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Enrollment
504
Combined
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTERVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 060006412042
Butterfield Charter
900 West Pioneer Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-7057 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED23-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
474 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 253 | 50% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
14.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.9pp since 2014
Math
2.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.0% | 12.1% | 23.6% | 62.3% |
| Math | 0.0% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 91.5% |
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 | 14.1% | 2.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 3.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.9% | 1.3% |
| 2021-22 | 17.7% | 0.8% |
| 2020-21 | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| 2018-19 | 35.5% | 3.2% |
| 2017-18 | 16.4% | 1.6% |
| 2016-17 | 18.0% | 2.6% |
| 2015-16 | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
% 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
8.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
+190 (+61%) vs 2020
+92% since 2010-11, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 504 | 24.5 | 20.6:1 | 94% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 19.2 | 24.4:1 | 72% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 15.1 | 25.5:1 | 86% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 82% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 7.9 | 45.6:1 | 78% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 2 | 162.5:1 | 73% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butterfield Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (362 to 504); teachers up 208% (7.9 to 24.5).
About Butterfield Charter
Butterfield Charter is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a school serving multiple grade levels in Porterville, California. The school enrolls 504 students in kindergarten through 12.
Butterfield Charter is one school in a 22-school district, Porterville Unified, which enrolls 13,893 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Butterfield Charter is 76%, a majority. It is also 16% White, 4% Native American, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tulare County is roughly 67% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Butterfield Charter reported 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.6:1. Combined schools in California have an average ratio of 18.6:1. Roughly 94% of students at Butterfield Charter can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Tulare County.
Butterfield Charter holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of California public K-12 schools.
Butterfield Charter is 16.4 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in California.
The county, Tulare County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 196 public schools and about 101,494 students.
Porterville Military Academy is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Butterfield Charter, there are at least 8 other public schools. Butterfield Charter is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Butterfield Charter's location as Suburb: Small. Butterfield Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal counts for Butterfield Charter: 314 students in 2020-21, 504 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher increased from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 20.6 in 2024-25.
Butterfield Charter has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Porterville Unified
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Porterville
- Summit Charter AcademyCombined · 2,423 students
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Monarch River AcademyCombined · 1,338 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Porterville Military Academy0.0 mi · 255
- Vine Street Community Day0.1 mi · 14
- Westfield Elementary0.3 mi · 661
- Monte Vista Elementary0.4 mi · 440
- Sequoia Middle0.5 mi · 532
- Monache High1.0 mi · 1,855
Frequently asked questions
About Butterfield CharterHow many students attend Butterfield Charter?
Butterfield Charter enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-12.
Is Butterfield Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butterfield Charter is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butterfield Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butterfield Charter is approximately 20.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Butterfield Charter?
Student demographics at Butterfield Charter are roughly 16% White, 76% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Butterfield Charter?
Butterfield Charter is overseen by Porterville Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.