Is Butterfield Language Academy a good school?

Butterfield Language Academy ranks 3461 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Butterfield Language Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 954 students attended Butterfield Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Language Academy?

Students at Butterfield Language Academy are 85% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Butterfield Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Butterfield Language Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Mountain View Middle High : Valley View High

Butterfield Language Academy

Summary:

Butterfield Language Academy is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Moreno Valley, California, with 954 students. The school is part of the Moreno Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1248 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Butterfield Language Academy has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 43.01% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 28.07% in math, significantly below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 36.2% in 2021-2022. Butterfield's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Learners, and Special Education students, all perform significantly below their peers statewide. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 90.77% in 2020-2021, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 23.9.

When comparing Butterfield Language Academy to nearby schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, it is clear that the school is one of the lower-performing institutions, with Armada Elementary and Bear Valley Elementary consistently outperforming Butterfield on academic measures. The school's inconsistent performance over the years suggests that it may be facing challenges in maintaining consistent academic progress, and addressing the underlying issues of attendance, targeted academic support, and equitable outcomes for its diverse student population will be crucial in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-8

13400 Kitching St.
Moreno Valley, CA 92553-6807

(951) 571-4540

District: Moreno Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3461^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,270

Students who attend Butterfield Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Valley View High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 954

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

African American:

7.1%

White:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Butterfield Language Academy ranks worse than 59% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Butterfield Language Academy ranks better than 64.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.27. (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 Butterfield Language Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Moreno Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.4%), African American (7.1%), White (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butterfield Language Academy is 20.5, which is the lowest among 23 elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Butterfield Language Academy employs 46.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butterfield Language Academy is $7,270. 14 elementary schools in the Moreno Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butterfield Language Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Butterfield Language Academy 3461^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Butterfield Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Butterfield Language Academy 981^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Butterfield Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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Moreno Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Moreno Valley Unified 1248^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Butterfield Language Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.48	4452^nd	4809	7.4%
2005	15.28	4309^th	4822	10.6%
2006	11.74	4551^st	4818	5.5%
2007	12.12	4817^th	5113	5.8%
2008	9.37	4949^th	5113	3.2%
2009	11.06	4957^th	5193	4.5%
2010	12.94	5022^nd	5314	5.5%
2011	5.42	5335^th	5377	0.8%
2012	19.01	4709^th	5390	12.6%
2013	11.04	5249^th	5530	5.1%
2015	12.18	5340^th	5611	4.8%
2016	12.18	5295^th	5614	5.7%
2017	12.46	5328^th	5692	6.4%
2018	24.72	4260^th	5662	24.8%
2019	30.29	3910^th	5789	32.5%
2022	22.86	4556^th	5883	22.6%
2023	30.76	3823^rd	5874	34.9%
2024	35.67	3461^st	5862	41.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.32	1374^th	3246	57.7%
2019	39.50	1813^th	3275	44.6%
2022	27.49	2784^th	3311	15.9%
2023	29.09	2595^th	3250	20.2%
2024	40.07	1816^th	3160	42.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.58	1573^rd	2420	35.0%
2024	27.59	1959^th	2634	25.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.27	3600^th	5084	29.2%
2019	45.76	2694^th	5173	47.9%
2022	31.45	3714^th	5264	29.4%
2023	34.00	3565^th	5374	33.7%
2024	43.23	2878^th	5511	47.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.37	4143^rd	5413	23.5%
2019	30.14	3812^th	5492	30.6%
2022	20.70	4651^st	5635	17.5%
2023	28.83	3886^th	5617	30.8%
2024	30.71	3733^rd	5605	33.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.39	705^th	2128	66.9%
2019	28.29	1885^th	2585	27.1%
2022	47.89	860^th	2227	61.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.60	4141^st	5431	23.8%
2019	30.65	3746^th	5510	32.0%
2022	27.25	4027^th	5663	28.9%
2023	32.89	3552^nd	5650	37.1%
2024	40.57	3027^th	5636	46.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.81	497^th	700	29.0%
2019	35.32	482^nd	747	35.5%
2023	39.20	373^rd	662	43.7%
2024	49.83	243^rd	593	59.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.52	3041^st	4830	37.0%
2019	44.11	2674^th	4963	46.1%
2022	32.08	3523^rd	5084	30.7%
2023	40.92	2837^th	5098	44.4%
2024	48.65	2364^th	5102	53.7%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.48	1181^st	2802	57.9%
2024	56.27	981^st	2777	64.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.84	1232^nd	1529	19.4%
2024	84.92	64^th	1477	95.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	32.55	1591^st	2458	35.3%
2023	52.08	961^st	2549	62.3%
2024	65.25	639^th	2575	75.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	30.14	1661^st	2509	33.8%
2023	48.42	1089^th	2547	57.2%
2024	56.92	884^th	2546	65.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	23.40	1921^st	2527	24.0%
2023	48.48	1111^th	2558	56.6%
2024	52.79	979^th	2547	61.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Butterfield Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	32.92	1530^th	2359	35.1%
2023	62.11	684^th	2391	71.4%
2024	68.86	529^th	2383	77.8%

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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 Butterfield Language Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1014	198	94	354	9	n/a	n/a	0	1669
1989	981	207	84	386	6	n/a	n/a	0	1664
1990	495	85	50	187	3	n/a	n/a	0	820
1991	424	105	50	220	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
1992	599	161	68	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1993	602	211	58	303	4	n/a	n/a	0	1178
1994	485	207	58	305	7	n/a	n/a	0	1062
1995	396	246	53	314	4	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1996	396	246	53	314	4	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1997	359	247	62	343	6	n/a	n/a	0	1017
1998	331	242	66	362	6	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1999	291	241	71	456	7	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2000	240	251	59	454	11	n/a	n/a	2	1017
2001	194	229	54	514	8	n/a	n/a	17	1016
2002	146	228	47	543	6	n/a	n/a	9	979
2003	146	228	47	543	6	n/a	n/a	9	979
2004	132	216	40	566	5	n/a	n/a	0	959
2005	120	233	50	683	5	n/a	n/a	7	1098
2006	94	128	34	566	0	n/a	n/a	8	830
2007	76	160	40	547	1	n/a	n/a	10	834
2008	57	158	42	596	3	n/a	n/a	0	856
2009	46	142	37	577	1	6	16	0	825
2010	52	138	33	668	0	6	8	0	905
2011	47	127	23	672	1	12	18	0	900
2012	41	83	16	569	3	5	18	0	735
2013	39	88	13	530	1	9	20	0	700
2014	34	94	11	579	2	17	24	0	761
2015	34	73	11	605	0	8	22	0	753
2016	21	72	14	645	0	12	21	0	785
2017	22	77	12	675	0	13	10	0	809
2018	32	83	11	693	1	10	8	0	838
2019	29	86	13	751	1	7	5	0	892
2020	33	78	13	733	2	8	15	0	882
2021	41	79	10	755	2	8	15	0	910
2022	32	66	7	727	1	8	24	0	865
2023	36	68	11	815	0	3	21	0	954

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 Butterfield Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1669	64.9	25.7	n/a
1989	1664	68.0	24.4	n/a
1990	820	29.0	28.2	n/a
1991	800	30.0	26.6	n/a
1992	1104	30.5	36.1	29.4
1993	1178	45.0	26.2	33.3
1994	1062	41.0	25.9	46.8
1995	1013	40.0	25.3	49.9
1996	1013	40.0	25.3	49.9
1997	1017	43.0	23.7	52.1
1998	1007	45.0	22.4	54.1
1999	1066	53.8	19.8	53.9
2000	1017	54.0	18.8	59.1
2001	1016	52.0	19.5	75.7
2002	979	49.0	20.0	84
2003	979	49.0	20.0	84
2004	959	46.6	20.6	86.4
2005	1098	51.6	21.3	67.8
2006	830	41.0	20.2	77.7
2007	834	42.0	19.9	76.8
2008	856	49.0	17.5	79.1
2009	825	44.5	17.4	89
2010	905	35.0	25.8	80
2011	900	n/a	n/a	86.1
2012	735	26.0	28.2	n/a
2013	700	24.0	29.1	91.9
2014	761	25.0	30.4	89
2015	753	26.0	28.9	88
2016	785	28.0	28.0	87.5
2017	809	30.0	26.9	84.7
2018	838	31.0	27.0	85
2019	892	34.0	26.2	90.1
2020	882	n/a	n/a	89.5
2021	910	38.0	23.9	90.8
2022	865	38.0	22.7	88.7
2023	954	46.5	20.5	71.7

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 Butterfield Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1669	64.9	25.7	n/a
1989	1664	68.0	24.4	n/a
1990	820	29.0	28.2	n/a
1991	800	30.0	26.6	n/a
1992	1104	30.5	36.1	29.4
1993	1178	45.0	26.2	33.3
1994	1062	41.0	25.9	46.8
1995	1013	40.0	25.3	49.9
1996	1013	40.0	25.3	49.9
1997	1017	43.0	23.7	52.1
1998	1007	45.0	22.4	54.1
1999	1066	53.8	19.8	53.9
2000	1017	54.0	18.8	59.1
2001	1016	52.0	19.5	75.7
2002	979	49.0	20.0	84
2003	979	49.0	20.0	84
2004	959	46.6	20.6	86.4
2005	1098	51.6	21.3	67.8
2006	830	41.0	20.2	77.7
2007	834	42.0	19.9	76.8
2008	856	49.0	17.5	79.1
2009	825	44.5	17.4	89
2010	905	35.0	25.8	80
2011	900	n/a	n/a	86.1
2012	735	26.0	28.2	n/a
2013	700	24.0	29.1	91.9
2014	761	25.0	30.4	89
2015	753	26.0	28.9	88
2016	785	28.0	28.0	87.5
2017	809	30.0	26.9	84.7
2018	838	31.0	27.0	85
2019	892	34.0	26.2	90.1
2020	882	n/a	n/a	89.5
2021	910	38.0	23.9	90.8
2022	865	38.0	22.7	88.7
2023	954	46.5	20.5	71.7

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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