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Willow Glen Elementary

Public Grades K-6
4058th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of California elementary schools
Summary

Willow Glen Elementary serves 506 students in kindergarten through grade six in Visalia, California, as part of Visalia Unified. Its most urgent academic concern is science: in 2025–2026, 12% of students were proficient, compared with 31% districtwide and 36% statewide. Willow Glen also scored below every nearby K–6 school; their average was 34%, and even the lowest nearby result was 15%. Science is the school’s clearest weakness.

ELA and math results were also below district and state levels, although sixth grade stands out as a strength. Willow Glen’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 36%, versus 48% in the district and 49% statewide; its math proficiency was 25%, versus 31% and 38%. Among comparable nearby schools, Willow Glen ranked third-lowest in both subjects: nearby averages were 51% in ELA and 41% in math. Grade-level results show a sharp contrast: fifth grade proficiency was 25% in ELA and 11% in math, while sixth grade reached 53% in ELA and 36.5% in math. Sixth-grade ELA was above the state’s 48% and the district’s 49%, and sixth-grade math was close to the state’s 37% and above the district’s 36%.

Results have improved over the longer term in ELA and math, but both dipped in the latest year; science fell 13 percentage points over four years, from 25% to 12%. SchoolDigger rated Willow Glen at the 30th statewide percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, down 10 percentile points from the previous year. Its student–teacher ratio was 19.8 in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among the 11 schools compared, and its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 77% that year. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 67th percentile for English Language Learner students in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 39th percentile, indicating comparatively strong results for this group.

506
Students ?
19.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,030
Per pupil spending ?
77.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 310 North Akers Rd.
       Visalia, CA  93291-5119

(559) 730-7798

District: Visalia Unified


Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Green Acres Middle
High:    Redwood High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.9%
White:
12.8%
Asian:
4.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg38%
California avg42%
4,058th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified
525th of 968Visalia 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.14058 of 580430.1%★★☆☆☆
202536.03496 of 585740.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.23597 of 586938.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.53930 of 585932.9%★★☆☆☆
202221.54700 of 588320.1%★☆☆☆☆
201926.94196 of 578927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.74110 of 566227.4%★☆☆☆☆
201736.03367 of 569240.8%★★☆☆☆
201635.93341 of 561440.5%★★☆☆☆
201542.72870 of 561148.9%★★☆☆☆
201349.42720 of 553050.8%★★★☆☆
201245.52919 of 539045.8%★★☆☆☆
201153.32390 of 537755.6%★★★☆☆
201037.53320 of 531437.5%★★☆☆☆
200948.42583 of 519350.3%★★★☆☆
200839.42974 of 511341.8%★★☆☆☆
200738.72995 of 511341.4%★★☆☆☆
200637.42866 of 481840.5%★★☆☆☆
200539.42752 of 482242.9%★★☆☆☆
200430.03239 of 480932.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202452.61048 of 316266.9%★★★☆☆
202359.0818 of 324574.8%★★★★☆
202257.6863 of 331173.9%★★★★☆
201928.92574 of 327521.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.93051 of 32466.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.13857 of 556930.7%★★☆☆☆
202544.32816 of 559749.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.23479 of 561238.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.74160 of 560925.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.14984 of 563511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.13983 of 549227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.93834 of 541329.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.53247 of 508536.1%★★☆☆☆
202546.22553 of 510750.0%★★★☆☆
202444.42656 of 510748.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.23126 of 508738.5%★★☆☆☆
202227.23939 of 508422.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.13827 of 496322.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.03687 of 483023.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.43617 of 541233.2%★★☆☆☆
202542.23005 of 546045.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.23124 of 551743.4%★★☆☆☆
202336.13380 of 536337.0%★★☆☆☆
202226.84096 of 526422.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.93513 of 517332.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.03559 of 508430.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.83965 of 559029.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.84218 of 562825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.63603 of 564336.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.03333 of 563840.9%★★☆☆☆
202227.63990 of 566329.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.54062 of 551026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.44070 of 543125.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202313.32418 of 24200.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.41620 of 259837.6%★★☆☆☆
202311.22447 of 26618.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.92546 of 27266.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.02196 of 283422.5%★☆☆☆☆
20189.72544 of 27377.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202455.7998 of 278364.1%★★★☆☆
202334.01655 of 278140.5%★★☆☆☆
202227.41879 of 274031.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.91655 of 271539.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.11656 of 248033.2%★★☆☆☆
201740.21393 of 250844.5%★★☆☆☆
201635.71468 of 249741.2%★★☆☆☆
201543.01260 of 247749.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202334.91479 of 253141.6%★★☆☆☆
202221.91990 of 250920.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.31419 of 226237.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202466.6579 of 238875.8%★★★★☆
202345.51108 of 237453.3%★★★☆☆
202233.41511 of 235935.9%★★☆☆☆
201942.21184 of 221346.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.11497 of 207227.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202468.6561 of 257978.2%★★★★☆
202342.91230 of 253151.4%★★★☆☆
202230.91663 of 245832.3%★★☆☆☆
201938.91360 of 236942.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.11323 of 223040.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202468.9660 of 255274.1%★★★★☆
202335.51476 of 253841.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.01512 of 252740.2%★★☆☆☆
201933.91494 of 240737.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.81560 of 227331.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+28 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile~ school
Male (2026)29th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-33 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)78th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2024)76th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2024)74th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2023)42nd percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Science12%-24 vs state

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Open Quote My son has special needs in school and at Willow Glen he has gotten all the help he has needed and he is doing so much better now. Thanks to all the staff who have been working with my son. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Glen Elementary

Students at Willow Glen Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Willow Glen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle
High : Redwood High

Willow Glen Elementary ranks 4058th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Willow Glen Elementary.

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