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What advice would you give to incoming students at Porterville High?
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Enrollment
2,125
High
DISTRICT 801 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTERVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 060006404880
Porterville High
465 West Olive Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-7210 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,125 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,883 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 590 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 554 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 482 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 499 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%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
60.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
27.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 38.6% | 20.7% | 18.4% |
| Math | 9.2% | 18.2% | 22.8% | 49.8% |
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 | 60.9% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.4% | 16.9% |
| 2020-21 | 51.4% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.4% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 25.7% |
| 2016-17 | 62.8% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Porterville High
Porterville High's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porterville High this school | 2,125 | 88.6% | 41.6% |
| Matilda Torres High Madera | 2,017 | 89.9% | 34.8% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
| Central Valley High Ceres | 2,317 | 87.4% | 37.4% |
| Foothill High Bakersfield | 2,043 | 87.8% | 27.9% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
Matched among California high 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 Porterville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #487 of 1,052 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #482 of 1,056 ▲ 64 | #6 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #455 of 1,056 ▲ 62 | #9 of 24 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #298 of 1,044 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,125 | #220 of 2,093 | #2 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #1,197 of 1,352 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #1,028 of 1,351 | #16 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #349 of 1,575 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #123 of 327 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,125
+21 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 2,082
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 2,125 | 85.6 | 24.8:1 | 89% (1,883) |
| 2023-24 | 2,136 | 83.8 | 25.5:1 | 61% (1,308) |
| 2022-23 | 2,178 | 84.3 | 25.8:1 | 83% (1,800) |
| 2020-21 | 2,104 | 81 | 26.0:1 | 82% (1,734) |
| 2017-18 | 1,925 | 82.5 | 23.3:1 | 70% (1,351) |
| 2015-16 | 1,932 | 77 | 25.1:1 | 72% (1,388) |
| 2010-11 | 1,787 | N/A | N/A | 86% (1,539) |
| 2000-01 | 2,082 | 89 | 23.4:1 | 89% (1,862) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Porterville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,925 to 2,125); teachers up 4% (82.5 to 85.6).
About Porterville High
Porterville High is a large high school in Porterville, California. The school reports 2,125 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Porterville Unified (22 schools, 13,893 students) runs Porterville High.
Porterville High's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. Next come 7% White, 3% Native American, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 85.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.8:1. That is 6.6 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Porterville High is 89%. For comparison, public schools in Tulare County average 77%.
Porterville High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Porterville High is 14.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.6% actual, 27.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. In all, Tulare County has 196 public schools and roughly 101,494 students.
The shortest distance from Porterville High to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Olive Street Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Porterville High is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Porterville High is Suburb: Small.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (2,104) and 2024-25 (2,125). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 24.8:1, from 26.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Porterville High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Olive Street ElementaryElementary · 624 students
Other schools in Porterville
- Summit Charter AcademyCombined · 2,423 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Monarch River AcademyCombined · 1,338 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Olive Street Elementary0.3 mi · 624
- Bartlett Middle0.5 mi · 443
- Belleview Elementary0.7 mi · 377
- Santa Fe Elementary1.1 mi · 809
- Roche Elementary1.1 mi · 334
- West Putnam Elementary1.1 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Porterville HighHow many students attend Porterville High?
Porterville High enrolls approximately 2,125 students in grades 09-12.
Is Porterville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Porterville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Porterville High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Porterville High is approximately 24.8:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Porterville High?
At Porterville High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Porterville High in?
Porterville High is part of Porterville Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.