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Mineral King Elementary

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Mineral King Elementary ranks 3321 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mineral King Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 569 students in the Visalia Unified School District, showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking after pandemic-era challenges.

The school performs better than many nearby schools with similar student populations, particularly excelling in science where its scores exceed both district and state averages. It shows notable strength in supporting English Language Learners and has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absences. However, mathematics remains a key area for growth, and performance varies widely by grade, with fifth graders performing exceptionally well before a noticeable drop in sixth grade.

Compared to neighbors like Highland Elementary and Crowley Elementary, Mineral King achieves stronger academic results despite similar demographics and lower per-student spending. While it trails higher-performing schools like Mountain View Elementary, its overall trajectory is positive, demonstrating effective use of resources and targeted support for key student groups.

569

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,639

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 East Kaweah Ave.
Visalia, CA 93292-3313

(559) 730-7779

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Mineral King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Oak Middle
High:	Golden West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

White:

9.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,321^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	38.4	3321 of 5857	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3601 of 5869	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3512 of 5859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4207 of 5883	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3853 of 5789	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3510 of 5662	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	3146 of 5692	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	3302 of 5614	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	3620 of 5611	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	3187 of 5530	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	2503 of 5390	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.3	2633 of 5377	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.9	3118 of 5314	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	2892 of 5193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.4	2759 of 5113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	2880 of 5113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	3045 of 4818	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	2665 of 4822	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.7	4140 of 4809	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	1642 of 2227	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	993 of 3162	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	1867 of 3245	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	1148 of 3311	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1214 of 3275	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	2347 of 3246	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3287 of 5597	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3565 of 5612	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3821 of 5609	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4215 of 5635	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3632 of 5492	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3147 of 5413	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2574 of 5107	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2877 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2980 of 5087	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3298 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2913 of 4963	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2510 of 4830	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2451 of 5460	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	3303 of 5517	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2829 of 5363	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3768 of 5264	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3483 of 5173	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3055 of 5084	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	3088 of 5628	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3373 of 5643	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2993 of 5638	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3874 of 5663	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3741 of 5510	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3587 of 5431	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2064 of 2847	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1759 of 2635	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1994 of 2420	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	2152 of 2651	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	2001 of 2661	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	2593 of 2726	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2462 of 2737	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile~ school

White (2024)19th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mineral King Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 East Kaweah Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7779	569	25	23.1	75.2%	56 (9.8%)	6 (1.1%)	456 (80.1%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	38.4	3321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		34	3601^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	280									34.6		34.6	36.0	48.3	57.7	32.6			43.2	29.2	26.4	30.4	16.9			25.6	96.4			$17,639	$2,503	$15,136
Pinkham Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7853	476	23	20.7	74.6%	64 (13.4%)	18 (3.8%)	364 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	28.8	4067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		21.8	4693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	626									16.7		16.7	44.1	30.5	23.4	46.7			36.9	33.9	22.0	8.3	23.3			22.6				$17,386	$2,485	$14,901
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				$16,892	$2,510	$14,382
Annie R. Mitchell	Public	K-6	2121 East Laura Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3195	789	33	23.9	67.8%	97 (12.3%)	9 (1.1%)	592 (75.0%)	41 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	39 (4.9%)	41	3151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		46.9	2736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	415									22.3		22.3	47.1	27.5	44.6	50.9			42.8	42.6	27.5	24.1	35.7			32.3	97.5		97.5	$17,261	$2,485	$14,776
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				$18,371	$2,490	$15,881
Blue Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	28050 Rd. 148	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Blue Oak Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7422	430	21	20.4	38.1%	159 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	254 (59.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	32.9	3735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		26	4283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	548									39.0	38.7	38.9	26.8	18.2	46.3	46.3	32.0	54.8	36.3	31.7	22.7	19.5	26.8	26.0	25.8	25.4				$12,921	$964	$11,957
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				$17,669	$2,787	$14,882
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				$22,678	$4,135	$18,543
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		$18,044	$2,545	$15,499
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				$18,306	$2,533	$15,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Mineral King Elementary

What district is Mineral King Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

How many students attend Mineral King Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Mineral King Elementary.

Is Mineral King Elementary a good school?

Mineral King Elementary ranks 3321^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mineral King Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mineral King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Oak Middle
High : Golden West High

What is the racial makeup of Mineral King Elementary?

Students at Mineral King Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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