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Goshen Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Goshen Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 584 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 874 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

Goshen Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.75% of Goshen Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.34% for the Visalia Unified School District and 48.81% for the state of California. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and English Language Learners, and a chronic absenteeism rate that is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Visalia Unified School District, such as Manuel F. Hernandez, Linwood Elementary, Shannon Ranch Elementary, and Denton Elementary, Goshen Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower. The nearby schools with the highest academic performance, Shannon Ranch Elementary and Denton Elementary, rank in the top quartile of California elementary schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates on standardized tests.

549

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,670

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6505 Avenue 308
Visalia, CA 93291-8939

(559) 730-7847

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Goshen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Joya Middle
High:	El Diamante High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

Asian:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,397^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	25.0	4397 of 5857	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4064 of 5869	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4235 of 5859	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4202 of 5883	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5062 of 5789	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5405 of 5662	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	5229 of 5692	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	5359 of 5614	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	5351 of 5611	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	5082 of 5530	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	5144 of 5390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	5083 of 5377	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	4943 of 5314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	4508 of 5193	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	4585 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	3941 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	3485 of 4818	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3941 of 4822	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	4571 of 4809	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	894 of 1190	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1096 of 1149	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1032 of 1071	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	1416 of 2227	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	1976 of 3162	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	731 of 3245	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	611 of 3311	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	1602 of 3275	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	2388 of 3246	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4195 of 5597	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3637 of 5612	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3676 of 5609	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4065 of 5635	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4836 of 5492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5251 of 5413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3386 of 5107	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3360 of 5107	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3593 of 5087	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3287 of 5084	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4284 of 4963	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4627 of 4830	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3706 of 5460	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3574 of 5517	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3463 of 5363	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3320 of 5264	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4207 of 5173	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4774 of 5084	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4272 of 5628	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4160 of 5643	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4439 of 5638	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3987 of 5663	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4849 of 5510	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5064 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	2004 of 2847	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2609 of 2635	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2406 of 2420	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)25th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science22%-10 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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Goshen Elementary	Public	K-6	6505 Avenue 308	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7847	549	24	22.6	88.5%	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (84.2%)	39 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.6%)	25	4397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		28.6	4064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	333	22.2		22.2	20.9	32.1	36.3	35.6			31.8	22.4	28.2	23.5	16.7			22.5	94.3			94.3		$17,670	$2,956	$14,714
Sycamore Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6832 Avenue 280	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Sycamore Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3236	419	19	22.0	38.2%	151 (36.0%)	2 (0.5%)	227 (54.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	38.3	3328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.2	3056^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	272	16.7	26.3	21.3	30.4	56.8	27.9	50.0	42.6	39.5	41.1	45.7	34.9	21.4	25.0	36.2	26.3	32.0	96.6					$13,263	$1,283	$11,980
Denton Elementary	Public	K-6	2231 North Denton	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8050	648	31	21.0	35.8%	207 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	369 (56.9%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	87.1	819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.8	824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	5	53.9		53.9	65.8	64.9	75.0	72.6			69.9	64.6	63.6	67.4	53.6			62.4						$16,826	$2,332	$14,494
Hurley Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 West Hurley Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7905	574	24	23.4	48.8%	133 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	321 (55.9%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.0%)	79.7	1169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		72.4	1481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	312	44.7		44.7	62.0	70.9	63.5	55.6			63.0	66.2	66.3	51.8	48.9			57.8	96.1			97.4	97.4	$17,845	$2,441	$15,404
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-6	310 North Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	506	26	19.8	77.1%	65 (12.8%)	9 (1.8%)	394 (77.9%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	36	3496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		34.2	3597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	101	20.6		20.6	24.6	32.7	41.9	57.8			40.4	23.2	14.6	19.4	45.8			26.9	95.5	97.0	97.0		95.5	$18,526	$2,500	$16,026
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 West Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	756	29	25.8	32.5%	227 (30.0%)	4 (0.5%)	378 (50.0%)	94 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	88.9	719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.3	848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	129	55.3	63.5	57.8	66.7	68.8	76.3	70.7	80.7	71.2	72.3	57.8	73.1	71.1	61.3	64.5	59.6	65.4						$17,894	$2,474	$15,420
Veva Blunt Elementary	Public	K-6	1119 South Chinowth Rd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7793	596	30	19.7	78.5%	75 (12.6%)	11 (1.8%)	452 (75.8%)	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	30.4	3932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		21.8	4689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	757	15.8		15.8	52.9	40.0	25.6	29.2			36.7	41.2	30.9	9.3	21.9			25.5	94.1					$16,649	$2,476	$14,173
Manuel F. Hernandez	Public	K-6	2133 North Leila St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3199	707	30	23.7	59.0%	120 (17.0%)	13 (1.8%)	492 (69.6%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	58.8	2128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.5	2048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	80	34.4		34.4	55.3	63.2	47.2	49.2			53.5	52.9	48.4	34.1	31.2			40.8	95.8			96.8		$17,986	$2,437	$15,549
Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	537	22	24.5	68.3%	118 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	373 (69.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	63.7	1893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.4	1854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	39	27.3		27.3	47.1	54.1	44.6	61.1			52.6	54.3	48.8	40.9	52.8			49.5						$17,851	$2,459	$15,392
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						$17,357	$2,415	$14,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Goshen Elementary

How many students attend Goshen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Goshen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Goshen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goshen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Joya Middle
High : El Diamante High

What district is Goshen Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Goshen Elementary?

Students at Goshen Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Goshen Elementary a good school?

Goshen Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of California elementary schools.

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