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Divisadero Middle

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Divisadero Middle ranks 1905 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 31% of California middle schools

Summary

Divisadero Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in the Visalia Unified district, serving 769 students in a high-need community where about 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both the district and state averages; its statewide ranking places it in the 31st percentile. A key concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.1%, which is the highest among Visalia Unified middle schools and likely impacts learning. The school's performance profile is very similar to Valley Oak Middle, another district school with comparable demographics, suggesting shared systemic challenges for schools serving similar communities.

When compared to other middle schools in the district, such as Ridgeview Middle or Green Acres Middle, Divisadero's proficiency rates are notably lower. However, the school shows important strengths in effectively serving some of its most vulnerable students, particularly English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness. Its per-student spending and class sizes are similar to other schools in the area, indicating that resource levels alone are not the primary factor in the performance differences.

769

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,204

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 South Divisadero
Visalia, CA 93277-4518

(559) 730-7661

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Divisadero Middle usually attend:

High:

Mt. Whitney High

Feeder schools for Divisadero Middle:

Elementary:	Annie R. Mitchell
	Conyer Elementary
	Crowley Elementary
	Highland Elementary
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	Mountain View Elementary
	Pinkham Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

White:

9.8%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,905^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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
2025	27.8	1905 of 2761	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2110 of 2783	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1851 of 2781	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1945 of 2740	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	429 of 894	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	1514 of 2715	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1470 of 2480	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.2	1247 of 2508	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	1010 of 2497	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	1187 of 2477	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.8	1217 of 2379	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	1166 of 2259	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	1198 of 2236	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	1140 of 2179	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	1389 of 2063	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.1	1394 of 2005	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1420 of 1999	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	1301 of 1804	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.2	1287 of 1777	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.3	1155 of 1769	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	649 of 739	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	731 of 743	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	705 of 733	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	666 of 745	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	561 of 700	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1297 of 1531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	984 of 1491	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1320 of 1369	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	571 of 1478	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	454 of 1521	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	426 of 1540	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	593 of 1442	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	981 of 1364	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1730 of 2533	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1951 of 2551	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1881 of 2531	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1981 of 2509	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1350 of 2380	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1435 of 2262	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1527 of 2395	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1768 of 2388	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1369 of 2374	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1522 of 2359	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1084 of 2213	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	1191 of 2072	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	120 of 477	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	46 of 394	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1693 of 2542	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1935 of 2579	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1587 of 2531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1583 of 2458	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	277 of 721	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1206 of 2369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1185 of 2230	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1826 of 2534	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1967 of 2552	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1578 of 2538	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1643 of 2527	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1450 of 2407	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1375 of 2273	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	687 of 726	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	633 of 701	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	625 of 677	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	636 of 665	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1003 of 1566	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1030 of 1552	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1407 of 1531	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1179 of 1520	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1120 of 1537	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1118 of 1543	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1321 of 1555	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1079 of 1602	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	819 of 1496	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
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%)	27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		23.4	2110^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	205														16.6	16.6				37.2	35.9	36.5				21.3	18.9	20.1	$16,204	$14,430	$1,774
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%)	46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1464^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.4%	187														26.6	26.6				52.8	43.2	47.8				35.2	22.8	28.8	$18,812	$17,062	$1,750
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%)	37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%		39	1506^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.9%	67														25.6	25.6				37.5	51.1	43.9				18.2	22.6	20.3	$17,114	$15,396	$1,718
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%)	28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26	1996^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.3%	116														19.0	19.0				38.6	35.8	37.2				21.5	16.4	19.0	$15,815	$14,070	$1,745
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%)	52.7	1109^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.8%		55.9	993^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.3%	116														31.3	31.3				50.3	47.3	48.8				38.3	27.6	33.1	$14,505	$12,846	$1,659
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%)	25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.2	1940^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.3%	51														16.2	16.2				33.0	33.7	33.3				11.9	25.8	18.7	$26,354	$24,880	$1,474
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)	23.5	0.0	10.8	35.3	27.5	31.1	44.1	0.0	20.3	26.5	0.0	12.2	8.3		8.3	23.4	16.0	18.4			19.1	16.4	8.8	12.8			12.6	$19,215	$17,738	$1,477
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%)	28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		27.6	1916^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	34														17.2	17.2			44.8	31.6	45.2	40.0			17.6	12.6	17.0	15.5	$14,610	$13,038	$1,572
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%)	38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		42.9	1375^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	152														31.7	31.7				43.3	33.2	38.3				28.1	22.1	25.1	$17,018	$15,700	$1,318
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%)	21.4	2170^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	2330^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	160														14.2	14.2				40.7	28.0	34.7				16.2	6.2	11.5	$16,223	$14,196	$2,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Divisadero Middle

Is Divisadero Middle a good school?

Divisadero Middle ranks 1905^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Divisadero Middle in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Divisadero Middle?

Students at Divisadero Middle are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Divisadero Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Divisadero Middle.

What high school do graduates of Divisadero Middle attend?

Students who attend Divisadero Middle usually go on to attend Mt. Whitney High

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