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If you had an hour of school board time for Butte Vista Elementary, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUBA CITY UNIFIED·NCES 064347004175
Butte Vista Elementary
2195 Blevin Rd., Yuba City, CA 95993 · (530) 822-5034 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
20.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
507 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (104).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
45.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 34.7% | 23.1% | 21.2% |
| Math | 23.3% | 22.6% | 25.6% | 28.5% |
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 | 55.7% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 40.8% |
| 2018-19 | 62.1% | 47.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.6% | 47.9% |
| 2016-17 | 60.2% | 47.3% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Vista Elementary
Butte Vista Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Vista Elementary this school | 853 | 59.4% | 51.8% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Eastvale | 1,063 | 60.7% | 58.3% |
| Roger S. Oraze Elementary Fresno | 868 | 50.1% | 60.9% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary Corona | 822 | 54.6% | 68.5% |
| George Kelly Elementary Tracy | 929 | 61.4% | 46.8% |
| Buena Terra Elementary Buena Park | 627 | 56.0% | 76.0% |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,595 of 5,151 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,866 of 5,172 ▼ 389 | #6 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,633 of 5,172 ▼ 124 | #5 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,051 of 5,116 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #251 of 5,915 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,081 of 5,352 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #244 of 5,354 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #3,500 of 5,625 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,948 of 3,837 | #5 of 8 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
853
-74 (-8%) vs 2017
+134% since 2000-01, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.1:1
% White
26%
was 36%
% Hispanic
30%
was 28%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
31%
was 24%
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 | 853 | 42 | 20.3:1 | 59% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 41.8 | 20.4:1 | 55% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 46% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 927 | 46 | 20.1:1 | 49% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 45% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 37% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butte Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (927 to 853); teachers down 9% (46 to 42).
About Butte Vista Elementary
Butte Vista Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Yuba City, California. Federal data show 853 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 83% larger than average.
Yuba City Unified has 11,388 students spread across 17 schools.
Of every 100 students at Butte Vista Elementary, about 31 are Asian, the largest group. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 26% White, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 18% Asian share among all Sutter County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Butte Vista Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 42 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Butte Vista Elementary, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Sutter County average a similar 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Butte Vista Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 75% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Butte Vista Elementary is 7.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.8% actual, 44.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
For Sutter County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,704 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Sutter County number 46, with about 23,784 students.
Tierra Buena Elementary is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.2%; Butte Vista Elementary's is 51.8%, ranking 2nd of 4.
Under the NCES locale system, Butte Vista Elementary is City: Small.
The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 927 to 853. White students made up 36% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 26% in 2024-25.
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Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuba City Unified
- River Valley HighHigh · 1,695 students
- Yuba City HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Andros KarperosElementary · 1,181 students
- Riverbend ElementaryElementary · 914 students
- Gray Avenue MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Tierra Buena ElementaryElementary · 607 students
Other schools in Yuba City
- River Valley HighHigh · 1,695 students
- Yuba City HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Andros KarperosElementary · 1,181 students
- Riverbend ElementaryElementary · 914 students
- Gray Avenue MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Tierra Buena ElementaryElementary · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Buena Elementary0.9 mi · 607
- April Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 488
- Albert Powell Continuation1.3 mi · 132
- Sutter County Special Education1.4 mi · 332
- Twin Rivers Charter1.4 mi · 519
- Pathways Charter Academy1.5 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Butte Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Butte Vista Elementary?
Butte Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 853 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Butte Vista Elementary serve?
Butte Vista Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Butte Vista Elementary?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Butte Vista Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Butte Vista Elementary?
At Butte Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Butte Vista Elementary public or private?
Butte Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yuba City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.