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Enrollment
562
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK VALLEY UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062790004228
Oak Valley Elementary
24500 Road 68, Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 688-2908 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BThree-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
17.9:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
367 students
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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp 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 37 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.8% | 30.3% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
| Math | 16.1% | 21.3% | 32.6% | 30.0% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 46.4% | 39.5% |
| 2016-17 | 41.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Oak Valley Elementary
Oak Valley Elementary's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Elementary this school | 562 | 65.3% | 43.4% |
| Napa Valley Language Academy Napa | 560 | 68.8% | 39.2% |
| Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia | 514 | 67.5% | 37.0% |
| Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental Chino | 643 | 67.0% | 51.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary Visalia | 618 | 68.4% | 38.4% |
| Riverview Elementary Parlier | 509 | 69.2% | 53.7% |
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 Oak Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,202 of 5,151 | #18 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,494 of 5,172 ▲ 358 | #26 of 102 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,821 of 5,172 ▲ 19 | #11 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #2,007 of 5,116 | #66 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,741 of 5,915 | #34 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #246 of 5,352 | #7 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #3,774 of 5,354 | #39 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #3,213 of 5,625 | #86 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #3,741 of 3,837 | #76 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
562
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 562 | 31.4 | 17.9:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 31.8 | 18.1:1 | 74% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 72% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 80% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 77% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | N/A | N/A | 74% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | 58% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 13 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (568 to 562); teachers up 12% (28 to 31.4).
About Oak Valley Elementary
Students in Tulare, California, attend Oak Valley Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 562 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 21% higher.
Oak Valley Union Elementary operates Oak Valley Elementary.
At Oak Valley Elementary, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% White. Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Oak Valley Elementary's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Oak Valley Elementary total 31.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. The average for public schools in Tulare County is 77%.
Oak Valley Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 41.3% for a school in California with Oak Valley Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Oak Valley Elementary posts 43.4%.
Across Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. In all, Tulare County has 196 public schools and roughly 101,494 students.
The shortest distance from Oak Valley Elementary to another public school is about 2.9 miles, to Pleasant Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Oak Valley Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Oak Valley Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 562, close to the 576 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.2:1 to 17.9:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Other Oak Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Valley Elementary. Oak Valley Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Oak Valley ElementaryBuellton, CA · 377 students
- Oak Valley Elementary SchoolWENONAH, NJ · 337 students
- OAK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Elementary2.9 mi · 668
- Heritage Elementary3.3 mi · 597
- Los Tules Middle3.4 mi · 569
- Tulare Western High3.7 mi · 1,927
- Buena Vista Elementary3.7 mi · 180
- Tulare City Community Day3.8 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Valley Elementary?
Oak Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Oak Valley Elementary serve?
Oak Valley Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary is approximately 17.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oak Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Oak Valley Elementary are roughly 18% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Oak Valley Elementary in?
Oak Valley Elementary is part of Oak Valley Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.