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Enrollment
963
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580008907
Butterfield Language Academy
13400 Kitching St., Moreno Valley, CA 92553 · (951) 571-4540 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
24.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
846 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 249% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
44.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +31.8pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 32 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 26.9% | 21.8% | 33.5% |
| Math | 10.2% | 16.6% | 34.3% | 38.9% |
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 | 44.8% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.6% | 24.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 34.9% | 23.9% |
| 2016-17 | 19.8% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Butterfield Language Academy
Butterfield Language Academy's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfield Language Academy this school | 963 | 87.9% | 38.0% |
| Triple Crown Elementary Perris | 971 | 85.1% | 46.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary Riverside | 886 | 86.5% | 29.1% |
| Innovative Horizons Charter Perris | 894 | 85.6% | 29.4% |
| Myra A. Noble Elementary Bakersfield | 813 | 90.9% | 12.4% |
| Cottonwood Elementary Hesperia | 868 | 84.2% | 16.2% |
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 Butterfield Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,660 of 5,151 | #108 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,560 of 5,172 ▼ 280 | #157 of 283 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,473 of 5,172 ▼ 49 | #104 of 283 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #430 of 5,116 | #13 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #101 of 5,915 | #17 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,818 of 5,352 | #203 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #4,212 of 5,354 | #225 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,351 of 5,625 | #101 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #363 of 1,139 | #21 of 66 |
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
963
+53 (+6%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 963 | 40 | 24.1:1 | 88% (846) |
| 2023-24 | 964 | 43.6 | 22.1:1 | 88% (849) |
| 2022-23 | 954 | 46.5 | 20.5:1 | 72% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 910 | 38 | 23.9:1 | 91% (826) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 31 | 27.0:1 | 85% (712) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 28 | 28.0:1 | 88% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | N/A | N/A | 86% (775) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 52 | 19.5:1 | 74% (756) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 30 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butterfield Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (838 to 963); teachers up 29% (31 to 40).
About Butterfield Language Academy
Butterfield Language Academy is a large elementary school in Moreno Valley, California. Its enrollment is 963 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Butterfield Language Academy is part of a district of 38 schools: Moreno Valley Unified, with 31,001 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Butterfield Language Academy is Hispanic, at 87%. After that, the student body is 7% Black and 3% White. Among all residents of Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
A staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 88%. Among public schools in Riverside County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among California public elementary schools, Butterfield Language Academy outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Butterfield Language Academy's results are 10.0 points above predicted: 38.0% against 28.1%.
Riverside County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Among nearby public schools, Journey is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Butterfield Language Academy. Butterfield Language Academy places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Butterfield Language Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 6%.
The discussion board for Butterfield Language Academy is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moreno Valley Unified
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- Journey0.6 mi · 570
- Leadership Military Academy0.6 mi · 119
- Bear Valley Elementary0.8 mi · 721
- Hendrick Ranch Elementary0.9 mi · 490
- Ramona Elementary0.9 mi · 528
- March Valley1.0 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Butterfield Language AcademyHow many students attend Butterfield Language Academy?
Butterfield Language Academy enrolls approximately 963 students in grades KG-08.
Is Butterfield Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butterfield Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Butterfield Language Academy have?
Butterfield Language Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Butterfield Language Academy?
Student demographics at Butterfield Language Academy are roughly 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Butterfield Language Academy public or private?
Butterfield Language Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moreno Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.