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Visalia Charter Independent Study

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Visalia Charter Independent Study ranks 1462 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Visalia Charter Independent Study (VCIS) is a public charter high school serving 515 students in grades 7-12 within the Visalia Unified School District, offering a flexible, non-traditional independent study model.

The school's defining feature is its highly personalized approach, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, which is less than half that of nearby comprehensive high schools like Golden West High or Redwood High. This model shows clear strengths in supporting student persistence, with an excellent 96.0% graduation rate and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1%, outperforming both the district and state averages. However, the school faces a significant challenge in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics and science, where its rates are dramatically lower than those at other Visalia Unified high schools and the state average.

This creates a notable paradox: VCIS is highly effective at helping students earn a diploma but less effective at ensuring mastery of core STEM subjects. Its performance can vary year-to-year for different groups of students. When compared to other educational options, VCIS serves a different purpose than high-performing college-prep charters like University Preparatory High, but it offers a more supportive environment than alternative schools like Creekside Community Day. For families, VCIS appears to be a vital alternative for students who need a flexible schedule to focus on credit recovery and graduation, rather than a traditional classroom setting aimed at competitive college preparation.

515

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,759

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1821 West Meadow Ln.
Visalia, CA 93277-2247

(559) 735-8055

District: Visalia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

White:

18.1%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,462^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	1135 of 2781	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	1562 of 2740	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	978 of 2477	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	1633 of 2509	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	1315 of 2359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	900 of 2458	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	1217 of 2527	51.8%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1462 of 2162	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1150 of 2159	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1185 of 2170	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1104 of 2123	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1376 of 2133	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1315 of 2017	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	1344 of 2021	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	1159 of 2039	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1316 of 1994	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	1019 of 2426	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	809 of 2354	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	1075 of 2367	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.9	1039 of 2281	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.7	1073 of 2238	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	28.9	1202 of 2117	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.1	1185 of 2063	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	934 of 1968	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.3	601 of 1117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	487 of 1085	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	749 of 1064	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	540 of 941	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	322 of 938	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1395 of 1906	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1312 of 1915	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1149 of 1915	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1082 of 1858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1336 of 1833	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1250 of 1760	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1257 of 1900	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	984 of 1902	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1070 of 1917	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	924 of 1861	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	1244 of 1814	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1229 of 1742	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1293 of 2013	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	991 of 2026	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1117 of 2030	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1040 of 1943	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1328 of 1937	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1234 of 1862	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1309 of 1942	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	771 of 1948	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	1078 of 1963	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1003 of 1916	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1197 of 1880	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1204 of 1834	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	481 of 541	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	837 of 1252	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	394 of 1216	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	965 of 1155	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	691 of 1173	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	868 of 1193	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	788 of 1204	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	885 of 1222	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	871 of 1173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2022)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2022)44th percentile~ school

Female (2022)35th percentile-8 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1			48.2	48.2			9.3	9.3	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	85^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	53		80.5		74.5			88.9	88.9			73.3	73.3	$41,725	$26,126	$15,599
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%		71.7	542^nd of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	179		48.6		48.4			80.1	80.1			34.8	34.8	$17,078	$15,496	$1,582
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%		47	1079^th of 2159 public high schools	50.0%	26		26.4	18.8	26.0			52.9	52.9			15.5	15.5	$18,669	$17,032	$1,637
Creekside Community Day	Public	7-12	901 N Mooney Blvd	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7491	34	4	8.6	94.1%	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$99,254	$77,082	$22,172
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1040 North Woodland St	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7649	280	19	14.6	81.1%	32 (11.4%)	6 (2.1%)	227 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	11.7	1932^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.6%		11.9	1958^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	26			4.9	4.9			11.0	11.0			1.6	1.6	$32,351	$29,920	$2,431
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		63.9	676^th of 2159 public high schools	68.7%	82		42.2		41.5			57.8	57.8			20.3	20.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
El Diamante High	Public	9-12	5100 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3500	1,890	89	21.2	62.6%	321 (17.0%)	21 (1.1%)	1,363 (72.1%)	84 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (4.8%)	67.7	642^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.3%		68.7	588^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	54		37.0	7.1	36.0			70.4	70.4			25.5	25.5	$17,664	$16,084	$1,580
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%		21.5	1668^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	383	18.0	10.0		15.3	19.1	21.1	65.0	31.7	23.8	18.4	10.0	17.7	$55,986	$40,324	$15,662
Tulare County Community	Public	7-12	2101 North Shirk Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 651-9007	5	2	2.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Visalia Charter Independent Study

Is Visalia Charter Independent Study a good school?

Visalia Charter Independent Study ranks 1462^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Visalia Charter Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Visalia Charter Independent Study.

What is the racial makeup of Visalia Charter Independent Study?

Students at Visalia Charter Independent Study are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Visalia Charter Independent Study in?

Visalia Unified

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