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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006786
Crestwood Elementary
3001 West Whitendale Ave., Visalia, CA 93277 · (559) 730-7754 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
465 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 64% larger than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 23.2% | 30.4% | 32.4% |
| Math | 10.5% | 21.2% | 31.7% | 36.6% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 24.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.9% | 16.6% |
| 2020-21 | 27.7% | 19.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 26.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Crestwood Elementary
Crestwood Elementary's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary this school | 594 | 78.3% | 31.2% |
| Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia | 596 | 78.5% | 27.3% |
| Golden Oak Elementary Visalia | 631 | 76.1% | 32.9% |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary La Quinta | 635 | 80.2% | 39.7% |
| Monroe Elementary Hanford | 611 | 80.7% | 49.0% |
| Cedargrove Elementary Covina | 569 | 77.3% | 41.0% |
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 Crestwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #3,374 of 5,151 | #54 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,053 of 5,172 ▲ 452 | #43 of 102 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #3,199 of 5,172 ▲ 485 | #52 of 102 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.2pp | #293 of 5,116 | #12 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,462 of 5,915 | #28 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,710 of 5,352 | #38 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #3,444 of 5,354 | #28 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #2,339 of 5,625 | #70 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #2,794 of 3,837 | #51 of 77 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
594
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 24.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 27.9 | 21.3:1 | 78% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 23.3 | 24.5:1 | 76% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 22.3 | 24.4:1 | 85% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 78% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 23 | 28.4:1 | 80% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 23 | 27.5:1 | 85% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 69% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | 44 | 20.9:1 | 44% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 32 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (654 to 594); teachers up 21% (23 to 27.9).
About Crestwood Elementary
Crestwood Elementary is one of the public schools in Visalia, California. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 594 students. That puts enrollment 28% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The district, Visalia Unified, operates 41 schools serving 28,725 students.
Of every 100 students at Crestwood Elementary, about 76 are Hispanic. The school is also 14% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 67%. The diversity index for Crestwood Elementary is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Crestwood Elementary has a ratio of 21.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
Crestwood Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Crestwood Elementary, the prediction is 33.7% and the result is 31.2%.
The school's county is Tulare County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tulare County number 196, with about 101,494 students.
Measured in a straight line, Valley Life Charter is about 0.7 miles from Crestwood Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Crestwood Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Crestwood Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 594, starting from 597. Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.9:1 in 2020-21, and 21.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolCrestwood, KY · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Life Charter0.7 mi · 688
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 627
- Linwood Elementary0.9 mi · 537
- Royal Oaks Elementary1.0 mi · 413
- Visalia Technical Early College1.1 mi · 216
- La Joya Middle1.1 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood ElementaryHow many students attend Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-06.
Is Crestwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crestwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Crestwood Elementary have?
Crestwood Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
How diverse is Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Elementary in?
Crestwood Elementary is part of Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.