School district · California
Visalia Unified
Visalia Unified in California: 41 public schools with 28,725 students and 21.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,930 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 41
- 4 charter
- Students
- 28,725
- Students per teacher
- 21.4
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,930
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,341
- Counselors (FTE)
- 62.8
- Students per counselor
- 457
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 36.6
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%44%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
12,559 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%31%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
12,591 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 13% · $80.5M
- State
- 69% · $441.8M
- Local
- 18% · $118.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,281
- Support services
- $7,051
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $63.5M
- Long-term debt
- $115.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annie R. MitchellFree meals for all | K–6 | 789 | 23.9 | 43% | 32% |
Charter Home School AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 240 | 16.0 | 32% | 9.3% |
Conyer ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 377 | 22.2 | 35% | 28% |
Cottonwood Creek ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 627 | 23.3 | 45% | 33% |
Crestwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 594 | 21.3 | 37% | 32% |
Crowley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 413 | 21.7 | 27% | 17% |
Denton ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 648 | 21.1 | 70% | 62% |
Elbow Creek ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 514 | 21.6 | 41% | 33% |
Four Creeks ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 654 | 21.5 | 33% | 28% |
Global Learning CharterCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 438 | 20.6 | 29% | 22% |
Golden Oak ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 631 | 21.1 | 39% | 26% |
Goshen ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 549 | 22.6 | 32% | 22% |
Highland ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 438 | 18.2 | 27% | 21% |
Houston ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 523 | 22.6 | 31% | 17% |
Hurley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 574 | 23.4 | 63% | 58% |
Ivanhoe ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 473 | 21.6 | 36% | 33% |
Linwood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 537 | 24.6 | 53% | 50% |
Manuel F. HernandezFree meals for all | K–6 | 707 | 23.7 | 53% | 41% |
Mineral King ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 569 | 23.1 | 43% | 26% |
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 618 | 21.4 | 43% | 35% |
Oak Grove ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 756 | 25.8 | 72% | 65% |
Pinkham ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 476 | 20.7 | 37% | 23% |
Riverway ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 857 | 24.1 | 48% | 36% |
Royal Oaks ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 413 | 19.4 | 40% | 25% |
Shannon Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 609 | 23.1 | 71% | 58% |
Veva Blunt ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 596 | 19.8 | 37% | 25% |
Washington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 294 | 20.2 | 31% | 16% |
Willow Glen ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 506 | 19.8 | 40% | 27% |
Divisadero MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 769 | 21.9 | 37% | 20% |
Green Acres MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 761 | 23.2 | 48% | 29% |
La Joya MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 727 | 23.2 | 44% | 20% |
Ridgeview MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 975 | 24.3 | 49% | 33% |
Valley Oak MiddleFree meals for all | 7–8 | 952 | 21.6 | 37% | 19% |
Creekside Community DayAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 34 | 8.6 | — | — |
El Diamante HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,890 | 21.2 | — | — |
Golden West HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,059 | 21.6 | — | — |
Mt. Whitney HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,637 | 21.9 | — | — |
Redwood HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,490 | 24.1 | — | — |
Sequoia HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 280 | 14.7 | — | — |
Visalia Charter Independent StudyCharterFree meals for all | 7–12 | 515 | 10.8 | — | — |
Visalia Technical Early CollegeCharterFree meals for all | 9–12 | 216 | 15.2 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 5000 West Cypress Ave., Visalia, CA 93277
- Phone
- (559)730-7300
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.