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Butteville Elementary

24512 Edgewood Rd., Weed, CA 96094 · (530) 938-2255 · Siskiyou County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
Enrollment
162
Elementary
STATE 465
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
70 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2415%
Grade 1159%
Grade 21912%
Grade 32415%
Grade 41912%
Grade 5149%
Grade 61811%
Grade 7117%
Grade 81811%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (18).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
White
12175%
STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
3119%
STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
21%
STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
85%
STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
7345%
Female
8955%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
54.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
45.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts17.6%37.3%23.5%21.6%
Math21.6%23.5%34.3%20.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.9%45.1%
2023-2458.0%51.2%
2022-2349.0%40.2%
2021-2240.3%44.4%
2020-2144.3%42.7%
2018-1954.2%45.0%
2017-1859.0%46.0%
2016-1751.8%46.5%
2015-1649.0%44.0%
2014-1545.0%39.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Butteville Elementary

Butteville Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Butteville Elementary this school16243.2%53.0%
Hazel Fischer Elementary
Arnold
17245.3%46.4%
Pioneer Elementary
Somerset
16245.7%26.1%
Foresthill Elementary
Foresthill
16042.5%N/A
Reeds Creek Elementary
Red Bluff
19545.6%29.7%
Clear Creek Elementary
Grass Valley
17345.1%51.0%
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 Butteville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Siskiyou County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#1,518 of 5,151#1 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#1,914 of 5,172
▼ 464
#3 of 11
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.9%#1,695 of 5,172
▼ 327
#2 of 11
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.6pp#989 of 5,116#3 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
162#5,475 of 5,915#9 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.2%#4,208 of 5,625#11 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.7%#1,227 of 3,837N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
162
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251629.317.5:143% (70)
2023-2414910.314.5:141% (61)
2022-2316610.316.2:142% (70)
2020-21165918.3:138% (63)
2017-182071020.7:148% (99)
2015-162201022.0:155% (121)
2010-11162N/AN/A56% (91)
2000-0187517.4:147% (41)
1990-9189422.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butteville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (207 to 162); teachers down 7% (10 to 9.3).

About Butteville Elementary

Butteville Elementary is a very small elementary school in Weed, California. It had 162 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 65% below average.

The local education agency for Butteville Elementary is Butteville Union Elementary.

Federal enrollment data show Butteville Elementary is 75% White. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Siskiyou County overall, the White share is about 78%. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Butteville Elementary are from different groups.

Its ratio of 17.5:1 is based on 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. It compares with 65% for public schools in Siskiyou County.

Butteville Elementary scores 53.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.2%.

The school's county is Siskiyou County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $59,095, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,059, Butteville Elementary among them.

A public school about 2.9 miles away, Wyeka Vista Community Day School, is the closest to Butteville Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Butteville Elementary comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 165 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 162.

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Siskiyou County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Butteville Elementary
District
Butteville Union Elementary
Address
24512 Edgewood Rd., Weed, CA 96094
Phone
(530) 938-2255
County
Siskiyou County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
162
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
70 (43%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
060669000593
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Butteville Elementary
How large is Butteville Elementary?
Butteville Elementary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Butteville Elementary serve?
Butteville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Butteville Elementary have?
Butteville Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Butteville Elementary?
Butteville Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Butteville Elementary?
Butteville Elementary is overseen by Butteville Union Elementary in Siskiyou County.
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