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Black Butte Union Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 79 students in Black Butte Union Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Black Butte Union Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,465 Schools
# Students
235 Students
1,858,531 Students
# Teachers
14 Teachers
88,108 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Black Butte Union Elementary School District, which is ranked #1652 of all 1,904 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#1617 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
29%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)53.1%
27.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.64
% American Indian
7%
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
17%
55%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
66%
22%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,991 in this school district is less than the state median of $20,100. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,260 is less than the state median of $18,512. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,991
$20,100
Spending / Student
$17,260
$18,512
Best Black Butte Union Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Black Butte Junior High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7946 Ponderosa Way
Shingletown, CA 96088
(530) 474-3441
Shingletown, CA 96088
(530) 474-3441
Gr: 6-8 | 79 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
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