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Visalia Unified School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 42 public schools serving 28,862 students in Visalia Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Visalia Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Visalia Unified School District are Oak Grove Elementary School, Hurley Elementary School and Manuel F. Hernandez. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Visalia Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Visalia Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Visalia Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.vusd.org

School District Phone Number

(559) 730-7300

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

42 Schools

10,289 Schools

# Students

28,862 Students

5,950,762 Students

# Teachers

1,290 Teachers

264,737 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

22:1

District Rank

Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked #914 of all 1,873 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 92% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#903 out of 1942 school districts
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

33%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Visalia Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

50%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Visalia Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

94%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Visalia Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.48

0.63

# American Indian Students

140 Students

28,341 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,413 Students

702,306 Students

% Asian Students

12%

# Hispanic Students

20,109 Students

3,302,330 Students

% Hispanic Students

70%

56%

# Black Students

397 Students

306,500 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

5,215 Students

1,289,869 Students

% White Students

18%

22%

# Hawaiian Students

48 Students

25,742 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,540 Students

294,082 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

2,215

457,990

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,096

423,037

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,077

429,215

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,181

436,003

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,144

443,754

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,199

446,040

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,157

437,468

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,216

457,337

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,303

464,787

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,434

499,546

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,359

493,556

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,319

477,454

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,162

484,575

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,762 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,522. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,604 is less than the state median of $19,618. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$368 MM

$29 MM