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Woodlake Valley Middle

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Woodlake Valley Middle ranks 1968 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Woodlake Valley Middle serves 483 students in grades 6–8 in Woodlake, California. In 2025–2026, proficiency rates were below both state and Woodlake Unified averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The biggest concern is math: only 19% of students were proficient, 20 percentage points below the state.

Compared with nearby schools serving middle grades, Woodlake also scored below the average in all three subjects: 35% in ELA versus 43%, 19% in math versus 25%, and 21% in grade-eight science versus 27%. Among Woodlake and seven nearby middle schools, it ranked second-lowest in ELA and math and third-lowest in science. Against state results, ELA was closest, 14 points behind; science was closest to the district, 4 points behind. Math had the largest state gap, while ELA and math were each 7 points below the district. One positive contrast is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 9%, below the district’s 11% and the state’s 18%.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, especially in ELA, which rose from 25% to 35%; its gap with the state narrowed by 7 points. Math rose from 13% to 19% and science from 16% to 21%, though both have fluctuated, and science’s state gap widened by 2 points. SchoolDigger gave Woodlake a statewide percentile of 27 and 1 star in 2025–2026, the second-lowest percentile among nearby ranked schools. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.5 in 2024–2025, lower than at most nearby schools. The school reported 91% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students was especially low: their statewide percentile was 4, 23 points below the school’s overall percentile.

483

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,375

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

497 North Palm St.
Woodlake, CA 93286-1250

(559) 564-8061

District: Woodlake Unified

Students who attend Woodlake Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Woodlake High

Feeder schools for Woodlake Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Castle Rock Elementary
	Francis J. White Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

5.8%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,968^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1968 of 2703	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1899 of 2761	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2044 of 2783	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2232 of 2781	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2293 of 2740	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	849 of 894	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1855 of 2715	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1740 of 2480	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	1542 of 2508	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	1665 of 2497	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1827 of 2477	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	1026 of 1478	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1050 of 1521	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	696 of 1540	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	296 of 363	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	798 of 1442	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	928 of 1364	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	1922 of 2483	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	1842 of 2533	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1850 of 2551	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2003 of 2531	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2127 of 2509	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	712 of 738	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1551 of 2380	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1554 of 2262	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1552 of 2325	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1480 of 2395	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1558 of 2388	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1739 of 2374	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1828 of 2359	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1294 of 2213	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1255 of 2072	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1682 of 2493	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1734 of 2542	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1820 of 2579	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	2013 of 2531	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	2032 of 2458	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	678 of 721	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1552 of 2369	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1337 of 2230	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1729 of 2478	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	1689 of 2534	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1958 of 2552	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2094 of 2538	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2120 of 2527	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	718 of 763	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1858 of 2407	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1709 of 2273	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1521 of 1586	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1039 of 1482	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodlake Valley Middle	Public	6-8	497 North Palm St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-8061	483	25	19.5	91.3%	28 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (92.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.3	1968^th of 2703 public middle schools	27.2%		27.9	1899^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.2%	69																		20.5	20.5			23.1	36.2	43.2	34.8			13.4	20.6	21.6	18.8	$24,375	$22,924	$1,451
Woodlake Community Day Primary	Public	4-7	497 North Palm St.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 564-8716	0			—															(n/a)
Sequoia Union Elementary	Public	8	23958 Ave. 324	Lemon Cove	93244	Tulare County	Sequoia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-2016	43	6	7.4	48.8%	25 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (32.6%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	37.5	1554^th of 2703 public middle schools	42.5%		43.7	1373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	50.3%	181																		32.4	32.4					35.1	35.1					27.0	27.0	$41,796	$39,706	$2,090
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48.3	1223^rd of 2703 public middle schools	54.8%		37	1580^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%	357																		31.7	31.7			47.7	48.2	48.2	48.0			31.6	35.1	28.8	31.9	$26,567	$25,506	$1,061
Freedom Elementary	Public	4-6	575 East Citrus	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2662	528	23	22.5	94.1%	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	506 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	8.6	11.8	0.0	6.4	22.9	58.8	7.5	28.4	34.3	2.9	5.0	13.8	11.4	8.8	0.0	6.4	15.9		15.9	15.7	22.3	19.8			19.3	15.0	11.5	12.8			13.1	$19,215	$17,738	$1,477
Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	952	44	21.6	79.9%	137 (14.4%)	13 (1.4%)	731 (76.8%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	32.9	1695^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.3%		28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%	185																		26.8	26.8				41.0	44.8	43.0				19.0	19.0	19.0	$15,815	$14,070	$1,745
Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	2323^rd of 2703 public middle schools	14.1%		25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%	332																		19.2	19.2				25.4	29.9	27.6				8.4	16.9	12.6	$26,354	$24,880	$1,474
Green Acres Middle	Public	6-8	1147 North Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7671	761	33	23.1	68.3%	117 (15.4%)	9 (1.2%)	541 (71.1%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	42.2	1403^rd of 2703 public middle schools	48.1%		46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%	126																		31.4	31.4				46.5	43.9	45.3				26.4	28.9	27.6	$18,812	$17,062	$1,750
Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	26.9	1926^th of 2703 public middle schools	28.7%		27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%	21																		20.0	20.0				42.2	32.8	37.9				22.2	16.6	19.6	$16,204	$14,430	$1,774
El Monte Middle	Public	6-8	42111 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3017	844	42	19.8	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	815 (96.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38.8	1517^th of 2703 public middle schools	43.9%		35.1	1642^nd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	125																		23.9	23.9			41.2	43.2	43.4	42.6			28.8	25.5	31.9	28.7	$23,278	$20,098	$3,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlake Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Woodlake Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Woodlake Valley Middle usually go on to attend Woodlake High

What district is Woodlake Valley Middle in?

Woodlake Unified

Is Woodlake Valley Middle a good school?

Woodlake Valley Middle ranks 1968^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woodlake Valley Middle?

Students at Woodlake Valley Middle are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Woodlake Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Woodlake Valley Middle.

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