Washington Elementary

Washington Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary schools in Visalia, California, overseen by Visalia Unified, with 294 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Visalia Unified comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 28,725 students; Washington Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Washington Elementary shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Washington Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tulare County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: Charter Home School Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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