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If you could change one rule at West Putnam Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTERVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 060006404876
West Putnam Elementary
1345 West Putnam Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 · (559) 782-7280 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
461 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
9%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
26.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
25.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 15.1% | 29.4% | 44.0% |
| Math | 7.3% | 18.4% | 31.8% | 42.5% |
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 | 26.6% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 27.8% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 31.5% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 30.6% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 20.8% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 West Putnam Elementary
West Putnam Elementary's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Putnam Elementary this school | 478 | 96.4% | 24.5% |
| Evergreen Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 492 | 95.3% | 30.3% |
| Oasis Elementary Thermal | 488 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| Heliotrope Avenue Elementary Maywood | 462 | 95.7% | 43.3% |
| Shackelford Elementary Modesto | 495 | 94.9% | 24.7% |
| Tipton Elementary Tipton | 485 | 94.6% | 32.8% |
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 West Putnam Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,130 of 5,151 | #80 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #3,697 of 5,172 ▼ 99 | #65 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #4,321 of 5,172 ▲ 345 | #88 of 102 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,335 of 5,116 | #74 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #2,697 of 5,915 | #57 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,522 of 5,352 | #74 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #5,022 of 5,354 | #85 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #265 of 5,625 | #8 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #3,728 of 3,837 | #75 of 77 |
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
478
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 478 | 20.2 | 23.7:1 | 96% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 19.6 | 24.5:1 | 74% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 21.8 | 22.8:1 | 91% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 19 | 24.4:1 | 95% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 18 | 26.9:1 | 95% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 21 | 26.0:1 | 93% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 98% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 76% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Putnam Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (484 to 478); teachers up 12% (18 to 20.2).
About West Putnam Elementary
West Putnam Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Porterville, California. Enrollment totals 478 students across kindergarten through 6.
Federal data list 22 schools in Porterville Unified, with 13,893 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, West Putnam Elementary is 96% Hispanic. Next come 3% White. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Putnam Elementary is 23.7:1, based on 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. West Putnam Elementary counts 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Tulare County average 77%.
West Putnam Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, West Putnam Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.5%; the prediction is 23.0%.
Census data for Tulare County show the median household earns about $71,300 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tulare County number 196, with about 101,494 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Summit Charter Academy, is the closest to West Putnam Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, West Putnam Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 3% across 4 years, from 463 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for West Putnam Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Porterville
- Summit Charter AcademyCombined · 2,423 students
- Porterville HighHigh · 2,125 students
- Monache HighHigh · 1,855 students
- Monarch River AcademyCombined · 1,338 students
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Charter Academy1.0 mi · 2,423
- Monache High1.0 mi · 1,855
- Porterville High1.1 mi · 2,125
- Oak Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 393
- Jim Maples Academy1.3 mi · 466
- Burton Community Day1.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About West Putnam ElementaryHow many students attend West Putnam Elementary?
West Putnam Elementary enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-06.
Is West Putnam Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Putnam Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at West Putnam Elementary?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at West Putnam Elementary.
What is the student diversity at West Putnam Elementary?
Student demographics at West Putnam Elementary are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Putnam Elementary in?
West Putnam Elementary is part of Porterville Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.