl Smith Middle, Pioneer Middle, Bartlett Middle, and Sequoia Middle, Burton Middle generally performs worse on academic measures. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.35% to 78.56% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Burton Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
1448th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,795
Feeder schools for Burton Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.8
Number of students: 591
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
78.2%
White:
10.5%
Asian:
5.9%
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Two or more races:
4.1%
African American:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.9%
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