Is West Putnam Elementary a good school?

West Putnam Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend West Putnam Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 482 students attended West Putnam Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Putnam Elementary?

Students at West Putnam Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Putnam Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Putnam Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sequoia Middle High : Monache High

West Putnam Elementary

Summary:

West Putnam Elementary is a public elementary school in Porterville, California, serving 497 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Porterville Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

West Putnam Elementary faces significant challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district average of 16.1%. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.8% of West Putnam students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.85% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science and Spanish Language Arts assessments also lags behind. West Putnam has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 91.15% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, West Putnam generally performs worse on academic assessments. For instance, Westfield Elementary and Olive Street Elementary, both within the Porterville Unified District, outperform West Putnam in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Similarly, schools like William R. Buckley Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary in the Burton Elementary District also have higher academic achievement levels than West Putnam.

Detail:

Public K-6

1345 West Putnam Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-3043

(559) 782-7280

District: Porterville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4696^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,758

Students who attend West Putnam Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Monache High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

4.1%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Putnam Elementary ranks worse than 80.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.75. (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 (92.7%), White (4.1%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Putnam Elementary is 24.5, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare West Putnam Elementary employs 19.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Putnam Elementary is $5,758, which is the 3^rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Porterville Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Putnam Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Putnam Elementary 4696^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See West Putnam Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 West Putnam Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.94	2882^nd	4809	40.1%
2005	40.56	2685^th	4822	44.3%
2006	45.44	2413^th	4818	49.9%
2007	33.28	3341^st	5113	34.7%
2008	44.33	2698^th	5113	47.2%
2009	42.13	2932^nd	5193	43.5%
2010	48.85	2627^th	5314	50.6%
2011	52.67	2439^th	5377	54.6%
2012	36.86	3471^st	5390	35.6%
2013	32.48	3854^th	5530	30.3%
2015	17.45	4885^th	5611	12.9%
2016	25.41	4145^th	5614	26.2%
2017	19.48	4740^th	5692	16.7%
2018	21.97	4509^th	5662	20.4%
2019	25.48	4311^th	5789	25.5%
2022	22.12	4640^th	5883	21.1%
2023	29.73	3916^th	5874	33.3%
2024	21.75	4696^th	5862	19.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.95	1396^th	3246	57.0%
2019	64.88	680^th	3275	79.2%
2022	50.70	1162^nd	3311	64.9%
2023	64.25	643^rd	3250	80.2%
2024	49.08	1235^th	3160	60.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.51	3660^th	5084	28.0%
2019	37.99	3276^th	5173	36.7%
2022	32.30	3642^nd	5264	30.8%
2023	40.79	3002^nd	5374	44.1%
2024	26.96	4234^th	5511	23.2%

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Rank History for Migrant students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.41	5^th	68	92.6%
2024	53.36	29^th	74	60.8%

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Rank History for Female students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.88	4710^th	5413	13.0%
2019	19.26	4685^th	5492	14.7%
2022	22.22	4488^th	5635	20.4%
2023	29.42	3827^th	5617	31.9%
2024	18.01	4876^th	5605	13.0%

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Rank History for Male students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.70	3965^th	5431	27.0%
2019	33.48	3505^th	5510	36.4%
2022	23.50	4369^th	5663	22.9%
2023	31.88	3616^th	5650	36.0%
2024	26.53	4124^th	5636	26.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Putnam Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.77	3565^th	4830	26.2%
2019	33.10	3465^th	4963	30.2%
2022	29.56	3741^st	5084	26.4%
2023	42.92	2688^th	5098	47.3%
2024	28.34	3844^th	5102	24.7%

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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 West Putnam Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	131	9	49	408	4	n/a	n/a	1	602
2000	133	8	41	364	2	n/a	n/a	0	548
2001	118	7	37	382	9	n/a	n/a	0	553
2002	103	1	5	380	7	n/a	n/a	24	520
2003	103	1	5	380	7	n/a	n/a	24	520
2004	73	2	5	366	2	n/a	n/a	70	518
2005	66	4	5	379	0	n/a	n/a	66	520
2006	64	3	6	372	3	n/a	n/a	58	506
2007	68	1	8	408	4	n/a	n/a	38	527
2008	66	6	6	420	3	n/a	n/a	0	501
2009	59	1	13	379	1	0	61	0	514
2010	59	1	12	401	1	0	12	0	486
2011	63	3	19	438	4	0	15	0	542
2012	48	2	12	474	1	0	11	0	548
2013	61	4	12	476	0	1	12	0	566
2014	57	2	11	513	2	0	10	0	595
2015	54	2	14	450	3	0	14	0	537
2016	42	1	11	479	3	0	10	0	546
2017	36	1	12	423	1	0	14	0	487
2018	26	2	9	432	2	0	13	0	484
2019	17	0	8	385	0	0	16	0	426
2020	27	0	8	408	2	0	11	0	456
2021	28	0	6	416	1	0	12	0	463
2022	32	0	6	448	2	1	15	0	504
2023	30	1	3	445	2	0	16	0	497
2024	20	0	1	447	3	0	11	0	482

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 West Putnam Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	602	33.0	18.2	95
2000	548	32.0	17.1	99.5
2001	553	29.0	19.1	75.8
2002	520	27.2	19.1	94.6
2003	520	27.2	19.1	94.6
2004	518	26.0	19.9	111.8
2005	520	25.8	20.2	109.7
2006	506	27.0	18.7	105.8
2007	527	27.0	19.5	102.7
2008	501	25.0	20.0	99.4
2009	514	25.0	19.8	96.7
2010	486	20.0	24.3	98.8
2011	542	n/a	n/a	98
2012	548	21.0	26.0	n/a
2013	566	20.0	28.3	96.8
2014	595	21.0	28.3	98
2015	537	21.0	25.5	97
2016	546	21.0	26.0	93
2017	487	19.0	25.6	91.4
2018	484	18.0	26.8	95
2019	426	16.0	26.6	90.1
2020	456	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	463	19.0	24.3	95.2
2022	504	21.3	23.5	89.7
2023	497	21.8	22.7	91.1
2024	482	19.6	24.5	74.3

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 West Putnam Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	602	33.0	18.2	95
2000	548	32.0	17.1	99.5
2001	553	29.0	19.1	75.8
2002	520	27.2	19.1	94.6
2003	520	27.2	19.1	94.6
2004	518	26.0	19.9	111.8
2005	520	25.8	20.2	109.7
2006	506	27.0	18.7	105.8
2007	527	27.0	19.5	102.7
2008	501	25.0	20.0	99.4
2009	514	25.0	19.8	96.7
2010	486	20.0	24.3	98.8
2011	542	n/a	n/a	98
2012	548	21.0	26.0	n/a
2013	566	20.0	28.3	96.8
2014	595	21.0	28.3	98
2015	537	21.0	25.5	97
2016	546	21.0	26.0	93
2017	487	19.0	25.6	91.4
2018	484	18.0	26.8	95
2019	426	16.0	26.6	90.1
2020	456	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	463	19.0	24.3	95.2
2022	504	21.3	23.5	89.7
2023	497	21.8	22.7	91.1
2024	482	19.6	24.5	74.3

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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