Elementary school (grades K-5) · Buttonwillow, CA
Buttonwillow Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Buttonwillow Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.
The verdict
Buttonwillow Elementary earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 90% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- 24
- Resource Index · Lower
- 14.4:1
- small classes for California
- 85.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 288
- students enrolled
Buttonwillow Elementary has class sizes smaller than 90% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 060672000594 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-26 students YoY
Buttonwillow Elementary shrank from 313 students in 2022-23 to 287 in 2023-24 (-8.3%).
Teacher FTE added 20.8 → 21.3 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-26 students YoY 060672000594 · Buttonwillow, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
288 enr · 14.4:1 · 85.3% lunch · RII 24
Nearest enrollment peer: Rutledge School (288 students)
Buttonwillow Elementary shrank from 313 students in 2022-23 to 287 in 2023-24 (-8.3%). Teacher FTE added 20.8 → 21.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Buttonwillow Elementary compares
Buttonwillow Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.4:1 | ▼ 33% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 85.3% | ▲ 54% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 288 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.8% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 11.8, Buttonwillow Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
District finance for Buttonwillow Union Elementary reports $22,326 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~288 students)
Frequently asked questions about Buttonwillow Elementary
How many students attend Buttonwillow Elementary?
Buttonwillow Elementary has 288 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Buttonwillow, CA. CCD year-over-year: 313 (2022-23) → 287 (2023-24), down 26.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buttonwillow Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Buttonwillow Elementary is 14.4:1, which is 33% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Buttonwillow Elementary?
85.3% of students at Buttonwillow Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buttonwillow Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Buttonwillow Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 93.8% of enrollment, in Buttonwillow, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Buttonwillow Elementary?
Buttonwillow Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Buttonwillow Union Elementary?
None reported; Buttonwillow Union Elementary operates only Buttonwillow Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.