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Houston Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Houston Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 523 students in the Visalia Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state and district averages. While it shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, it struggles notably with special education students. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate higher than many nearby schools like Charter Home School Academy (5.6%) and Shannon Ranch Elementary (12.5%). Compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Conyer Elementary and Four Creeks Elementary, Houston's academic performance is lower.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of recent improvement, including better attendance and rising English scores from earlier lows. The school's per-student spending is higher than some higher-performing schools in the area, indicating resources are available that could be focused on key areas like improving attendance, instructional quality, and support for struggling students to help close the performance gap.

523

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,853

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 North Giddings St.
Visalia, CA 93291-2851

(559) 730-7772

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Green Acres Middle
High:	Redwood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

Two or more races:

8.4%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,811^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	20.2	4811 of 5857	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4669 of 5869	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5392 of 5859	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5651 of 5883	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5589 of 5789	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5389 of 5662	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	5300 of 5692	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	4791 of 5614	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3758 of 5611	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	4043 of 5530	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	4263 of 5390	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.9	5080 of 5377	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	4925 of 5314	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	4713 of 5193	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	3903 of 5113	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	4040 of 5113	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	4735 of 4818	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	4657 of 4822	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4599 of 4809	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	1209 of 3162	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1702 of 3245	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	2152 of 3311	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2702 of 3275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2645 of 3246	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4626 of 5597	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4159 of 5612	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4979 of 5609	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5299 of 5635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5334 of 5492	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5236 of 5413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	3875 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3780 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4588 of 5087	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4837 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4820 of 4963	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4607 of 4830	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	4105 of 5460	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3979 of 5517	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4758 of 5363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4942 of 5264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4937 of 5173	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4781 of 5084	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4534 of 5628	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4727 of 5643	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5305 of 5638	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	5486 of 5663	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	5312 of 5510	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5036 of 5431	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2683 of 2847	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2485 of 2635	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2264 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)62nd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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)	% 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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			$14,865	$13,238	$1,627
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Houston Elementary?

Students at Houston Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Is Houston Elementary a good school?

Houston Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Houston Elementary.

What district is Houston Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

What schools do graduates of Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle
High : Redwood High

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