# Porterville Unified

Porterville Unified is a unified district in Tulare County, California. Reading proficiency is 42.2%, +1.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 27.6%, +1.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/porterville-unified |
| County | Tulare |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 20 |
| Students | 13,893 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,891 |
| Low-Income Students | 11,474 (90.9%) |
| English Learners | 3,389 (26.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.5% | 6,376 |
| 2024 | 40.9% | 6,389 |
| 2025 | 42.2% | 6,350 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.4% | 6,391 |
| 2024 | 26.5% | 6,473 |
| 2025 | 27.6% | 6,393 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 38.0% | 59.7% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | 66.7% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | 63.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.5% | 41.8% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | 46.0% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | 48.1% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.2% | 40.8% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | 41.9% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | 42.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.8% | 25.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | 27.5% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | 28.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donna Frazier Berry | Trustee | dberry@portervilleschools.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Felipe A. Martinez | Trustee | fmartinez@portervilleschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Lillian Durbin | President | ldurbin@portervilleschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Pedro "Pete" Martinez | Trustee | pmartinez6824@portervilleschools.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Pete Lara, Jr. | Clerk | plara@portervilleschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Rudy Ruiz | Trustee | rruiz6025@portervilleschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tom Velasquez | Vice President | tvelasquez@portervilleschools.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Harmony Magnet Academy | Strathmore | 90.2% | 51.6% | 70.9% | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| 2 | Santa Fe Elementary | Porterville | 55.6% | 54.6% | 55.1% | +5.7 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Porterville High | Porterville | 60.9% | 27.4% | 44.2% | +3.2 | +6.1 |
| 4 | Olive Street Elementary | Porterville | 45.6% | 37.5% | 41.5% | +1.0 | -2.3 |
| 5 | Sequoia Middle | Porterville | 51.5% | 29.9% | 40.7% | +1.0 | -0.1 |
| 6 | Monache High | Porterville | 57.9% | 20.9% | 39.4% | +7.4 | +2.1 |
| 7 | Westfield Elementary | Porterville | 40.8% | 35.7% | 38.3% | +1.6 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Vandalia Elementary | Porterville | 41.5% | 34.7% | 38.1% | +10.4 | +7.1 |
| 9 | Porterville Military Academy | Porterville | 51.1% | 16.8% | 34.0% | +11.4 | -0.3 |
| 10 | Pioneer Middle | Porterville | 41.9% | 24.7% | 33.3% | +1.5 | +5.0 |
| 11 | Granite Hills High | Porterville | 42.9% | 19.3% | 31.1% | -19.0 | -1.9 |
| 12 | John J. Doyle Elementary | Porterville | 32.5% | 28.6% | 30.5% | +7.1 | +6.6 |
| 13 | Los Robles Elementary | Porterville | 29.9% | 27.0% | 28.4% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Roche Elementary | Porterville | 30.5% | 26.0% | 28.2% | +4.2 | +2.6 |
| 15 | Belleview Elementary | Porterville | 30.9% | 22.8% | 26.9% | +0.2 | -6.2 |
| 16 | Monte Vista Elementary | Porterville | 28.3% | 24.7% | 26.5% | +2.8 | -1.3 |
| 17 | West Putnam Elementary | Porterville | 26.6% | 25.7% | 26.1% | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| 18 | Strathmore High | Strathmore | 38.5% | 12.8% | 25.6% | +13.1 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Bartlett Middle | Porterville | 28.2% | 20.4% | 24.3% | -0.1 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Butterfield Charter | Porterville | 14.1% | 2.5% | 8.3% | -2.8 | +1.3 |