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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006811
Willow Glen Elementary
310 North Akers Rd., Visalia, CA 93291 · (559) 730-7798 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
390 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 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 63% larger than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
37%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
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 28.2% | 25.3% | 34.3% |
| Math | 10.6% | 16.3% | 32.2% | 40.8% |
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 | 40.4% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 18.2% |
| 2020-21 | 42.9% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.7% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 31.7% | 25.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.9% | 28.2% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Willow Glen Elementary
Willow Glen Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen Elementary this school | 506 | 77.1% | 31.0% |
| Lemoore Elementary Lemoore | 508 | 79.5% | 37.6% |
| Rio Vista Elementary Canyon Country | 486 | 77.0% | 50.0% |
| Northmead Elementary Patterson | 528 | 76.5% | 37.7% |
| Palm Avenue Elementary San Bernardino | 479 | 77.9% | 46.4% |
| Charles Wright Elementary Merced | 527 | 80.3% | 25.8% |
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 Willow Glen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,398 of 5,151 | #56 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,544 of 5,172 ▲ 484 | #61 of 102 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,891 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #43 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #320 of 5,116 | #13 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #2,357 of 5,915 | #50 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #855 of 5,352 | #21 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #3,591 of 5,354 | #34 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #2,452 of 5,625 | #73 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,952 of 3,837 | #24 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
506
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 506 | 25.5 | 19.8:1 | 77% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 78% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 23.4 | 20.9:1 | 84% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 22 | 27.3:1 | 78% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 23 | 26.3:1 | 80% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | N/A | N/A | 68% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 63% (483) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 32 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Glen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (600 to 506); teachers up 16% (22 to 25.5).
About Willow Glen Elementary
Willow Glen Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Visalia, California. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 506 students.
The district, Visalia Unified, has 28,725 students enrolled across 41 schools.
Of every 100 students at Willow Glen Elementary, about 78 are Hispanic. It is also 13% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Tulare County's residents are about 67% Hispanic, 11 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
Classroom staffing at Willow Glen Elementary totals 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal data show 77% of students (390) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tulare County is similar, at 77%.
In California, Willow Glen Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.0% actual against a predicted 34.4%.
The county, Tulare County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 196 public schools and about 101,494 students.
The closest school to Willow Glen Elementary is Hurley Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 31.0% is below the 51.5% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Willow Glen Elementary is City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 506, down from 547 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 22.8 in 2020-21 to 19.8 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Willow Glen Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Willow Glen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow Glen Elementary. Willow Glen Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Willow Glen ElementarySan Jose, CA · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Hurley Elementary0.9 mi · 574
- Veva Blunt Elementary1.0 mi · 596
- Oak Grove Elementary1.2 mi · 756
- Visalia Technical Early College1.4 mi · 216
- Denton Elementary1.6 mi · 648
- Tulare County Community1.6 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Glen ElementaryHow large is Willow Glen Elementary?
Willow Glen Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Willow Glen Elementary serve?
Willow Glen Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willow Glen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willow Glen Elementary is approximately 19.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Glen Elementary?
At Willow Glen Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Willow Glen Elementary public or private?
Willow Glen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.