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Which teacher or staff member at Manuel F. Hernandez deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116012218
Manuel F. Hernandez
2133 North Leila St., Visalia, CA 93291 · (559) 622-3199 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
417 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 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
48%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
53.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.6% | 25.8% | 25.6% | 21.0% |
| Math | 15.1% | 25.6% | 33.1% | 26.1% |
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 | 53.5% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.2% | 39.4% |
| 2021-22 | 45.4% | 35.4% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.4% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 62.4% | 54.9% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 48.7% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Manuel F. Hernandez
Manuel F. Hernandez's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel F. Hernandez this school | 707 | 59.0% | 48.3% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia | 627 | 59.8% | 38.3% |
| Imperial Beach Charter Imperial Beach | 724 | 62.8% | 28.1% |
| Camino Real Elementary Jurupa Valley | 721 | 55.1% | 33.7% |
| Peggy Heller Elementary Atwater | 712 | 63.8% | 41.5% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert | 808 | 59.0% | 44.6% |
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 Manuel F. Hernandez ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,837 of 5,151 | #10 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,245 of 5,172 ▼ 399 | #17 of 102 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,793 of 5,172 ▼ 58 | #10 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,211 of 5,116 | #43 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #720 of 5,915 | #8 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,521 of 5,352 | #73 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #2,914 of 5,354 | #17 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #3,524 of 5,625 | #91 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,663 of 3,837 | #73 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
707
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 707 | 29.8 | 23.7:1 | 59% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 29.3 | 23.8:1 | 56% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 29.1 | 23.9:1 | 57% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 30 | 23.7:1 | 58% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 26 | 27.7:1 | 61% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 30 | 28.1:1 | 70% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 64% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manuel F. Hernandez.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (720 to 707); teachers up 15% (26 to 29.8).
About Manuel F. Hernandez
Manuel F. Hernandez is a large elementary school in Visalia, California. A total of 707 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 52% higher.
Visalia Unified serves 28,725 students across 41 schools.
Hispanic students account for 70% of enrollment at Manuel F. Hernandez. Other students are 17% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, Tulare County is about 67% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Manuel F. Hernandez comes in at 48%.
The teaching staff at Manuel F. Hernandez is 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 59% of students, or 417, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Manuel F. Hernandez a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Manuel F. Hernandez would be expected to post about 45.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.3%.
Among Tulare County residents, median household income is about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 196 public schools in Tulare County, with a combined enrollment of about 101,494.
Oak Grove Elementary is located about 0.6 miles from Manuel F. Hernandez. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Manuel F. Hernandez ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Manuel F. Hernandez the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 710 to 707, a small change.
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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
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary0.6 mi · 756
- Sequoia High0.9 mi · 280
- Green Acres Middle1.0 mi · 761
- Shannon Ranch Elementary1.0 mi · 609
- Creekside Community Day1.1 mi · 34
- Houston Elementary1.4 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Manuel F. HernandezHow large is Manuel F. Hernandez?
Manuel F. Hernandez enrolls approximately 707 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Manuel F. Hernandez serve?
Manuel F. Hernandez serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manuel F. Hernandez?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manuel F. Hernandez is approximately 23.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Manuel F. Hernandez?
Manuel F. Hernandez reports a student body of 17% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Manuel F. Hernandez in?
Manuel F. Hernandez is part of Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.