📍 1345 W. Putnam Ave., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
West Putnam Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrisia Espinoza. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
West Putnam Elementary enrolls 497 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 6% White and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 445 | 90% |
| White | 30 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 497 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Putnam Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West Putnam Elementary is one of 22 schools in Porterville Unified, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 13,893 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, West Putnam Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.
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