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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006799
Mineral King Elementary
3333 East Kaweah Ave., Visalia, CA 93292 · (559) 730-7779 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
428 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 16% |
Student demographics
34%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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
25.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp 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 26 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.9% | 24.2% | 25.4% | 31.5% |
| Math | 9.6% | 16.0% | 31.1% | 43.3% |
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 | 43.1% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 18.7% |
| 2020-21 | 33.3% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.8% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.3% | 29.9% |
| 2016-17 | 38.2% | 32.8% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Mineral King Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,140 of 5,151 | #44 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #3,704 of 5,172 | #66 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,635 of 5,172 | #31 of 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #539 of 5,116 | #20 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #1,666 of 5,915 | #32 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,069 of 5,352 | #65 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #3,724 of 5,354 | #38 of 100 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #2,642 of 3,837 | #42 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
-66 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 28.9:1
% White
10%
was 14%
% Hispanic
80%
was 77%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 24.6 | 23.1:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 24.4 | 23.0:1 | 74% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 24.8 | 24.1:1 | 77% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 22 | 28.9:1 | 73% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral King Elementary.
About Mineral King Elementary
The public elementary school Mineral King Elementary is located in Visalia, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 569 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 22% larger than average.
Visalia Unified operates 41 schools. Combined enrollment is 28,725 students.
The large majority of students at Mineral King Elementary, 80%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Tulare County's residents are about 67% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. Mineral King Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mineral King Elementary's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. Across public schools in Tulare County, the average is about the same, 77%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mineral King Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 33.2% actual against 35.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tulare County, median household income is about $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. A total of 196 public schools operate in Tulare County, serving about 101,494 students.
Pinkham Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mineral King Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Mineral King Elementary as City: Mid-size.
The number of students dropped from 635 to 569 over 7 years. The school's ratio fell from 28.9:1 to 23.1:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Pinkham Elementary0.7 mi · 476
- Golden Oak Elementary1.3 mi · 631
- Annie R. Mitchell1.3 mi · 789
- Golden West High1.4 mi · 2,059
- Valley Oak Middle1.4 mi · 952
- La Sierra High1.5 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Mineral King ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mineral King Elementary?
Mineral King Elementary enrolls approximately 569 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mineral King Elementary serve?
Mineral King Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mineral King Elementary?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Mineral King Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mineral King Elementary?
Student demographics at Mineral King Elementary are roughly 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mineral King Elementary public or private?
Mineral King Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.