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Highland Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4700^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 438 students in the Visalia Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools with academic proficiency rates significantly below state and district averages.

The school faces significant challenges, including the highest chronic absenteeism rate (26.0%) among nearby schools and serves a student population where 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Its academic performance in English, Math, and Science is lower than most surrounding schools, such as Manuel F. Hernandez and Mountain View Elementary. Despite receiving moderate per-student funding, these resources have not yet translated into improved overall outcomes compared to peers.

However, there are notable bright spots: the school has made progress reducing absenteeism from pandemic highs, and its 6th graders perform close to state averages, suggesting effective support for older students. Additionally, the school shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. While the overall picture is challenging, these areas indicate potential foundations for future improvement within the Visalia Unified district context.

438

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,442

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 North Stevenson St.
Visalia, CA 93291-4811

(559) 730-7769

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,700^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	21.6	4700 of 5857	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4678 of 5869	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	5063 of 5859	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5397 of 5883	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	5729 of 5789	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4990 of 5662	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	4696 of 5692	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	3645 of 5614	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	3786 of 5611	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	4301 of 5530	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	4414 of 5390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	5364 of 5377	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	5282 of 5314	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	5180 of 5193	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	5079 of 5113	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	5079 of 5113	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	4778 of 4818	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	4753 of 4822	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.7	4760 of 4809	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1967 of 3162	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	2417 of 3245	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1778 of 3311	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2760 of 3275	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2577 of 3246	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4582 of 5597	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4082 of 5612	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4879 of 5609	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5235 of 5635	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	5441 of 5492	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4804 of 5413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3747 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3409 of 5107	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4168 of 5087	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4479 of 5084	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	4904 of 4963	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4298 of 4830	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	4088 of 5460	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4161 of 5517	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4389 of 5363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4691 of 5264	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5103 of 5173	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4366 of 5084	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4438 of 5628	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4738 of 5643	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4809 of 5638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5070 of 5663	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	5458 of 5510	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4769 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2192 of 2847	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	2238 of 2635	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2266 of 2420	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd 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 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
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
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
Conyer Elementary	Public	K-6	814 South Sowell	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7751	377	17	22.2	74.3%	68 (18.0%)	11 (2.9%)	277 (73.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	31.3	3854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		37.2	3349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	505									27.4		27.4	28.6	33.3	40.3	35.7			34.7	32.1	31.5	28.6	17.9			27.5	95.7		97.1				$14,542	$12,878	$1,664
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Garden	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7795	294	15	20.1	89.5%	26 (8.8%)	7 (2.4%)	240 (81.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	20.4	4798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	5473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	675									17.5		17.5	27.9	25.0	35.9	36.4			30.9	27.9	7.7	5.1	22.7			15.7							$16,037	$13,862	$2,175
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
Charter Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	211 West Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3273	240	15	15.9	71.3%	35 (14.6%)	2 (0.8%)	176 (73.3%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	20.5	4790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		32.9	3699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1091									10.0	13.3	12.2	31.3	50.0	34.5	20.8	28.6	30.0	31.9	31.3	11.5	3.6	8.0	6.0	8.3	9.3							$23,333	$21,722	$1,611
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
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
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	413	21	19.3	76.3%	67 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (76.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	33.4	3689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		30	3927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	238									17.5		17.5	44.4	23.7	33.3	57.8			39.8	37.8	11.9	17.2	34.4			24.6	94.3		98.1	96.2			$15,367	$13,658	$1,709
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2021 South Encina	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7783	618	29	21.4	68.4%	100 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	464 (75.1%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	44	2948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		44.8	2872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	76	10.3	10.3	48.7	48.7	12.8	12.8	7.7	7.7	30.8		30.8	38.0	39.5	50.7	43.6			42.7	39.8	26.3	32.9	38.5			34.7	96.2	98.1					$16,733	$15,086	$1,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary

What district is Highland Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Highland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Divisadero Middle
High : Mt. Whitney High

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