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What advice would you give to incoming students at Shannon Ranch Elementary?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116013106
Shannon Ranch Elementary
3637 North Ranch St., Visalia, CA 93291 · (559) 622-3258 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
23.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
299 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 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
54%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
70.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
58.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.7% | 30.1% | 18.9% | 10.3% |
| Math | 35.5% | 22.6% | 25.5% | 16.3% |
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 | 70.8% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 66.8% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 61.8% |
| 2021-22 | 64.4% | 59.1% |
| 2020-21 | 58.6% | 55.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.1% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.1% | 52.5% |
| 2016-17 | 62.2% | 52.6% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Shannon Ranch Elementary
Shannon Ranch Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Ranch Elementary this school | 609 | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| Hurley Elementary Visalia | 574 | 48.8% | 58.3% |
| Glenview Elementary Anaheim | 601 | 49.9% | 39.6% |
| Cerra Vista Elementary Hollister | 602 | 52.8% | 30.7% |
| Pioneer Elementary Hanford | 518 | 50.2% | 53.8% |
| Alpine Vista Tulare | 659 | 51.1% | 42.3% |
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 Shannon Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #811 of 5,151 | #2 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,143 of 5,172 ▼ 406 | #4 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #710 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #2 of 102 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,421 of 5,116 | #77 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,323 of 5,915 | #22 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,083 of 5,352 | #66 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,477 of 5,354 | #9 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #3,946 of 5,625 | #98 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #2,435 of 3,837 | #36 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
609
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 609 | 26.3 | 23.1:1 | 49% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 25.2 | 25.7:1 | 48% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 25.7 | 24.0:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 41% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 25.1 | 27.6:1 | 39% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 33 | 26.7:1 | 41% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shannon Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (692 to 609); teachers up 5% (25.1 to 26.3).
About Shannon Ranch Elementary
Shannon Ranch Elementary sits in Visalia, California, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 609 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 31% above that.
Visalia Unified serves 28,725 students across 41 schools.
At Shannon Ranch Elementary, Hispanic students make up 64% of the student body. It is also 21% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, Tulare County is about 67% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shannon Ranch Elementary and a ratio of 23.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Tulare County averages 77%, higher than here.
Shannon Ranch Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Shannon Ranch Elementary scores 15.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 66.5% actual versus 50.8% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Tulare County has about 478,693 residents, and the median household income is $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. In all, Tulare County has 196 public schools and roughly 101,494 students.
The school nearest to Shannon Ranch Elementary is Riverway Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Shannon Ranch Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Shannon Ranch Elementary as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Shannon Ranch Elementary's enrollment dropped from 635 in 2020-21 to 609 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 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
- Riverway Elementary0.7 mi · 857
- Manuel F. Hernandez1.0 mi · 707
- Global Learning Charter1.1 mi · 438
- Oak Grove Elementary1.5 mi · 756
- Green Acres Middle1.5 mi · 761
- Sequoia High1.6 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Shannon Ranch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Shannon Ranch Elementary?
Shannon Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 609 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Shannon Ranch Elementary serve?
Shannon Ranch Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shannon Ranch Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shannon Ranch Elementary is approximately 23.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shannon Ranch Elementary?
At Shannon Ranch Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 64% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Shannon Ranch Elementary in?
Shannon Ranch Elementary is part of Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.