Is John J. Doyle Elementary a good school?

John J. Doyle Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend John J. Doyle Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 575 students attended John J. Doyle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John J. Doyle Elementary?

Students at John J. Doyle Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John J. Doyle Elementary attend?

Students who attend John J. Doyle Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pioneer Middle High : Granite Hills High

John J. Doyle Elementary

Summary:

John J. Doyle Elementary is a public elementary school in Porterville, California, serving 574 students in grades K-6 and part of the Porterville Unified School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of California elementary schools and earning low ratings from SchoolDigger.

John J. Doyle Elementary particularly struggles with the academic performance of female, male, and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom half of the state. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner and Migrant students. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2017-2018 to 31.6% in 2021-2022. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.54% to 35.79% in ELA and 13.54% to 27.91% in Math.

Comparing John J. Doyle Elementary to nearby schools within the Porterville Unified School District, such as Monte Vista Elementary, West Putnam Elementary, and Westfield Elementary, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve the educational experience and outcomes for the students at John J. Doyle Elementary. These nearby schools generally perform better across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic performance, and chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-6

1045 East Orange Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-5125

(559) 782-7140

District: Porterville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4673^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,949

Students who attend John J. Doyle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pioneer Middle
High:	Granite Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 575

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John J. Doyle Elementary ranks worse than 79.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.6%), White (3.1%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John J. Doyle Elementary is 23.7, which is the 4^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare John J. Doyle Elementary employs 24.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John J. Doyle Elementary is $5,949, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John J. Doyle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John J. Doyle Elementary 4673^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John J. Doyle Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Porterville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Porterville Unified 974^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John J. Doyle Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.33	4090^th	4809	15.0%
2005	20.35	3942^nd	4822	18.2%
2006	14.75	4373^rd	4818	9.2%
2007	17.09	4496^th	5113	12.1%
2008	12.43	4799^th	5113	6.1%
2009	16.08	4669^th	5193	10.1%
2010	14.83	4911^th	5314	7.6%
2011	13.88	5011^th	5377	6.8%
2012	18.24	4752^nd	5390	11.8%
2013	12.28	5191^st	5530	6.1%
2015	15.44	5058^th	5611	9.9%
2016	22.11	4415^th	5614	21.4%
2017	34.59	3469^th	5692	39.1%
2018	50.06	2567^th	5662	54.7%
2019	33.72	3637^th	5789	37.2%
2022	23.98	4451^st	5883	24.3%
2023	22.73	4591^st	5874	21.8%
2024	21.99	4673^rd	5862	20.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.26	302^nd	3246	90.7%
2019	47.73	1358^th	3275	58.5%
2022	48.99	1251^st	3311	62.2%
2023	52.34	1080^th	3250	66.8%
2024	48.63	1261^st	3160	60.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	30.53	1791^st	2634	32.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.25	1280^th	5084	74.8%
2019	47.01	2612^th	5173	49.5%
2022	35.54	3374^th	5264	35.9%
2023	31.80	3751^st	5374	30.2%
2024	30.30	3919^th	5511	28.9%

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Rank History for Migrant students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.48	27^th	68	60.3%
2024	61.64	23^rd	74	68.9%

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Rank History for Female students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.55	2518^th	5413	53.5%
2019	35.63	3368^th	5492	38.7%
2022	23.80	4346^th	5635	22.9%
2023	23.05	4429^th	5617	21.2%
2024	23.99	4343^rd	5605	22.5%

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Rank History for Male students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.04	2503^rd	5431	53.9%
2019	31.47	3668^th	5510	33.4%
2022	26.52	4087^th	5663	27.8%
2023	23.88	4366^th	5650	22.7%
2024	20.61	4647^th	5636	17.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John J. Doyle Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.82	1496^th	4830	69.0%
2019	45.57	2570^th	4963	48.2%
2022	35.77	3237^th	5084	36.3%
2023	33.19	3457^th	5098	32.2%
2024	31.51	3615^th	5102	29.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John J. Doyle Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	92	9	27	635	22	n/a	n/a	2	787
2000	90	9	29	608	17	n/a	n/a	1	754
2001	86	9	24	589	13	n/a	n/a	5	726
2002	91	14	16	619	9	n/a	n/a	7	756
2003	91	14	16	619	9	n/a	n/a	7	756
2004	84	1	4	602	4	n/a	n/a	53	748
2005	87	0	4	535	8	n/a	n/a	40	674
2006	80	1	9	568	9	n/a	n/a	39	706
2007	71	1	8	554	5	n/a	n/a	25	664
2008	60	4	11	587	4	n/a	n/a	0	666
2009	52	4	3	598	1	3	25	0	686
2010	44	3	2	638	5	2	34	0	728
2011	34	0	4	644	5	7	34	0	728
2012	41	0	5	659	4	11	8	0	728
2013	35	0	5	634	4	6	4	0	688
2014	44	1	6	659	3	4	1	0	718
2015	40	2	2	633	0	4	2	0	683
2016	37	2	3	633	1	5	3	0	684
2017	35	0	12	621	3	3	8	0	682
2018	35	1	12	605	0	2	6	0	661
2019	24	0	11	583	0	0	4	0	622
2020	30	1	10	601	1	0	4	0	647
2021	15	0	8	581	1	1	4	0	610
2022	12	0	6	588	3	1	7	0	617
2023	14	0	5	548	1	1	5	0	574
2024	18	1	4	538	4	4	6	0	575

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John J. Doyle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	787	38.0	20.7	95.2
2000	754	38.0	19.8	99.7
2001	726	39.0	18.6	77.7
2002	756	36.0	21.0	100.5
2003	756	36.0	21.0	100.5
2004	748	35.0	21.4	106.2
2005	674	30.0	22.5	103.2
2006	706	31.0	22.8	100.7
2007	664	32.0	20.8	101.6
2008	666	36.0	18.5	99.5
2009	686	35.0	18.5	96.8
2010	728	33.0	22.0	97.7
2011	728	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	728	27.4	26.4	n/a
2013	688	23.0	29.9	98.7
2014	718	24.0	29.9	99.4
2015	683	26.0	26.2	99
2016	684	27.0	25.3	95.9
2017	682	27.0	25.2	95.7
2018	661	27.0	24.4	96.4
2019	622	25.0	24.8	91.3
2020	647	n/a	n/a	97.2
2021	610	23.0	26.5	95.4
2022	617	22.2	27.6	93.7
2023	574	25.3	22.6	95.1
2024	575	24.2	23.7	79.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John J. Doyle Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	787	38.0	20.7	95.2
2000	754	38.0	19.8	99.7
2001	726	39.0	18.6	77.7
2002	756	36.0	21.0	100.5
2003	756	36.0	21.0	100.5
2004	748	35.0	21.4	106.2
2005	674	30.0	22.5	103.2
2006	706	31.0	22.8	100.7
2007	664	32.0	20.8	101.6
2008	666	36.0	18.5	99.5
2009	686	35.0	18.5	96.8
2010	728	33.0	22.0	97.7
2011	728	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	728	27.4	26.4	n/a
2013	688	23.0	29.9	98.7
2014	718	24.0	29.9	99.4
2015	683	26.0	26.2	99
2016	684	27.0	25.3	95.9
2017	682	27.0	25.2	95.7
2018	661	27.0	24.4	96.4
2019	622	25.0	24.8	91.3
2020	647	n/a	n/a	97.2
2021	610	23.0	26.5	95.4
2022	617	22.2	27.6	93.7
2023	574	25.3	22.6	95.1
2024	575	24.2	23.7	79.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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