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Cottonwood Creek Elementary

Q: Is Cottonwood Creek Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Creek Elementary ranks 2998 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

627

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,669

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

California avg42%

2,998^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified

525^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2998 of 5804	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.0	2753 of 5569	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.8	2756 of 5085	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.6	3067 of 5412	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.3	3052 of 5590	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.6	2084 of 2920	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	46.5	1477 of 2532	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-7 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science31%-5 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	43.7	2998^th of 5804 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.7	2788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%	210													31.3		31.3	35.4	46.5	37.4	52.1			43.3	40.5	31.4	24.1	40.4			34.2	97%	0%	$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%)	41.9	3104^th of 5804 public elementary schools	46.5%		35	3580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%	476													25.0		25.0	52.2	46.7	35.2	42.1			44.1	46.4	28.9	26.4	31.6			32.9	96%	0%	$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%)	57.8	2161^st of 5804 public elementary schools	62.8%		63.7	1893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%	268													34.9		34.9	41.8	54.0	60.2	48.5			51.7	41.8	47.4	42.2	36.8			42.2	95%	0%	$14,588	$12,964	$1,624
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	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%)	34.9	3588^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.2%		33.4	3689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%	101													26.5		26.5	36.2	43.9	31.3	51.8			41.2	36.2	19.5	22.9	25.0			26.0	≥ 98%		$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%)	23.8	4473^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	22.9%		30.4	3932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%	541													15.4		15.4	29.8	45.0	28.4	28.2			32.4	26.3	28.8	16.7	20.8			22.8	98%	0%	$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%)	46.7	2798^th of 5804 public elementary schools	51.8%		44	2948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	150	11.4	16.7	13.8	50.0	13.9	33.8	11.4	38.9	23.8	11.4	13.9	12.5	36.8		36.8	42.7	38.2	44.7	51.9			44.1	33.0	37.5	36.8	37.2			36.0	≥ 99%		$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%)	35.2	3560^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.7%		31.3	3854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	294													31.7		31.7	28.9	37.5	43.3	40.3			37.9	26.9	26.8	35.0	26.9			28.9	≥ 98%		$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%)	36.2	3479^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.1%		20.5	4790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%	1311													14.8	7.0	9.5	46.7	45.8	57.7	53.6	36.7	22.8	39.7	18.8	21.7	7.7	21.4	18.4	8.8	15.1	≥ 95%		$23,333	$21,722	$1,611
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	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%)	20.9	4721^st of 5804 public elementary schools	18.7%		20.4	4798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%	77													16.7		16.7	34.5	30.6	27.1	32.4			30.6	31.0	16.7	18.8	17.7			20.4	97%	0%	$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%)	29.1	4058^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.1%		36	3496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%	562													12.3		12.3	27.9	37.5	25.0	53.1			36.3	29.0	23.2	10.7	36.5			25.3	97%	0%	$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 2998^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cottonwood Creek Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

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