Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTTE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060658000592
Butte Valley Elementary
615 West Third St., Dorris, CA 97601 · (530) 397-3900 · Siskiyou County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
190 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
16.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
10.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.3% | 14.1% | 17.2% | 66.4% |
| Math | 2.4% | 7.9% | 19.7% | 70.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.9% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.8% | 6.3% |
| 2021-22 | 11.5% | 5.3% |
| 2020-21 | 18.4% | 7.8% |
| 2018-19 | 31.7% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.7% | 25.9% |
| 2016-17 | 33.1% | 27.2% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Butte Valley Elementary
Butte Valley Elementary's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Valley Elementary this school | 219 | 86.8% | 12.7% |
| Linell K. Walker Elementary Fortuna | 256 | 84.0% | 22.8% |
| Los Molinos Elementary Los Molinos | 266 | 80.5% | 25.3% |
| Isleton Elementary Isleton | 188 | 79.3% | 54.3% |
| General Shafter Elementary Bakersfield | 169 | 88.8% | 42.0% |
| Joshua Tree Elementary Joshua Tree | 250 | 85.2% | 25.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Butte Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Siskiyou County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #5,038 of 5,151 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #5,032 of 5,172 ▼ 115 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #5,007 of 5,172 ▲ 128 | #11 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,684 of 5,116 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #5,269 of 5,915 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.0:1 | #5,238 of 5,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #2,568 of 5,354 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,494 of 5,625 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #1,059 of 1,139 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
+30 (+16%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 219 | 7.8 | 28.0:1 | 87% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 7.9 | 27.0:1 | 77% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 7.5 | 26.9:1 | 86% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 9 | 21.0:1 | 66% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 8.5 | 25.5:1 | 83% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 9 | 22.9:1 | 78% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | N/A | N/A | 70% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 68% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 4 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butte Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (217 to 219); teachers down 8% (8.5 to 7.8).
About Butte Valley Elementary
Located in Dorris, California, Butte Valley Elementary is a small elementary school. It serves 219 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
Butte Valley Unified counts 2 schools and 313 students, including Butte Valley Elementary.
Butte Valley Elementary is 59% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 35% White and 4% Asian. County-wide, 14% of Siskiyou County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 28.0:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 87% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Siskiyou County, the average is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for Butte Valley Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Butte Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.7%, against a prediction of 28.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Siskiyou County show that the median household income is $59,095, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Butte Valley Elementary is one of 52 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Butte Valley High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Butte Valley Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment rise, from 189 in 2020-21 to 219 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.0:1 in 2020-21 to 28.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Siskiyou County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,466
Census ACS
Median income
$59,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
6,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butte Valley Unified
- Butte Valley HighHigh · 94 students
- Cascade HighHigh
- Picard Community Day ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Dorris
- Butte Valley HighHigh · 94 students
- Cascade HighHigh
- Picard Community Day ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- Butte Valley High0.0 mi · 94
- Keno Elementary School11.1 mi · 183
- Merrill Elementary School17.0 mi · 184
- Henley Elementary School17.4 mi · 493
- Falcon Heights17.5 mi · 279
- Henley High School17.5 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Butte Valley ElementaryHow large is Butte Valley Elementary?
Butte Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-08.
Is Butte Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butte Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Butte Valley Elementary?
Approximately 28.0:1 students per teacher at Butte Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Butte Valley Elementary?
Butte Valley Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 59% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Butte Valley Elementary?
Butte Valley Elementary is overseen by Butte Valley Unified in Siskiyou County.
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