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Elbow Creek Elementary

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Elbow Creek Elementary ranks 3172 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elbow Creek Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 514 students in the Visalia Unified School District, representing a mid-performing school with particular strengths in mathematics and student attendance.

Academically, Elbow Creek shows a clear strength in mathematics, where its proficiency rate exceeds the district average and outperforms several nearby schools like Houston Elementary and Crowley Elementary. The school is also notably effective with specific student groups, earning higher ratings for its work with economically disadvantaged students and historically strong results for English Learners. A significant advantage is its lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to most neighboring schools, including Highland Elementary and Four Creeks Elementary, indicating a positive school environment for regular attendance.

While Elbow Creek generally performs better than schools with similar demographics, it trails higher-performing district schools like Shannon Ranch Elementary in overall proficiency. Opportunities for growth include addressing a consistent performance gap between female and male students and strengthening outcomes in fifth-grade mathematics. The school has shown stable performance over time and uses its resources efficiently, spending less per student than some peers while achieving comparable or better results.

514

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,442

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32747 Road 138
Visalia, CA 93292-9381

(559) 730-7766

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Elbow Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Oak Middle
High:	Golden West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

20.0%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,172^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 28Elementary 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	40.7	3172 of 5857	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3123 of 5869	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3215 of 5859	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3341 of 5883	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	786 of 1417	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2947 of 5789	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	2625 of 5662	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	3062 of 5692	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	2646 of 5614	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.0	2957 of 5611	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	3350 of 5530	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	3526 of 5390	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	3025 of 5377	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	3044 of 5314	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.3	3613 of 5193	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	2953 of 5113	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	2981 of 5113	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.5	2409 of 4818	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.2	2878 of 4822	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.5	2281 of 4809	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	1593 of 3162	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	856 of 3245	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.4	1842 of 3311	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1197 of 3275	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1086 of 3246	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2848 of 5597	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2810 of 5612	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2739 of 5609	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3066 of 5635	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2801 of 5492	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	2283 of 5413	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2462 of 5107	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2429 of 5107	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2338 of 5087	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2485 of 5084	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2133 of 4963	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1915 of 4830	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	2524 of 5460	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	3070 of 5517	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	2486 of 5363	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	3006 of 5264	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	399 of 1110	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	2570 of 5173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	1824 of 5084	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3296 of 5628	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3176 of 5643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3490 of 5638	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3463 of 5663	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2834 of 5510	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2893 of 5431	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1655 of 2847	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1889 of 2635	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1787 of 2420	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1641 of 2598	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1806 of 2651	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2039 of 2661	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2165 of 2726	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2129 of 2834	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1808 of 2737	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elbow Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	32747 Road 138	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7766	514	24	21.5	67.5%	103 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (74.9%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	40.7	3172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		41.1	3123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	49	26.9		26.9	37.3	37.7	40.5	48.7			41.2	31.7	37.7	23.8	38.4			32.8	96.1	96.1	97.4		96.1		$15,442	$13,776	$1,666
Crowley Elementary	Public	K-6	214 East Ferguson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7758	413	19	21.7	88.1%	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	336 (81.4%)	54 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	17.1	5097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.4	4637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	460	9.8		9.8	22.5	27.1	27.9	31.2			27.4	20.4	23.7	9.8	16.4			17.4	93.2			96.6	93.2	96.6	$16,708	$14,984	$1,724
Riverway Elementary	Public	K-6	1341 Glendale Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8020	857	36	24.1	62.5%	56 (6.5%)	16 (1.9%)	625 (72.9%)	74 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	74 (8.6%)	49.5	2625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		43.7	2942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	317	29.9		29.9	55.3	49.3	40.9	46.8			47.9	50.9	41.9	24.4	27.5			36.2							$12,512	$10,868	$1,644
Four Creeks Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 North Burke St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3115	654	30	21.4	84.7%	53 (8.1%)	6 (0.9%)	560 (85.6%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	30.9	3887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		27.2	4185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	298	25.8		25.8	27.5	34.6	33.3	36.7			33.3	24.6	25.6	25.8	34.4			27.9							$14,096	$12,402	$1,694
Golden Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7851	631	30	21.0	76.1%	87 (13.8%)	16 (2.5%)	446 (70.7%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.6%)	31.7	3819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.1	3365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	454	17.8		17.8	29.0	48.4	32.0	45.2			38.7	30.1	31.9	16.0	26.0			25.8							$13,215	$11,522	$1,693
Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-6	16030 Avenue 332	Ivanhoe	93235	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7849	473	22	21.5	87.7%	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	440 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	34	3648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		27.3	4181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	533	3.5		3.5	48.6	25.8	24.6	42.4			36.2	54.1	25.8	22.4	23.9			32.6							$15,846	$14,126	$1,720
Global Learning Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	438	21	20.6	81.1%	33 (7.5%)	5 (1.1%)	380 (86.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	19.7	4849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.8	4387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	462	12.8	13.5	13.1	32.1	21.3	28.3	22.5	35.3	35.1	28.6	28.3	25.5	23.4	12.5	26.5	13.5	21.8							$30,783	$29,172	$1,611
Shannon Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3637 North Ranch St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3258	609	26	23.1	49.1%	128 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (64.0%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.7%)	82.5	1044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.3	984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	60	45.5		45.5	78.5	63.9	78.8	61.4			70.8	82.3	49.4	50.5	53.4			58.2							$14,394	$12,772	$1,622
Houston Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Giddings St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7772	523	23	22.6	87.0%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	459 (87.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	20.2	4811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.1	4669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	142	19.1		19.1	33.3	23.6	36.4	29.2			30.6	23.3	20.8	14.7	8.2			17.1							$15,853	$14,182	$1,671
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	21.6	4700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		22	4678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	22	17.2		17.2	23.9	20.8	21.7	42.6			26.7	17.4	14.8	14.1	38.0			20.6							$15,442	$13,712	$1,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Elbow Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elbow Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elbow Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Oak Middle
High : Golden West High

What district is Elbow Creek Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

Is Elbow Creek Elementary a good school?

Elbow Creek Elementary ranks 3172^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elbow Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Elbow Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elbow Creek Elementary?

Students at Elbow Creek Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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