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Denton Elementary

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Denton Elementary ranks 819 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Denton Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 638 students in grades K-6 and part of the Visalia Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with strong academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas that significantly outpaces the district and state averages.

Denton Elementary's student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% to top 20% of California elementary schools. The school's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby schools in the Visalia Unified School District, such as Shannon Ranch Elementary, Veva Blunt Elementary, and Riverway Elementary, which do not perform as strongly. The only nearby school that comes close to Denton Elementary's performance is Hurley Elementary.

While Denton Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.5% in 2022-2023 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, the school has also invested in additional resources, with per-student spending rising from $11,046 in 2020-2021 to $16,826 in 2023-2024. The school's focus on supporting student learning and addressing attendance issues will be crucial for maintaining its strong academic standing in the future.

648

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,826

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2231 North Denton
Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 931-8050

District: Visalia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

White:

31.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Visalia Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg36%

California avg41%

819^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	87.1	819 of 5857	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	824 of 5869	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	770 of 5859	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	707 of 5883	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	1040 of 5597	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	1048 of 5612	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	908 of 5609	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	809 of 5635	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	376 of 5107	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	273 of 5107	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	392 of 5087	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	318 of 5084	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	824 of 5460	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	829 of 5517	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	422 of 5363	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	429 of 5264	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	688 of 5628	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	638 of 5643	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	634 of 5638	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	668 of 5663	88.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2205 of 2847	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	1069 of 2635	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	453 of 2420	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	302 of 2598	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	413 of 2651	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	209 of 2661	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	238 of 2726	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science54%+21 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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
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%)	87.1	819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.8	824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	5	53.9		53.9	65.8	64.9	75.0	72.6			69.9	64.6	63.6	67.4	53.6			62.4						$16,826	$2,332	$14,494
Hurley Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 West Hurley Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7905	574	24	23.4	48.8%	133 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	321 (55.9%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.0%)	79.7	1169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		72.4	1481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.8%	312	44.7		44.7	62.0	70.9	63.5	55.6			63.0	66.2	66.3	51.8	48.9			57.8	96.1			97.4	97.4	$17,845	$2,441	$15,404
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%)	88.9	719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.3	848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	129	55.3	63.5	57.8	66.7	68.8	76.3	70.7	80.7	71.2	72.3	57.8	73.1	71.1	61.3	64.5	59.6	65.4						$17,894	$2,474	$15,420
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	$18,526	$2,500	$16,026
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%)	58.8	2128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		60.5	2048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	80	34.4		34.4	55.3	63.2	47.2	49.2			53.5	52.9	48.4	34.1	31.2			40.8	95.8			96.8		$17,986	$2,437	$15,549
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%)	82.5	1044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.3	984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	60	45.5		45.5	78.5	63.9	78.8	61.4			70.8	82.3	49.4	50.5	53.4			58.2						$17,357	$2,415	$14,942
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					$16,649	$2,476	$14,173
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		$19,577	$4,667	$14,910
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%)	49.5	2625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		43.7	2942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	317	29.9		29.9	55.3	49.3	40.9	46.8			47.9	50.9	41.9	24.4	27.5			36.2						$16,548	$2,455	$14,093
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%)	20.2	4811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.1	4669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	142	19.1		19.1	33.3	23.6	36.4	29.2			30.6	23.3	20.8	14.7	8.2			17.1						$19,044	$2,526	$16,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Denton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Denton Elementary?

Students at Denton Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Denton Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

How many students attend Denton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Denton Elementary.

Is Denton Elementary a good school?

Denton Elementary ranks 819^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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