Skip To Main Content

About our School

Picture of Butterfield Elementary School

  

  

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Butterfield Language Academy opened July 1st, 1980. The School Board consisted of five citizens: Arthur M. Robinson, Judith A. Nieburger, Rosemary A. Clayton, Gloria Okuda, and William D. Martin. The Superintendent was Leroy R. Small.  The school was originally built as a K-8. 

BLA was located in the community of Sunnymead which was later incorporated into the city of Moreno Valley in 1984. The school transformed from a K-8 to a K-5 and currently is a TK-8, Dual Language Immersion Academy with a 966 student enrollment.


 

Mission: Butterfield's mission is to ensure that our students are provided with the highest quality of education to achieve their best in all areas of life.

Vision: At Butterfield Language Academy, our vision is to support students' academic and social growth by instilling the skills necessary for personal growth.

Who We Serve

Butterfield Language Academy proudly serves 964 students TK-8.

Student Group Number Percentage
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 849 88.1%
Emergent Bilinguals
(English Learners)
294 30.5%
Students with Disabilities 96 10.0%
Students in Foster Care 12 1.2%

*These numbers reflect the 2023-2024 report on Dataquest. DataQuest is the California Department of Education’s web-based data reporting system for publicly reporting information about California students, teachers, and schools. 

Ethnicity Number Percentage
African American 65 6.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.1%
Asian 12 1.2%
Filipino 4 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 829 86.0%
Pacific Islander 2 0.2%
White 29 3.0%
Two or More Races 11 1.1%
Not Reported 11 1.1%

*These numbers reflect the 2023-2024 report on Dataquest. DataQuest is the California Department of Education’s web-based data reporting system for publicly reporting information about California students, teachers, and schools.