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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAKE UNIFIED·NCES 060141806995
Woodlake Valley Middle
497 North Palm St., Woodlake, CA 93286 · (559) 564-8061 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
19.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
441 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 6 | 141 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 37% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodlake Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 44.0% |
| Math | 6.5% | 16.3% | 22.3% | 54.9% |
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 | 32.3% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 11.7% |
| 2020-21 | 16.4% | 8.2% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 24.8% |
| 2016-17 | 38.5% | 25.9% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Woodlake Valley Middle
Woodlake Valley Middle's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlake Valley Middle this school | 483 | 91.3% | 24.8% |
| General Grant Middle Reedley | 526 | 91.3% | 54.4% |
| McKinley Institute of Technology Redwood City | 476 | 92.2% | 16.2% |
| Riverdale Elementary Riverdale | 507 | 90.5% | 31.1% |
| Richard L. Graves Middle Whittier | 484 | 92.4% | 27.4% |
| Richland Junior High Shafter | 558 | 91.4% | 20.6% |
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 Woodlake Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #913 of 1,224 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #775 of 1,227 ▲ 147 | #9 of 23 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #933 of 1,227 ▲ 27 | #19 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #105 of 1,214 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #950 of 1,377 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #409 of 1,279 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #1,134 of 1,278 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #242 of 1,329 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #865 of 930 | #16 of 17 |
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
483
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 483 | 24.7 | 19.6:1 | 91% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 25.6 | 18.8:1 | 92% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 25.6 | 18.6:1 | 91% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 90% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 22.9 | 21.8:1 | 89% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 91% (462) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlake Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (498 to 483); teachers up 8% (22.9 to 24.7).
About Woodlake Valley Middle
Woodlake Valley Middle is a small middle school in Woodlake, California, (ZIP code 93286). Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 483 students. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
The Woodlake Unified system has 6 schools and 2,081 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Woodlake Valley Middle is 93%. The remaining shares are 6% White. Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woodlake Valley Middle scores 14%.
For every teacher at Woodlake Valley Middle, there are about 19.6 students; the school has 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tulare County is 77%.
Woodlake Valley Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of California public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodlake Valley Middle would be expected to post about 26.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.8%.
Looking at the county, Tulare County, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Tulare County has 196 public schools with about 101,494 students, including Woodlake Valley Middle.
About 0.2 miles separate Woodlake Valley Middle from the closest public school, Woodlake High. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Woodlake Valley Middle is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school grew from 453 students in 2020-21 to 483 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.6:1 to 19.6:1.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Woodlake Unified
- Woodlake HighHigh · 646 students
- Francis J. White Learning CenterElementary · 502 students
- Castle Rock ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Bravo Lake HighHigh · 19 students
- Woodlake Community DayHigh · 13 students
- Woodlake Community Day PrimaryElementary
Other schools in Woodlake
- Woodlake HighHigh · 646 students
- Francis J. White Learning CenterElementary · 502 students
- Castle Rock ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Bravo Lake HighHigh · 19 students
- Woodlake Community DayHigh · 13 students
- Woodlake Community Day PrimaryElementary
Nearby schools
- Woodlake High0.2 mi · 646
- Bravo Lake High0.2 mi · 19
- Francis J. White Learning Center0.4 mi · 502
- Castle Rock Elementary0.7 mi · 418
- Woodlake Community Day2.2 mi · 13
- Sequoia Union Elementary4.7 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlake Valley MiddleHow many students attend Woodlake Valley Middle?
Woodlake Valley Middle enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
Is Woodlake Valley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodlake Valley Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Woodlake Valley Middle?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Woodlake Valley Middle.
What is the student diversity at Woodlake Valley Middle?
Student demographics at Woodlake Valley Middle are roughly 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Woodlake Valley Middle in?
Woodlake Valley Middle is part of Woodlake Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.