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Manuel F. Hernandez

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Manuel F. Hernandez ranks 2040 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2040^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manuel F. Hernandez is a K–6 elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 707 students in Visalia Unified, and is one of 11 schools in the nearby comparison. Its 2025–26 all-grade proficiency rates were higher than both district and state rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important takeaway is that students’ results are stronger than the district and state averages across all three tested subjects.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools, Hernandez ranked fourth in ELA and math and third in science, and scored above the local averages in all three: 53% versus 46% in ELA, 43% versus 36% in math, and 42% versus 29% in science. Its rates were also above state averages—by 3 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 6 in science—and district averages—by 5, 12, and 11 points, respectively. It is not the local leader: three nearby schools scored higher in ELA and math, and two did so in science. Sixth-grade math is a notable weak spot: 33% were proficient, below the state’s 37% and district’s 36%; third-grade ELA was also below state and district rates.

Over four years, proficiency rose by 5 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 9 in science, though the gains were not steady from year to year. SchoolDigger gives Hernandez 3 stars and places it at the 65th statewide percentile for 2025–26, the fourth-highest percentile among the 11 nearby schools; Oak Grove, Denton, and Shannon Ranch rank higher. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.7, above the nearby average of 21.7. In 2024–25, 59% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 68%; this is context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner subgroup percentile was 86 in 2023–24, versus 65 overall that year. Its Special Education subgroup percentile rose sharply, from 9 in 2023–24 to 76 in 2025–26, while the school’s overall percentile was 65 in both years.

707

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,865

Per pupil spending ?

59.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2133 North Leila St.
Visalia, CA 93291-8453

(559) 622-3199

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Manuel F. Hernandez usually attend:

Middle:	Green Acres Middle
High:	Redwood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

17.0%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Visalia Unified

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg38%

California avg42%

2,040^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified

833^rd of 1,530Visalia 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	60.9	2040 of 5817	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	2128 of 5857	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	2048 of 5869	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	2261 of 5859	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2548 of 5883	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	1410 of 5789	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	1349 of 5662	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	1605 of 5692	71.8%	★★★★☆
2016	59.2	2028 of 5614	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	2093 of 5611	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.7	1799 of 5530	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	1758 of 5390	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	1774 of 5377	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	2117 of 5314	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.0	437 of 3162	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	397 of 3245	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.2	1939 of 3311	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1219 of 3275	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	522 of 3246	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	1904 of 5581	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	1897 of 5597	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	1819 of 5612	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2193 of 5609	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2324 of 5635	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	1612 of 5492	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	1329 of 5413	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	1279 of 5094	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	1319 of 5107	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	1290 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1455 of 5087	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	1492 of 5084	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	694 of 4963	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	766 of 4830	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	1428 of 5423	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	1507 of 5460	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	1816 of 5517	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	1913 of 5363	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2342 of 5264	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.7	506 of 5173	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	676 of 5084	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	2049 of 5603	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	2265 of 5628	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	2176 of 5643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	2168 of 5638	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2642 of 5663	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	1181 of 5510	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	1366 of 5431	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	690 of 2927	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	31.3	1924 of 2847	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2385 of 2635	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1110 of 2536	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	1521 of 2598	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1443 of 2651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1274 of 2661	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1693 of 2726	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.3	519 of 2834	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	224 of 2737	91.8%	★★★★★

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)86th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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	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
Manuel F. Hernandez	Public	K-6	2133 North Leila St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3199	707	30	23.7	59.0%	120 (17.0%)	13 (1.8%)	492 (69.6%)	39 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	60.9	2040^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.9%		58.8	2128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%	88	42.1		42.1	41.8	64.8	55.1	50.0			52.6	51.5	44.0	44.9	33.0			43.4	98%	0%	$14,865	$13,238	$1,627
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 West Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	756	29	25.8	32.5%	227 (30.0%)	4 (0.5%)	378 (50.0%)	94 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.5%)	88.3	735^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.9	719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%	16	60.8	59.7	60.4	63.4	73.6	74.5	72.5	83.7	71.9	72.7	59.8	62.6	64.7	61.5	73.5	63.2	63.5	≥ 98%		$14,045	$12,544	$1,501
Shannon Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3637 North Ranch St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3258	609	26	23.1	49.1%	128 (21.0%)	3 (0.5%)	390 (64.0%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.7%)	86	860^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.5	1044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%	184	38.8		38.8	74.4	64.5	66.7	79.1			71.8	76.9	63.2	52.9	72.7			66.8	97%	0%	$14,394	$12,772	$1,622
Houston Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Giddings St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7772	523	23	22.6	87.0%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	459 (87.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	24.7	4417^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.1%		20.2	4811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%	394	15.2		15.2	43.1	34.6	25.8	31.8			33.6	37.9	25.6	17.9	10.6			22.7	96%	0%	$15,853	$14,182	$1,671
Sierra View	Public	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	438	21	20.6	81.1%	33 (7.5%)	5 (1.1%)	380 (86.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	22.5	4592^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		19.7	4849^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%	257	14.5	20.0	15.3	30.8	33.3	32.5	29.2		60.0	32.8	33.3	22.0	18.1	19.4		20.0	23.0	≥ 98%		$30,783	$29,172	$1,611
Riverway Elementary	Public	K-6	1341 Glendale Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8020	857	36	24.1	62.5%	56 (6.5%)	16 (1.9%)	625 (72.9%)	74 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	74 (8.6%)	54.5	2354^th of 5817 public elementary schools	59.5%		49.5	2625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%	271	34.9		34.9	33.8	57.3	48.8	58.0			49.4	38.8	54.7	33.7	37.0			40.7	≥ 99%		$12,512	$10,868	$1,644
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	4068^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.1%		36	3496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%	572	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
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	11.1	5537^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.8%		21.6	4700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%	837	11.1		11.1	21.3	20.8	20.4	20.3			20.7	18.0	10.2	11.1	12.7			13.2	≥ 98%		$15,442	$13,712	$1,730
Denton Elementary	Public	K-6	2231 North Denton	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8050	648	31	21.0	35.8%	207 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	369 (56.9%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	86	862^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	85.2%		87.1	819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%	43	61.5		61.5	69.2	65.0	86.8	71.4			73.0	57.1	57.5	71.1	50.0			58.7	≥ 99%		$13,531	$12,030	$1,501
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	4485^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.9%		30.4	3932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%	553	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manuel F. Hernandez

What district is Manuel F. Hernandez in?

Visalia Unified

How many students attend Manuel F. Hernandez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Manuel F. Hernandez.

What schools do graduates of Manuel F. Hernandez attend?

Students who attend Manuel F. Hernandez usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle
High : Redwood High

Is Manuel F. Hernandez a good school?

Manuel F. Hernandez ranks 2040^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manuel F. Hernandez?

Students at Manuel F. Hernandez are 70% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

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