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Washington Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 294 students in the Visalia Unified School District, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in math (15.7%) and English (30.9%) well below district and state averages; notably, fewer than 1 in 12 fifth graders are proficient in math. It also has the highest rate of chronic absenteeism (25.1%) among nearby schools, which is a major barrier to learning. Despite these struggles, the school receives substantial funding per student—more than some higher-performing neighbors like Annie R. Mitchell and Mountain View Elementary—indicating that resources alone are not closing the achievement gap.

Recent trends, however, offer some hope: the school's statewide ranking improved, absenteeism has dropped, and English scores have risen. Comparisons show that better outcomes are possible with similar student populations, as seen at nearby Conyer Elementary. For Washington Elementary to improve, focusing on proven strategies from these schools, particularly in math instruction and attendance, will be crucial.

294

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,037

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Garden
Visalia, CA 93277-2859

(559) 730-7795

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

White:

8.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,798^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	20.4	4798 of 5857	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5473 of 5869	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	5602 of 5859	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5539 of 5883	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1415 of 1417	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5215 of 5789	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5283 of 5662	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	5251 of 5692	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	5006 of 5614	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	5376 of 5611	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4317 of 5530	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	4504 of 5390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	5018 of 5377	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	4820 of 5314	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	4739 of 5193	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	4132 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	3563 of 5113	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.6	3960 of 4818	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	3929 of 4822	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	3875 of 4809	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	1172 of 3311	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4027 of 5597	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4864 of 5612	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5192 of 5609	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4985 of 5635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1262 of 1267	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5352 of 5492	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5257 of 5413	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4282 of 5107	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4846 of 5107	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4828 of 5087	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4623 of 5084	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4479 of 4963	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4603 of 4830	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3928 of 5460	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4936 of 5517	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5057 of 5363	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	4861 of 5264	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1109 of 1110	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4332 of 5173	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4579 of 5084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4948 of 5628	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5414 of 5643	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	5490 of 5638	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	5456 of 5663	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1268 of 1272	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4339 of 5510	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4740 of 5431	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)65th percentile+59 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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							$13,659	$12,002	$1,657
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
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		$13,701	$12,054	$1,647
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Divisadero Middle
High : Mt. Whitney High

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