Butteville Elementary

Butteville Elementary is an elementary-level community of micro-enrollment scale in Weed, California, overseen by Butteville Union Elementary, enrolling 162 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Butteville Elementary sits inside Butteville Union Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Butteville Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Butteville Elementary shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Siskiyou County's rate of about 65%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Butteville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Siskiyou County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,095 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Siskiyou County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students), of which Butteville Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Wyeka Vista Community Day School, roughly 2.9 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Butteville Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.7%.

Butteville Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butteville Elementary has decreased 22%, going from 207 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 14% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.