# Visalia Unified

Visalia Unified is a unified district in Tulare County, California. Reading proficiency is 46.3%, +4.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 29.7%, +3.2 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/visalia-unified |
| County | Tulare |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 41 |
| Students | 28,725 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,396 |
| Low-Income Students | 18,476 (67.4%) |
| English Learners | 3,886 (14.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 41.7% | 14,932 |
| 2024 | 43.5% | 14,741 |
| 2025 | 46.3% | 14,632 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.5% | 14,854 |
| 2024 | 28.0% | 14,742 |
| 2025 | 29.7% | 14,683 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.4% | 58.3% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | 58.4% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | 63.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 40.2% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | 41.6% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | 45.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.7% | 44.6% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | 46.6% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | 49.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.7% | 29.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | 31.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | 32.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jacqueline A. Gaebe | Board Member | jgaebe@vusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Joy M. Naylor | Board Member | jnaylor@vusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kenneth DeJonge | Board Member | kdejonge@vusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Paul Belt | Board Member | pbelt@vusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Randy Villegas Ph.D. | Board Member | rvillegas@vusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Todd Oto Ed.D. | Board President | toto@vusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Walta S. Gamoian | Board Clerk | wgamoian@vusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oak Grove Elementary | Visalia | 72.3% | 65.4% | 68.8% | +1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2 | Denton Elementary | Visalia | 69.9% | 62.4% | 66.1% | -3.4 | +2.3 |
| 3 | Shannon Ranch Elementary | Visalia | 70.8% | 58.2% | 64.5% | +3.7 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Hurley Elementary | Visalia | 63.0% | 57.8% | 60.4% | +11.2 | +13.9 |
| 5 | Redwood High | Visalia | 80.1% | 34.8% | 57.5% | +1.9 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Linwood Elementary | Visalia | 52.6% | 49.5% | 51.0% | +5.5 | +1.1 |
| 7 | Sycamore Valley Academy | N/A | 52.8% | 43.4% | 48.1% | -1.2 | +11.4 |
| 8 | El Diamante High | Visalia | 70.4% | 25.5% | 47.9% | +0.5 | +3.4 |
| 9 | Manuel F. Hernandez | Visalia | 53.5% | 40.8% | 47.1% | +6.3 | +1.4 |
| 10 | Riverway Elementary | Visalia | 47.9% | 36.2% | 42.1% | +10.1 | +4.6 |
| 11 | Ridgeview Middle | Visalia | 48.8% | 33.0% | 40.9% | +4.6 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Cottonwood Creek Elementary | Visalia | 44.8% | 33.4% | 39.1% | +6.1 | +3.1 |
| 13 | Visalia Technical Early College | Visalia | 57.8% | 20.3% | 39.1% | +6.7 | +15.9 |
| 14 | Mountain View Elementary | Visalia | 42.7% | 34.7% | 38.7% | +7.2 | +7.7 |
| 15 | Green Acres Middle | Visalia | 47.8% | 28.8% | 38.3% | -3.3 | +2.5 |
| 16 | Annie R. Mitchell | Visalia | 42.8% | 32.3% | 37.5% | +0.8 | -0.5 |
| 17 | Elbow Creek Elementary | Visalia | 41.2% | 32.8% | 37.0% | +4.0 | +1.5 |
| 18 | Crestwood Elementary | Visalia | 37.3% | 31.7% | 34.5% | +5.7 | +7.4 |
| 19 | Ivanhoe Elementary | Ivanhoe | 36.2% | 32.6% | 34.4% | +6.0 | +6.5 |
| 20 | Mineral King Elementary | Visalia | 43.1% | 25.6% | 34.4% | +7.3 | -0.7 |
| 21 | Mt. Whitney High | Visalia | 52.9% | 15.5% | 34.2% | -2.5 | +2.7 |
| 22 | Willow Glen Elementary | Visalia | 40.4% | 26.9% | 33.7% | +7.1 | +7.7 |
| 23 | Golden West High | Visalia | 52.8% | 12.2% | 32.5% | -5.1 | +0.1 |
| 24 | Golden Oak Elementary | Visalia | 38.7% | 25.8% | 32.2% | +11.3 | +6.9 |
| 25 | Royal Oaks Elementary | Visalia | 39.8% | 24.6% | 32.2% | +9.4 | +4.5 |
| 26 | La Joya Middle | Visalia | 43.9% | 20.3% | 32.1% | +11.5 | +3.7 |
| 27 | Conyer Elementary | Visalia | 34.6% | 27.5% | 31.1% | +2.1 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Veva Blunt Elementary | Visalia | 36.6% | 25.4% | 31.0% | +9.4 | +5.7 |
| 29 | Four Creeks Elementary | Visalia | 33.3% | 27.9% | 30.6% | +9.5 | +5.2 |
| 30 | Pinkham Elementary | Visalia | 36.9% | 22.6% | 29.7% | +10.1 | +8.8 |
| 31 | Visalia Charter Independent Study | Visalia | 48.2% | 9.3% | 28.8% | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| 32 | Divisadero Middle | Visalia | 36.5% | 20.1% | 28.3% | +3.6 | +4.6 |
| 33 | Valley Oak Middle | Visalia | 37.2% | 19.0% | 28.1% | +2.5 | +2.9 |
| 34 | Goshen Elementary | Visalia | 31.8% | 22.5% | 27.1% | +4.5 | -2.6 |
| 35 | Global Learning Charter | Visalia | 28.6% | 21.8% | 25.2% | -1.5 | +11.7 |
| 36 | Houston Elementary | Visalia | 30.6% | 17.1% | 23.8% | +8.8 | +5.3 |
| 37 | Highland Elementary | Visalia | 26.7% | 20.6% | 23.6% | +6.2 | +3.2 |
| 38 | Washington Elementary | Visalia | 30.9% | 15.7% | 23.3% | +13.5 | +4.9 |
| 39 | Crowley Elementary | Visalia | 27.4% | 17.4% | 22.4% | +1.4 | -2.9 |
| 40 | Charter Home School Academy | Visalia | 31.9% | 9.3% | 20.6% | -4.9 | -8.4 |
| 41 | Sequoia High | Visalia | 11.0% | 1.6% | 6.3% | -0.9 | +0.5 |