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Enrollment
952
Middle
DISTRICT 837 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006808
Valley Oak Middle
2000 North Lovers Ln., Visalia, CA 93292 · (559) 730-7681 · Tulare County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
761 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 488 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 464 | 49% |
Student demographics
39%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
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.8pp since 2014
Math
19.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 28.5% | 26.4% | 36.4% |
| Math | 6.5% | 12.5% | 24.5% | 56.5% |
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 | 37.2% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 16.4% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 45.6% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.7% | 23.6% |
| 2016-17 | 45.2% | 22.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Valley Oak Middle
Valley Oak Middle's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Oak Middle this school | 952 | 79.9% | 26.2% |
| Roosevelt Middle Oceanside | 866 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
| Elsinore Middle Lake Elsinore | 947 | 81.0% | 26.3% |
| James E. Potter Intermediate Fallbrook | 828 | 81.5% | 36.1% |
| Desert Ridge Academy Indio | 962 | 81.5% | 22.7% |
| Divisadero Middle Visalia | 769 | 79.5% | 25.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Valley Oak Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #858 of 1,224 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #888 of 1,227 ▲ 134 | #16 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #790 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #14 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #704 of 1,214 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #245 of 1,377 | #2 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #739 of 1,279 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #838 of 1,278 | #9 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #552 of 1,329 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #250 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
952
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,112
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 952 | 44 | 21.6:1 | 80% (761) |
| 2023-24 | 930 | 29 | 32.1:1 | 74% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 40.7 | 23.2:1 | 73% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 38 | 24.4:1 | 75% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 948 | 33.1 | 28.6:1 | 73% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 35 | 26.2:1 | 71% (655) |
| 2010-11 | 901 | N/A | N/A | 70% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 1,143 | 48 | 23.8:1 | 53% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 1,112 | 45 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Oak Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (948 to 952); teachers up 33% (33.1 to 44).
About Valley Oak Middle
Valley Oak Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Visalia, California. The school has 952 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Visalia Unified oversees Valley Oak Middle and 40 other schools, with 28,725 students in total.
At Valley Oak Middle, 77% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 14% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 67% Hispanic share among all Tulare County residents. The diversity index for Valley Oak Middle is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Valley Oak Middle, there are about 21.6 students; the school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%. The average for public schools in Tulare County is similar, at 77%.
Valley Oak Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of California public middle schools.
Valley Oak Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.2% and a predicted 32.7%.
In Tulare County, median household income comes to about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 196, with about 101,494 students.
Golden Oak Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Valley Oak Middle at 5th of 8.
Federal data place Valley Oak Middle in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 926 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 952 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 21.6 students per teacher, compared with 24.4 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Valley Oak Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Riverway ElementaryElementary · 857 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
- Golden Oak Elementary0.2 mi · 631
- Golden West High0.3 mi · 2,059
- La Sierra High0.9 mi · 191
- Four Creeks Elementary1.3 mi · 654
- Mineral King Elementary1.4 mi · 569
- Crowley Elementary1.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Oak MiddleHow many students attend Valley Oak Middle?
Valley Oak Middle enrolls approximately 952 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Valley Oak Middle serve?
Valley Oak Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Valley Oak Middle?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Valley Oak Middle.
What is the student diversity at Valley Oak Middle?
Student demographics at Valley Oak Middle are roughly 14% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Valley Oak Middle in?
Valley Oak Middle is part of Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.