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Pinkham Elementary

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Pinkham Elementary ranks 4067 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pinkham Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 477 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 874 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,566 to $17,386 over the past few years, Pinkham Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.89% of Pinkham students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.34% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.6% to 26.5%, which may be contributing to its academic struggles.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Golden Oak Elementary and Mountain View Elementary, Pinkham Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. The school's subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly worse than their counterparts at the district and state levels, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support.

476

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,659

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 East Tulare Ave.
Visalia, CA 93292-5288

(559) 730-7853

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Pinkham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

13.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,067^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	28.8	4067 of 5857	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4693 of 5869	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4956 of 5859	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4957 of 5883	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	927 of 1417	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3694 of 5789	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	4082 of 5662	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.3	2958 of 5692	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	2795 of 5614	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.5	3586 of 5611	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	3574 of 5530	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	3567 of 5390	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	3888 of 5377	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	3811 of 5314	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	3180 of 5193	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	2470 of 5113	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.8	2285 of 5113	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.1	2092 of 4818	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.0	2002 of 4822	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.2	1791 of 4809	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	2114 of 3245	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3748 of 5597	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4706 of 5612	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4451 of 5609	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5069 of 5635	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3603 of 5492	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4184 of 5413	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3294 of 5107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3885 of 5107	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4351 of 5087	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4406 of 5084	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3402 of 4963	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3849 of 4830	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3421 of 5460	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4702 of 5517	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4528 of 5363	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4476 of 5264	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3210 of 5173	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3631 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4054 of 5628	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4251 of 5643	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	5000 of 5638	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4343 of 5663	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3445 of 5510	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3704 of 5431	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	2016 of 2651	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2569 of 2661	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2538 of 2726	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1954 of 2834	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2243 of 2737	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

My daughters have attended Pinkham as well as Highland, and I LOVE Pinkham. I actually moved just to be back in the Pinkham districk. All of my cousins for like the last 15 years have went to Pinkham! It is an awesome school and Mrs. McCaw is an amazing teacher and was VERY patient and helpful with my daughter. Close Quote

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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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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				$13,395	$11,726	$1,669
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
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
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					$13,215	$11,522	$1,693
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinkham Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pinkham Elementary?

Students at Pinkham Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Pinkham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Pinkham Elementary.

Is Pinkham Elementary a good school?

Pinkham Elementary ranks 4067^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pinkham Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

What schools do graduates of Pinkham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinkham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Divisadero Middle
High : Mt. Whitney High

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