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Ridgeview Middle

Q: Is Ridgeview Middle a good school?

Ridgeview Middle ranks 1109 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

Ridgeview Middle is a public school serving about 975 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Visalia Unified School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating that places it in the top half of all California middle schools.

Academically, Ridgeview stands out as a leader among nearby schools, with its students achieving the highest proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science when compared to other local middle schools like Green Acres Middle and Live Oak Middle. The school maintains strong and balanced results for various student groups and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate better than both the district and state averages. This consistent performance is notable because Ridgeview achieves these outcomes while operating with a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many surrounding schools.

While Ridgeview's overall performance is a strength for the district, there are areas to watch, including a significant performance gap for its Asian students and a pattern where seventh graders outperform eighth graders. The school's current 3-star rating also represents a step down from its pre-pandemic excellence, though recent years show stability. Overall, Ridgeview demonstrates that effective teaching and a positive school culture can lead to strong academic results within a diverse community.

975

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,505

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3315 North Akers St.
Visalia, CA 93291-9689

(559) 622-3308

District: Visalia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

White:

16.9%

Asian:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Visalia Unified

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,109^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From top 25% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle 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	52.7	1109 of 2761	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	993 of 2783	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	1048 of 2781	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	922 of 2740	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.3	80 of 894	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	688 of 2715	74.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	595 of 739	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	633 of 743	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	602 of 715	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	600 of 733	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	625 of 745	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	486 of 700	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	555 of 1531	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	512 of 1491	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	587 of 1369	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	190 of 1478	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	320 of 1521	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	367 of 1540	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	340 of 1442	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	389 of 1364	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1018 of 2533	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	864 of 2551	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	955 of 2531	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	980 of 2509	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	536 of 2380	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	423 of 2262	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	930 of 2395	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	828 of 2388	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	835 of 2374	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	635 of 2359	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	428 of 2213	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	403 of 2072	80.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	201 of 477	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.0	33 of 336	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1369 of 2542	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1284 of 2579	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1096 of 2531	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	943 of 2458	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	594 of 2369	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	546 of 2230	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1079 of 2534	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	1013 of 2552	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	983 of 2538	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	754 of 2527	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	706 of 2407	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	599 of 2273	73.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	473 of 726	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	494 of 701	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	462 of 677	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	357 of 665	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	287 of 554	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	264 of 462	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	532 of 1566	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	521 of 1552	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	346 of 1531	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	466 of 1520	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	373 of 1537	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	513 of 1543	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	472 of 1555	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	276 of 1602	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	151 of 1496	89.9%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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)						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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 North Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	975	40	24.3	59.5%	165 (16.9%)	18 (1.8%)	639 (65.5%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	52.7	1109^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.8%		55.9	993^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.3%	116														31.3	31.3				50.3	47.3	48.8				38.3	27.6	33.1	$14,505	$12,846	$1,659
Green Acres Middle	Public	6-8	1147 North Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7671	761	33	23.1	68.3%	117 (15.4%)	9 (1.2%)	541 (71.1%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1464^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.4%	187														26.6	26.6				52.8	43.2	47.8				35.2	22.8	28.8	$18,812	$17,062	$1,750
Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		23.4	2110^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	205														16.6	16.6				37.2	35.9	36.5				21.3	18.9	20.1	$16,204	$14,430	$1,774
La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%		39	1506^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.9%	67														25.6	25.6				37.5	51.1	43.9				18.2	22.6	20.3	$17,114	$15,396	$1,718
Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	952	44	21.6	79.9%	137 (14.4%)	13 (1.4%)	731 (76.8%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	28.4	1880^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26	1996^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.3%	116														19.0	19.0				38.6	35.8	37.2				21.5	16.4	19.0	$15,815	$14,070	$1,745
Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.2	1940^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.3%	51														16.2	16.2				33.0	33.7	33.3				11.9	25.8	18.7	$26,354	$24,880	$1,474
Los Tules Middle	Public	6-8	801 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3156	569	25	22.5	84.9%	31 (5.4%)	15 (2.6%)	501 (88.0%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		27.6	1916^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	34														17.2	17.2			44.8	31.6	45.2	40.0			17.6	12.6	17.0	15.5	$14,610	$13,038	$1,572
Freedom Elementary	Public	4-6	575 East Citrus	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2662	528	23	22.5	94.1%	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	506 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	23.5	0.0	10.8	35.3	27.5	31.1	44.1	0.0	20.3	26.5	0.0	12.2	8.3		8.3	23.4	16.0	18.4			19.1	16.4	8.8	12.8			12.6	$19,215	$17,738	$1,477
Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		42.9	1375^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	152														31.7	31.7				43.3	33.2	38.3				28.1	22.1	25.1	$17,018	$15,700	$1,318
Cherry Avenue Middle	Public	7-8	540 North Cherry St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7320	483	23	21.1	91.1%	49 (10.1%)	15 (3.1%)	399 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	21.4	2170^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	2330^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	160														14.2	14.2				40.7	28.0	34.7				16.2	6.2	11.5	$16,223	$14,196	$2,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeview Middle

How many students attend Ridgeview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 975 students attended Ridgeview Middle.

What district is Ridgeview Middle in?

Visalia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeview Middle?

Students at Ridgeview Middle are 66% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Ridgeview Middle a good school?

Ridgeview Middle ranks 1109^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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