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Porterville Unified Schools
Porterville Unified is a public school district in California, based in Tulare County (Porterville). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Porterville Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Porterville Unified
21 of 22 schools in Porterville Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 5C: 7D: 8
Best schools in Porterville Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Harmony Magnet Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Santa Fe Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Sequoia Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Monache High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Porterville High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Porterville Military Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Westfield Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Granite Hills High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Olive Street Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Pioneer Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Porterville Unified
High schools (5)
- D- Citrus High, Porterville
- C+ Granite Hills High, Porterville
- B- Monache High, Porterville
- B- Porterville High, Porterville
- C- Strathmore High, Strathmore
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ Bartlett Middle, Porterville
- C Pioneer Middle, Porterville
- B- Sequoia Middle, Porterville
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- D Belleview Elementary, Porterville
- D John J Doyle Elementary, Porterville
- D+ Los Robles Elementary, Porterville
- D- Monte Vista Elementary, Porterville
- C Olive Street Elementary, Porterville
- C- Roche Elementary, Porterville
- B+ Santa Fe Elementary, Porterville
- C- Vandalia Elementary, Porterville
- D West Putnam Elementary, Porterville
- C+ Westfield Elementary, Porterville
Other schools and academies (4)
- D- Butterfield Charter, Porterville
- A+ Harmony Magnet Academy, Strathmore
- B- Porterville Military Academy, Porterville
- Vine Street Community Day, Porterville
Where Porterville Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Porterville (20)
- Strathmore (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Tulare County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,963 students with 626 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,434 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600064
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Burton Elementary (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Exeter Unified (7 schools, 27 mi)
- Lindsay Unified (10 schools, 28 mi)
- Kernville Union Elementary (3 schools, 29 mi)
- Delano Union Elementary (12 schools, 32 mi)
- Farmersville Unified (6 schools, 36 mi)
- Earlimart Elementary (3 schools, 37 mi)
- Delano Joint Union High (4 schools, 38 mi)
Questions about Porterville Unified
How many schools are in Porterville Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Porterville Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Porterville Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Porterville, Strathmore.
How good are the schools in Porterville Unified?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 28.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.7%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Porterville Unified?
13,963 students were enrolled in Porterville Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Porterville Unified?
Porterville Unified is in California, based in Tulare County, with its district office in Porterville. Its boundary covers about 322 sq mi.