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Annie R. Mitchell

2121 East Laura Ave., Visalia, CA 93292 · (559) 622-3195 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
535 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten14018%
Grade 111114%
Grade 210413%
Grade 310413%
Grade 410013%
Grade 511715%
Grade 611314%

This year's kindergarten class (140) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (113).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
9712%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
59275%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
415%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
395%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
81%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
39049%
Female
39850%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
42.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
32.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts21.0%21.7%20.8%36.5%
Math14.5%17.8%26.7%41.0%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.8%32.3%
2023-2444.1%32.8%
2022-2341.9%32.8%
2021-2235.2%29.3%
2020-2139.3%39.3%
2018-1942.8%29.8%
2017-1839.1%29.6%
2016-1737.1%25.1%
2015-1632.0%23.0%
2014-1533.0%25.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Annie R. Mitchell

Annie R. Mitchell's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Annie R. Mitchell this school78967.8%38.0%
Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary
Bakersfield
70567.9%41.4%
Gallatin Elementary
Downey
78866.9%45.7%
Ross (Betsy) Elementary
Anaheim
73166.3%24.8%
Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary
Lake Forest
89665.2%35.7%
Washington Elementary
Riverside
81863.7%28.5%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Annie R. Mitchell ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Tulare County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#2,671 of 5,151#35 of 102
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.3%#2,986 of 5,172
▼ 187
#42 of 102
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.8%#2,669 of 5,172
▼ 329
#32 of 102
▼ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.3pp#1,574 of 5,116#50 of 102
Enrollment
ranked largest first
789#412 of 5,915#5 of 110
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.9:1#3,691 of 5,352#78 of 100
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.5%#3,340 of 5,354#25 of 100
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.8%#3,086 of 5,625#84 of 106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.2%#511 of 1,139#8 of 19
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
789
+57 (+8%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257893323.9:168% (535)
2023-2477330.925.0:164% (496)
2022-2378330.425.8:169% (541)
2020-217323123.6:166% (483)
2017-187162528.6:167% (480)
2015-167662728.4:170% (540)
2010-11661N/AN/A70% (466)
2000-013571918.8:190% (323)
1990-914001625.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Annie R. Mitchell.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (716 to 789); teachers up 32% (25 to 33).

About Annie R. Mitchell

Annie R. Mitchell is a large elementary school in Visalia, California. The school's enrollment of 789 students covers kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 70% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.

Besides Annie R. Mitchell, Visalia Unified runs 40 other schools. The district enrolls 28,725 students.

At Annie R. Mitchell, Hispanic students make up 75% of the student body. It is also 12% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tulare County is roughly 67% Hispanic. Annie R. Mitchell's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.

At Annie R. Mitchell, 33 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Tulare County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.

The allk12 Grade for Annie R. Mitchell is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Annie R. Mitchell sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.0% and a predicted 39.8%.

Federal survey data for Tulare County show that the median household income is $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Tulare County is home to 196 public schools and about 101,494 public school students.

The closest public school, Pinkham Elementary, is about 0.7 miles from Annie R. Mitchell. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.3%; Annie R. Mitchell's is 38.0%, ranking 2nd of 7.

NCES assigns Annie R. Mitchell the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 57 more students in 2024-25.

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Tulare County at a glance

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Population
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students

Quick facts

School name
Annie R. Mitchell
District
Visalia Unified
Address
2121 East Laura Ave., Visalia, CA 93292
Phone
(559) 622-3195
County
Tulare County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
789
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
23.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
535 (68%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
064116006807
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Annie R. Mitchell
What is the total enrollment at Annie R. Mitchell?
Annie R. Mitchell enrolls approximately 789 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Annie R. Mitchell serve?
Annie R. Mitchell serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Annie R. Mitchell?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Annie R. Mitchell.
How diverse is Annie R. Mitchell?
Annie R. Mitchell reports a student body of 12% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Annie R. Mitchell?
Annie R. Mitchell is overseen by Visalia Unified in Tulare County.
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