Burton Middle

Summary:

Burton Middle is a public middle school located in Porterville, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Burton Elementary District, which is ranked 835 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Burton Middle faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 3.7% in 2018-2019 to 35.7% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the state and local district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 40.96% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%, and in Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 28.5%, significantly lower than the state's 35.54%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better, but White students and students with disabilities struggling.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Alpine Vista Middle, Tulare City Community Day, Wilson Middle, Pixley Middle, Carl Smith Middle, Pioneer Middle, Bartlett Middle, and Sequoia Middle, Burton Middle generally performs worse on academic measures. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.35% to 78.56% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1155 North Elderwood St.
       Porterville, CA  93257-9089


(559) 781-2671

District: Burton Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1448th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,795 Help


Feeder schools for Burton Middle:

Elementary:    Burton Elementary
    Jim Maples Academy
    Oak Grove Elementary
    William R. Buckley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.8 Help
Number of students:  591

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.2%
White:
10.5%
Asian:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.9% Help


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Compare Details Burton Middle ranks worse than 52.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.23. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.2%), White (10.5%), Asian (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burton Middle is 21.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burton Middle is $6,795.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burton Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Burton Middle 1448th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Burton Middle in the ranking list.)

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Burton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Burton Elementary 835th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Burton Middle

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Rank History for all students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 32.40 1148th 1769 35.1%
2005 30.41 1222nd 1777 31.2%
2006 41.75 973rd 1804 46.1%
2007 46.53 967th 1999 51.6%
2008 36.80 1250th 2005 37.7%
2009 44.30 1100th 2063 46.7%
2010 35.95 1418th 2179 34.9%
2011 41.28 1327th 2236 40.7%
2012 29.49 1657th 2259 26.6%
2013 26.09 1843rd 2379 22.5%
2015 20.32 2012th 2477 18.8%
2016 16.49 2156th 2497 13.7%
2017 15.28 2212th 2508 11.8%
2018 14.36 2195th 2480 11.5%
2019 21.69 2106th 2715 22.4%
2022 32.75 1685th 2740 38.5%
2023 40.37 1446th 2802 48.4%
2024 40.23 1448th 2777 47.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.32 524th 699 25.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.38 658th 1364 51.8%
2019 49.24 438th 1442 69.6%
2022 40.01 764th 1540 50.4%
2023 58.51 290th 1529 81.0%
2024 46.71 522nd 1477 64.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.74 920th 1538 40.2%
2024 28.88 1136th 1550 26.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.15 1986th 2230 10.9%
2019 27.65 1781st 2369 24.8%
2022 45.77 1144th 2458 53.5%
2023 49.27 1052nd 2549 58.7%
2024 45.13 1195th 2575 53.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.57 48th 86 44.2%
2024 63.73 27th 94 71.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.67 155th 394 60.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.27 2057th 2262 9.1%
2019 18.17 2010th 2380 15.5%
2022 30.35 1656th 2509 34.0%
2023 39.13 1358th 2547 46.7%
2024 40.50 1320th 2546 48.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.54 1233rd 1369 9.9%
2019 19.18 1427th 1491 4.3%
2022 17.40 1522nd 1531 0.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.71 2057th 2273 9.5%
2019 23.69 1850th 2407 23.1%
2022 34.95 1484th 2527 41.3%
2023 40.44 1332nd 2558 47.9%
2024 38.29 1403rd 2547 44.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.12 1890th 2072 8.8%
2019 27.10 1635th 2213 26.1%
2022 39.95 1292nd 2359 45.2%
2023 45.74 1105th 2391 53.8%
2024 47.62 1046th 2383 56.1%
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Rank History for White students at Burton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.96 1403rd 1496 6.2%
2019 9.10 1489th 1602 7.1%
2022 16.11 1342nd 1555 13.7%
2023 32.36 1038th 1552 33.1%
2024 36.52 944th 1535 38.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Burton Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 283 1 41 97 2 n/a n/a 0 424
1989 307 1 30 108 2 n/a n/a 0 448
1990 318 3 38 128 4 n/a n/a 0 491
1991 326 3 50 123 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1992 314 3 49 167 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1993 347 7 43 206 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1994 361 6 46 204 3 n/a n/a 0 620
1995 383 9 64 254 2 n/a n/a 0 712
1996 383 9 64 254 2 n/a n/a 0 712
1997 392 9 75 298 0 n/a n/a 0 774
1998 385 3 78 303 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1999 368 7 71 310 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2000 365 6 73 317 4 n/a n/a 0 765
2001 372 14 61 346 6 n/a n/a 0 799
2002 308 12 35 289 9 n/a n/a 0 653
2003 308 12 35 289 9 n/a n/a 0 653
2004 305 5 55 307 6 n/a n/a 1 679
2005 305 3 65 322 3 n/a n/a 2 700
2006 291 13 70 342 3 n/a n/a 1 720
2007 233 8 45 335 6 n/a n/a 0 627
2008 232 4 41 336 4 n/a n/a 0 617
2009 224 3 42 347 5 0 0 0 621
2010 188 5 41 383 5 1 4 0 627
2011 177 7 39 411 6 2 0 0 642
2012 188 4 47 372 4 0 0 0 615
2013 153 3 49 359 3 1 0 0 568
2014 146 8 47 336 5 2 0 0 544
2015 129 6 46 333 12 1 6 0 533
2016 94 6 32 325 8 1 6 0 472
2017 99 4 42 376 6 2 3 0 532
2018 102 4 46 425 7 3 1 0 588
2019 93 2 42 389 7 4 3 0 540
2020 94 2 47 408 6 1 12 0 570
2021 97 1 39 451 4 2 17 0 611
2022 81 0 34 408 4 1 16 0 544
2023 55 3 35 431 3 1 19 1 548
2024 62 4 35 462 3 1 24 0 591

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 Burton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 424 17.0 24.9 n/a
1989 448 16.9 26.5 n/a
1990 491 17.0 28.8 n/a
1991 502 21.2 23.6 n/a
1992 533 21.5 24.7 37.5
1993 603 23.0 26.2 41
1994 620 27.5 22.5 38.4
1995 712 31.0 23.0 44.4
1996 712 31.0 23.0 44.4
1997 774 31.0 25.0 51.2
1998 769 34.5 22.3 51.9
1999 756 34.0 22.2 47.5
2000 765 35.3 21.7 49.8
2001 799 36.0 22.2 57.9
2002 653 27.5 23.7 54.2
2003 653 27.5 23.7 54.2
2004 679 27.0 25.1 49.4
2005 700 31.0 22.6 46.1
2006 720 30.0 24.0 46.7
2007 627 29.0 21.6 53.3
2008 617 31.0 19.9 57.9
2009 621 27.0 20.7 51.7
2010 627 27.0 23.2 62
2011 642 n/a n/a 70.1
2012 615 26.5 23.2 n/a
2013 568 25.9 21.9 66.7
2014 544 23.7 22.9 60.5
2015 533 22.0 24.2 71.9
2016 472 21.0 22.4 76.3
2017 532 23.0 23.1 72.7
2018 588 24.5 23.9 72.8
2019 540 24.0 22.4 75.2
2020 570 n/a n/a 69.3
2021 611 26.2 23.2 78.6
2022 544 25.4 21.3 76.3
2023 548 26.4 20.7 71.4
2024 591 27.0 21.8 80.9

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 Burton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 424 17.0 24.9 n/a
1989 448 16.9 26.5 n/a
1990 491 17.0 28.8 n/a
1991 502 21.2 23.6 n/a
1992 533 21.5 24.7 37.5
1993 603 23.0 26.2 41
1994 620 27.5 22.5 38.4
1995 712 31.0 23.0 44.4
1996 712 31.0 23.0 44.4
1997 774 31.0 25.0 51.2
1998 769 34.5 22.3 51.9
1999 756 34.0 22.2 47.5
2000 765 35.3 21.7 49.8
2001 799 36.0 22.2 57.9
2002 653 27.5 23.7 54.2
2003 653 27.5 23.7 54.2
2004 679 27.0 25.1 49.4
2005 700 31.0 22.6 46.1
2006 720 30.0 24.0 46.7
2007 627 29.0 21.6 53.3
2008 617 31.0 19.9 57.9
2009 621 27.0 20.7 51.7
2010 627 27.0 23.2 62
2011 642 n/a n/a 70.1
2012 615 26.5 23.2 n/a
2013 568 25.9 21.9 66.7
2014 544 23.7 22.9 60.5
2015 533 22.0 24.2 71.9
2016 472 21.0 22.4 76.3
2017 532 23.0 23.1 72.7
2018 588 24.5 23.9 72.8
2019 540 24.0 22.4 75.2
2020 570 n/a n/a 69.3
2021 611 26.2 23.2 78.6
2022 544 25.4 21.3 76.3
2023 548 26.4 20.7 71.4
2024 591 27.0 21.8 80.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Burton Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,795

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Burton Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2106th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1446th of 2802 Middle schools
 26%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burton Middle)30.935.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burton Elementary)36.939.1
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Burton Middle)16.531
 14.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Burton Elementary)21.728
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burton Middle)40.946.1
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burton Elementary)42.249.2
 7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Burton Middle)14.622.8
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Burton Elementary)19.922.3
 2.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Burton Middle)10.914.6
 3.7%
   8th Grade Science (Burton Elementary)13.618.9
 5.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students540548
 1.5%
African American23
 50%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian4235
 16.7%
Hispanic389431
 10.8%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White9355
 40.9%
Two or More Races319
 533.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.2%71.4%
 3.8%


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Students at Burton Middle are 78% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Burton Middle ranks 1448th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Burton Middle.


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