Outside Creek Elementary

Located at 26452 Road 164, in Visalia, California, Outside Creek Elementary is a rural-scale K-5 school that teaches 125 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Outside Creek Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

Outside Creek Elementary is the operating authority for Outside Creek Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Outside Creek Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Outside Creek Elementary lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Tulare County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Outside Creek Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of -4.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tulare County put the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Outside Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is George L. Snowden Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Outside Creek Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Outside Creek Elementary's enrollment has increased 40% since 2018, when it stood at 89 (now 125). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 74% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

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