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La Joya Middle

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La Joya Middle ranks 1396 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

La Joya Middle serves 727 students in grades 7–8 in Visalia, within Visalia Unified. Its clearest academic strength is English language arts (ELA): in 2025–2026, 53% of students were proficient, 4 percentage points above California and 5 points above the district.

ELA is also one of the school’s strongest results compared with nearby schools: La Joya ranked second among 10, with results above the nearby-school average of 41%; only Ridgeview Middle was higher. Math proficiency was 26%, below the state’s 38% and the district’s 31%, but above the nearby-school average of 22%, placing La Joya fourth. Science is the clearest concern: 22% proficiency was below the state’s 36%, the district’s 31%, and the nearby-school average of 25%; La Joya ranked sixth among the 10 schools.

ELA has improved substantially, rising from 32% in 2022–2023 to 53% in 2025–2026; its gap with the state shifted from 14 points below to 4 points above. Math rose from 17% to 26%, though unevenly, while science increased from 16% to 22% overall but remained well below the state. SchoolDigger ranks La Joya at the 49th percentile with 2 stars for 2025–2026, a 17-point rise from its 2022–2023 percentile ranking of 32. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 23.2 in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 21.9, and 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner students reached the 86th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 46th percentile that year. For Special Education students, the ranking rose from the 38th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 67th in 2025–2026, versus 49th for the school overall.

727

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,287

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4711 West La Vida
Visalia, CA 93277-1219

(559) 730-7921

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend La Joya Middle usually attend:

High:

El Diamante High

Feeder schools for La Joya Middle:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Creek Elementary
	Crestwood Elementary
	Goshen Elementary
	Linwood Elementary
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	Veva Blunt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

White:

17.3%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2026) from a 32nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

California avg42%

1,396^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Visalia Unified

833^rd of 1,530Visalia Unified among California districts

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	43.2	1396 of 2740	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	1573 of 2761	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1506 of 2783	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1904 of 2781	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1708 of 2740	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	245 of 894	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	1142 of 2715	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	860 of 2480	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	904 of 2508	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	874 of 2497	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	1084 of 2477	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	969 of 2379	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	762 of 2259	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	808 of 2236	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.9	1093 of 2179	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	1019 of 2063	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.6	1117 of 2005	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.7	1178 of 1999	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	959 of 1804	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.3	1144 of 1777	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	927 of 1769	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.1	588 of 715	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	461 of 700	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	1201 of 1531	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	450 of 1491	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	230 of 1369	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	205 of 1478	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	730 of 1521	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	402 of 1540	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	476 of 1442	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	764 of 1364	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1372 of 2516	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	1534 of 2533	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1468 of 2551	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1688 of 2531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1464 of 2509	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1168 of 2380	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	820 of 2262	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	987 of 2357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	1283 of 2395	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1267 of 2388	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1640 of 2374	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1342 of 2359	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	791 of 2213	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	583 of 2072	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	1128 of 2529	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	1401 of 2542	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1438 of 2579	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1790 of 2531	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1564 of 2458	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	976 of 2369	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	639 of 2230	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	1236 of 2514	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	1418 of 2534	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1336 of 2552	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1815 of 2538	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1749 of 2527	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	975 of 2407	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	814 of 2273	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	544 of 735	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	431 of 701	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	539 of 677	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	543 of 665	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	341 of 554	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	529 of 1605	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.1	970 of 1566	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	897 of 1552	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1096 of 1531	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	907 of 1490	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1016 of 1520	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	864 of 1537	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1171 of 1543	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1231 of 1555	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	974 of 1602	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	618 of 1496	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	43.2	1396^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.1%		37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%	177	21.7	21.7		59.8	46.7	53.1		33.0	18.2	25.5	$18,287	$1,718	$16,569
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	1953^rd of 2740 public middle schools	28.7%		27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%	48	20.0	20.0		42.2	32.8	37.9		22.2	16.6	19.6	$17,860	$1,774	$16,086
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	1424^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.0%		46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%	147	31.4	31.4		46.5	43.9	45.3		26.4	28.9	27.6	$19,152	$1,750	$17,402
Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 North Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	975	40	24.3	59.5%	165 (16.9%)	18 (1.8%)	639 (65.5%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	59.7	942^nd of 2740 public middle schools	65.6%		52.7	1109^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.8%	167	37.4	37.4		57.3	52.1	54.5		40.5	35.0	37.5	$16,953	$1,659	$15,294
Los Tules Middle	Public	6-8	801 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3156	569	25	22.5	84.9%	31 (5.4%)	15 (2.6%)	501 (88.0%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18.8	2267^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.3%		28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%	385	16.8	16.8	42.6	31.0	23.8	30.4	23.8	14.2	8.4	13.8	$17,989	$1,572	$16,417
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	1720^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.2%		28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%	160	26.8	26.8		41.0	44.8	43.0		19.0	19.0	19.0	$17,651	$1,745	$15,906
Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	41.5	1449^th of 2740 public middle schools	47.1%		38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%	78	29.1	29.1		45.2	47.6	46.3		24.1	29.9	26.7	$19,066	$1,318	$17,748
Cherry Avenue Middle	Public	7-8	540 North Cherry St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7320	483	23	21.1	91.1%	49 (10.1%)	15 (3.1%)	399 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	18	2305^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.9%		21.4	2170^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%	135	16.9	16.9		29.2	31.0	30.2		11.1	16.7	14.0	$19,023	$2,027	$16,996
Tulare City Community Day	Public	6-8	505 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7376	4	1	3.8	—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						7.7				0.0	$93,337	$1,526	$91,811
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	2354^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.1%		25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%	363	19.2	19.2		25.4	29.9	27.6		8.4	16.9	12.6	$22,619	$1,474	$21,145

Frequently Asked Questions about La Joya Middle

How many students attend La Joya Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended La Joya Middle.

What district is La Joya Middle in?

Visalia Unified

What high school do graduates of La Joya Middle attend?

Students who attend La Joya Middle usually go on to attend El Diamante High

What is the racial makeup of La Joya Middle?

Students at La Joya Middle are 75% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is La Joya Middle a good school?

La Joya Middle ranks 1396^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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