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Valley Life Charter

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Valley Life Charter is a K–12 alternative school in Visalia, California, serving 689 students among nearby alternative and specialized schools. Its clearest distinction is its low chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, the rate was 6%, compared with 18% statewide and 19% in the Tulare County Office of Education district. It was also lower than every nearby school with a reported rate; those rates ranged from 9% to 70%.

English was the school’s strongest subject compared with the state, while math was strongest compared with the district; science was weakest against both. In 2025–2026, Valley Life had 47% proficiency in English, near the state’s 49% and above the district’s 40%; math was 32%, below the state’s 38% but above the district’s 24%. Science was 29%, below the state’s 36% and district’s 42%. Among nearby schools with numeric results, Valley Life also led in English and math: its results were 47% and 32%, versus 33% and 25% at Exeter Independent Study (Alternative). Nearby comparisons are incomplete because some school results were suppressed, so they do not establish a ranking across all nearby schools.

The available results do not show whether Valley Life’s test performance is improving or declining: all-grade test results are available for only 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism fell over time at the district and state levels—from 30% to 19% in the district and from 30% to 18% statewide between 2021–2022 and 2025–2026—but Valley Life has an attendance rate for only the latter year. SchoolDigger reports a 42nd-percentile ranking and two stars for the district, but the supplied data do not give Valley Life its own SchoolDigger rank or star rating. Its latest supplied student–teacher ratio is 19.2, and its latest free/reduced lunch eligible measure is 33% in 2017–2018; neither is a current comparison with nearby schools.

689

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

3737 W. Walnut Ave.
Visalia, CA 93277-3947

(559) 625-8527

District: Tulare County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Hispanic:

41.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2018

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school41%

District avg6%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Valley Life Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1063^rd of 1,530Tulare County Office of Education 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	46.5	2753 of 5662	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	2784 of 5692	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.3	2116 of 5614	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	1920 of 5611	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.6	2959 of 5530	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	48.8	2552 of 5413	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	49.1	2286 of 4830	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	42.0	2890 of 5084	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	42.6	2881 of 5431	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	2193 of 2737	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	1229 of 2480	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	979 of 2508	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.1	751 of 2497	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	1186 of 2477	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.7	1380 of 2379	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.4	1170 of 2262	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	43.3	1093 of 2072	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	50.3	955 of 2230	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	42.6	1183 of 2273	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	27.4	1116 of 1496	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2018)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2018)47th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2018)20th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)57th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2018)48th percentile~ school

Male (2018)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)47th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Valley Life Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3737 West Walnut Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Valley Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 625-8527	688	43	16.1	39.0%	290 (42.2%)	8 (1.2%)	330 (48.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)								(n/a)	27.0	32.4				29.0	40.5	38.7	58.1	41.9	56.0	45.6		47.0	40.5	38.7	24.3	16.7	45.3	29.4		32.2	≥ 99%		$17,944	$543	$17,401
Crescent Valley Public Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	116 East Main St.	Visalia	92391	Tulare County	Crescent Valley Public Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 316-0295	852	38	22.6	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					28.6	28.6							36.8	36.8							18.3	18.3			$19,458	$482	$18,976
Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	6200 South Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93278	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2910	1,141	108	10.6	76.7%	158 (13.8%)	14 (1.2%)	916 (80.3%)	31 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.1%)								(n/a)														0.0								0.0	86%	0%
Farmersville Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	281 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 592-2010	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														9.1								0.0
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	467	22	21.6	56.1%	215 (46.0%)	7 (1.5%)	210 (45.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)								(n/a)	28.6	35.1		50.0		36.7	32.7	25.6	34.3	35.1	48.9	40.5	68.8	40.2	26.5	20.5	22.9	13.5	31.1	21.6	46.9	25.9	41%	0%	$15,812	$494	$15,318
Exeter Community Day	Public, Alternative	1-12	711 W Chestnut	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 671-0446	13	1	10.8	76.9%	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$31,566	$596	$30,970
Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1107 E Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 592-4420	47	2	22.7	85.1%	13 (27.7%)	4 (8.5%)	30 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						8.3								33.3								25.0			$17,732	$3,486	$14,246
Esperanza High	Public, Alternative	K-12	12724 Avenue 392	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3883	19	1	18.8	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$25,594	$1,475	$24,119
Ronald Reagan Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	470 Avenue 406	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-0563	71	4	17.7	87.3%	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (90.1%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				5.3		3.5							16.0	15.4							0.0	0.0			$21,054	$1,444	$19,610
Loma Vista Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	290 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5111	24	1	23.0	83.3%	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (87.5%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$20,882	$3,591	$17,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Life Charter

What district is Valley Life Charter in?

Tulare County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Valley Life Charter?

Students at Valley Life Charter are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Valley Life Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 689 students attended Valley Life Charter.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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