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Valley Oak Middle

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Valley Oak Middle ranks 1880 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Valley Oak Middle is a public school serving 952 students in grades 7-8 within the Visalia Unified School District, and it has experienced a significant, decade-long decline in its statewide academic ranking.

The school faces considerable academic challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects consistently below both district and state averages; mathematics is a particular area of concern, with only about 19% of students proficient compared to 37% statewide. While the school serves a student population with high economic need, its chronic absenteeism rate is notably lower than the district and state averages and better than some nearby schools like Cherry Avenue Middle and Divisadero Middle. Compared to other middle schools in Visalia Unified, such as Ridgeview Middle and Green Acres Middle, Valley Oak's academic performance is lower across English, math, and science.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive indicators: the student-teacher ratio has recently improved dramatically, and the school shows notable strength in supporting its homeless student population. However, performance for students with disabilities is critically low. The school's per-student spending is mid-range for the district, yet academic outcomes have not kept pace with peers, suggesting a focus on improving instructional effectiveness, especially in mathematics, is essential for future improvement.

952

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,815

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 North Lovers Ln.
Visalia, CA 93292-3104

(559) 730-7681

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Valley Oak Middle usually attend:

High:

Golden West High

Feeder schools for Valley Oak Middle:

Elementary:	Elbow Creek Elementary
	Four Creeks Elementary
	Golden Oak Elementary
	Ivanhoe Elementary
	More...
	Mineral King Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,880^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle 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	28.4	1880 of 2761	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1996 of 2783	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1821 of 2781	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1753 of 2740	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1466 of 2715	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1500 of 2480	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	1455 of 2508	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	1260 of 2497	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	962 of 2477	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	493 of 2379	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.9	648 of 2259	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	533 of 2236	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.3	699 of 2179	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	817 of 2063	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.1	1151 of 2005	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.6	1431 of 1999	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	1138 of 1804	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.5	1163 of 1777	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.5	1048 of 1769	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	549 of 739	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	630 of 743	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	623 of 715	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	607 of 733	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	678 of 745	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	660 of 700	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1309 of 1531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1237 of 1491	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	820 of 1369	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.7	780 of 1478	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	696 of 1521	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	1087 of 1540	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	839 of 1442	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	786 of 1364	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1760 of 2533	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1895 of 2551	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1653 of 2531	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1562 of 2509	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1306 of 2380	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1451 of 2262	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1544 of 2395	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1604 of 2388	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1431 of 2374	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1480 of 2359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1062 of 2213	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1157 of 2072	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	138 of 477	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	64 of 394	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	70 of 336	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1712 of 2542	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1741 of 2579	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1668 of 2531	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1528 of 2458	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	1029 of 2369	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	1293 of 2230	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1753 of 2534	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1825 of 2552	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1688 of 2538	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1708 of 2527	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1435 of 2407	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1385 of 2273	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	649 of 726	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	570 of 701	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	571 of 677	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	574 of 665	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	495 of 554	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1490 of 1566	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1086 of 1552	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1087 of 1531	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1172 of 1520	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1362 of 1537	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1190 of 1543	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1050 of 1555	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	986 of 1602	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	838 of 1496	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)71st percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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)						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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	952	44	21.6	79.9%	137 (14.4%)	13 (1.4%)	731 (76.8%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26	1996^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.3%	116														19.0	19.0				38.6	35.8	37.2				21.5	16.4	19.0	$15,815	$14,070	$1,745
Green Acres Middle	Public	6-8	1147 North Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7671	761	33	23.1	68.3%	117 (15.4%)	9 (1.2%)	541 (71.1%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1464^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.4%	187														26.6	26.6				52.8	43.2	47.8				35.2	22.8	28.8	$18,812	$17,062	$1,750
Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		23.4	2110^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	205														16.6	16.6				37.2	35.9	36.5				21.3	18.9	20.1	$16,204	$14,430	$1,774
Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.2	1940^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.3%	51														16.2	16.2				33.0	33.7	33.3				11.9	25.8	18.7	$26,354	$24,880	$1,474
Freedom Elementary	Public	4-6	575 East Citrus	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2662	528	23	22.5	94.1%	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	506 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	23.5	0.0	10.8	35.3	27.5	31.1	44.1	0.0	20.3	26.5	0.0	12.2	8.3		8.3	23.4	16.0	18.4			19.1	16.4	8.8	12.8			12.6	$19,215	$17,738	$1,477
Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 North Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	975	40	24.3	59.5%	165 (16.9%)	18 (1.8%)	639 (65.5%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	52.7	1109^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.8%		55.9	993^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.3%	116														31.3	31.3				50.3	47.3	48.8				38.3	27.6	33.1	$14,505	$12,846	$1,659
La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%		39	1506^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.9%	67														25.6	25.6				37.5	51.1	43.9				18.2	22.6	20.3	$17,114	$15,396	$1,718
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37	1580^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%		33	1704^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.8%	124														31.5	31.5			41.5	34.0	35.4	37.0			31.1	24.3	21.6	25.6	$26,567	$25,506	$1,061
Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		42.9	1375^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	152														31.7	31.7				43.3	33.2	38.3				28.1	22.1	25.1	$17,018	$15,700	$1,318
Los Tules Middle	Public	6-8	801 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3156	569	25	22.5	84.9%	31 (5.4%)	15 (2.6%)	501 (88.0%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		27.6	1916^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	34														17.2	17.2			44.8	31.6	45.2	40.0			17.6	12.6	17.0	15.5	$14,610	$13,038	$1,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Oak Middle

Is Valley Oak Middle a good school?

Valley Oak Middle ranks 1880^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley Oak Middle in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Valley Oak Middle?

Students at Valley Oak Middle are 77% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Valley Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Valley Oak Middle usually go on to attend Golden West High

How many students attend Valley Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Valley Oak Middle.

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