Sycamore Valley Academy

Located at 6832 Avenue 280, in Visalia, California, Sycamore Valley Academy is a moderately sized K-5 school that enrolls 419 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Sycamore Valley Academy District.

Sycamore Valley Academy sits inside Sycamore Valley Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Sycamore Valley Academy lists that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at Sycamore Valley Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the area at large, census data for Tulare County shows median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Sycamore Valley Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Goshen Elementary, around 3.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore Valley Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. As a public charter, Sycamore Valley Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the feed for Sycamore Valley Academy typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.