Porterville Unified School District

Porterville Unified School District
Address
600 West Grand Avenue
Porterville
, California, 93257
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
Established1998; 28 years ago (1998)
SuperintendentNate NelsonEd.D
Budget$69.7M[2]
NCES District ID0600064 [1]
Students and staff
Students14,372 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers599.49 (FTE)[1]
Staff639.64 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio23.97:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.portervilleschools.org

Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district located in Porterville, Tulare County, California, United States, and is composed of ten elementary schools, four middle schools, six comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, large adult school, and two alternative program sites. The high schools are accredited and provide academic programs that prepare students for university entrance. Other programs include music, art, agriculture, athletics, and vocational preparation.[3]

The following places are covered by PUSD for all grade levels, K-12: most of Porterville, western East Porterville, and Kennedy Meadows. Portions of the district covers only high school levels. Those portions include part of Porterville as well as the rest of East Porterville, California Hot Springs, Camp Nelson, Cedar Slope, Ducor, Idlewild, McClenney Tract, Pierpoint, Pine Flat, Plainview, Ponderosa, Poplar-Cotton Center, Posey, Poso Park, Sequoia Crest, Springville, Strathmore, Sugarloaf Saw Mill, Sugarloaf Village, Terra Bella, Woodville, and Woodville Farm Labor Camp.[4]

History

In 1896 Porterville High School was set up in the east room of the second story of the Morton Street Elementary School. The school was financially supported with tuition from students coming from outside the Porterville School area. Porterville High School was renamed to Porterville Union High School in 1910. In 1924 Porterville Elementary District was consolidated, adding Worth Elementary School. Vandalia Elementary School joined the Porterville Elementary District in 1925. Miles Elementary School was added to the Porterville Elementary District in 1932. On June 15, 1928, a two-classroom addition was added to the Porterville Union High School for use as a junior college. The addition of a junior College did not change the extent of the district but admitted junior college students from Strathmore, Lindsay, Exeter, and Tulare high schools. This was paid for by the county, and the overhead costs for the students were chargeable to the districts.[5]

In 1998 Porterville Unified School District was created by unifying the Porterville Elementary District (est.1862) and Porterville Union High School (est.1869). Strathmore High School District was merged into the Porterville Unified School District in 2004.[6]

Schools

Elementary schools

  • Belleview Elementary School
  • John J. Doyle Elementary School
  • Los Robles Elementary School
  • Monte Vista Elementary School
  • Olive Street Elementary School
  • Roche Avenue Elementary School
  • Santa Fe Elementary School
  • Vandalia Elementary School
  • Westfield Elementary School
  • West Putnam Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Barlett Middle School
  • Pioneer Middle School
  • Porterville Military Academy
  • Sequoia Middle School

High schools

Continuation schools

Alternative program sites

Large adult schools

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Porterville Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "PUSD adopts 2011-2012 budget | budget, district, school". Recorderonline.com. June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Home". portervilleschools.org.
  4. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Tulare County, CA (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2026. - Text list
  5. ^ "History of Porterville High School". phs.portervilleschools.org. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012.
  6. ^ Stackhouse, Anita (June 5, 2003). "Era may be over at Strathmore, school, strathmore, high - Local News". Recorderonline.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathmore_High_School