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Cottonwood Creek Elementary

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Cottonwood Creek Elementary ranks 2788 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Creek Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 627 students in the Visalia Unified School District, representing a solid, mid-performing option that is showing strong recovery from recent challenges.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in mathematics and science, where its proficiency rates exceed both district and state averages and are among the best when compared to nearby schools like Royal Oaks Elementary and Veva Blunt Elementary. It also demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting special education students and English learners. While performing well, it is useful for parents to know that a nearby school, Linwood Elementary, achieves higher proficiency in English and math, and schools like Liberty Elementary in the neighboring Liberty Elementary district show lower chronic absenteeism.

Cottonwood Creek manages student attendance well relative to the state average and uses its resources efficiently to achieve these outcomes. The school's performance has been improving since the pandemic, and its science program is a notable area of excellence. However, parents may want to inquire about consistency across different grade levels, as student performance varies between subjects depending on the grade.

627

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,669

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4222 South Dans St.
Visalia, CA 93277-7964

(559) 735-3539

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Cottonwood Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Joya Middle
High:	El Diamante High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

16.4%

Asian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,788^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	46.7	2788 of 5857	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2850 of 5869	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	3195 of 5859	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2957 of 5883	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2792 of 5789	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	3068 of 5662	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	2717 of 5692	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	2215 of 5614	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	2133 of 5611	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.3	2988 of 5530	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	3129 of 5390	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.6	2975 of 5377	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	3282 of 5314	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	2727 of 5193	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	2307 of 5113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	2254 of 5113	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	1113 of 2227	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	391 of 3162	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	29.6	2560 of 3245	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1305 of 3275	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2665 of 5597	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2840 of 5612	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3278 of 5609	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3179 of 5635	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2313 of 5492	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	3057 of 5413	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	2160 of 5107	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2213 of 5107	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	2860 of 5087	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2591 of 5084	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	1938 of 4963	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	2011 of 4830	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2566 of 5460	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2874 of 5517	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3408 of 5363	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2994 of 5264	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2533 of 5173	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	2968 of 5084	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2745 of 5628	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	2663 of 5643	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	2921 of 5638	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	2547 of 5663	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	3163 of 5510	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2968 of 5431	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	489 of 718	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	617 of 2847	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	1451 of 2635	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1268 of 2420	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1895 of 2598	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	1372 of 2651	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	1459 of 2661	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1544 of 2726	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	2240 of 2834	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2444 of 2737	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)88th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science37%+5 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, January 14, 2011

our experience with the school's teaching standards and cirriculum caused us to look for a better educational atmosphere for our children. we especially were dissappointed with the general lack of education when it came to the autism spectrum or other IEP type situations. We left the district about a year and a half ago due to the adminstrators lack of communication and unwillingness to work with parents, etc. since then a new admin has been instated and I am hopeful they will fill the gap that many parents felt existed at the school. Close Quote

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	4222 South Dans St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3539	627	27	23.2	59.8%	103 (16.4%)	11 (1.8%)	437 (69.7%)	35 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	46.7	2788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.2	2850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	62									37.4		37.4	42.5	34.5	55.6	44.6			44.8	29.9	33.3	37.4	32.5			33.4	95.5		98.2			$13,669	$12,026	$1,643
Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7754	594	28	21.3	78.3%	83 (14.0%)	18 (3.0%)	451 (75.9%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	35	3580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		28.6	4060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	480									16.9		16.9	48.3	33.3	31.2	33.8			37.3	47.2	31.8	14.3	31.1			31.7						$13,616	$11,946	$1,670
Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	537	22	24.5	68.3%	118 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	373 (69.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	63.7	1893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.4	1854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	39									27.3		27.3	47.1	54.1	44.6	61.1			52.6	54.3	48.8	40.9	52.8			49.5						$14,588	$12,964	$1,624
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	413	21	19.3	76.3%	67 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (76.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	33.4	3689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		30	3927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	238									17.5		17.5	44.4	23.7	33.3	57.8			39.8	37.8	11.9	17.2	34.4			24.6	94.3		98.1	96.2		$15,367	$13,658	$1,709
Veva Blunt Elementary	Public	K-6	1119 South Chinowth Rd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7793	596	30	19.7	78.5%	75 (12.6%)	11 (1.8%)	452 (75.8%)	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	30.4	3932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		21.8	4689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	757									15.8		15.8	52.9	40.0	25.6	29.2			36.7	41.2	30.9	9.3	21.9			25.5	94.1					$12,759	$11,096	$1,663
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
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
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
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
Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-6	310 North Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	506	26	19.8	77.1%	65 (12.8%)	9 (1.8%)	394 (77.9%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	36	3496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		34.2	3597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	101									20.6		20.6	24.6	32.7	41.9	57.8			40.4	23.2	14.6	19.4	45.8			26.9	95.5	97.0	97.0		95.5	$15,030	$13,320	$1,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cottonwood Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cottonwood Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Joya Middle
High : El Diamante High

How many students attend Cottonwood Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Cottonwood Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Creek Elementary?

Students at Cottonwood Creek Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Cottonwood Creek Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Creek Elementary ranks 2788^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cottonwood Creek Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

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