Total enrollment
4,805
-35 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Burton Elementary
California · 4,805 students · 1 city
Burton Elementary (California) covers 7 public K-12 schools and approximately 4,805 students, averaging 686 per school.
4-year change in Burton Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Burton Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #302 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,805 | #265 of 587 | #2,006 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #316 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #483 of 587 | #8,872 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.2% | #158 of 587 | #1,273 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #407 of 530 | #4,357 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Burton Elementary
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Summit Charter Academy at 42.2% proficient to Jim Maples Academy at 23.4%, a gap of 18.8 points. That is the 335th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 4,817 to 4,804 students (unchanged) and from 199 to 207 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Charter Academy | Porterville | Combined | KG-12 | 2,423 |
| Burton Middle | Porterville | Middle | 07-08 | 586 |
| William R. Buckley Elementary | Porterville | Elementary | KG-06 | 499 |
| Jim Maples Academy | Porterville | Elementary | KG-06 | 466 |
| Burton Elementary | Porterville | Elementary | KG-06 | 437 |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Porterville | Elementary | KG-06 | 393 |
| Burton Community Day | Porterville | Middle | 02-08 | 1 |
About Burton Elementary
As a low-population district in California, Burton Elementary enrolls 4,805 students across 7 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Burton Elementary covers 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 686 in this district, noticeably above the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 4,840 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,805 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 6 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Burton Elementary discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.