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Visalia Unified Schools
Visalia Unified is a public school district in California, based in Tulare County (Visalia). SchoolGrade grades 41 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Visalia Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Visalia Unified
37 of 41 schools in Visalia Unified carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 6C: 9D: 14F: 1
Best schools in Visalia Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Oak Grove Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Denton Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Linwood Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Golden West High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Hurley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Redwood High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Mt Whitney High (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Ridgeview Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Manuel F Hernandez (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Shannon Ranch Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Visalia Unified
High schools (5)
- El Diamante High, Visalia
- A Golden West High, Visalia
- A- Mt Whitney High, Visalia
- A- Redwood High, Visalia
- D+ Sequoia High, Visalia
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- D+ Divisadero Middle, Visalia
- B- Green Acres Middle, Visalia
- C- La Joya Middle, Visalia
- B+ Ridgeview Middle, Visalia
- D- Valley Oak Middle, Visalia
Elementary and primary schools (25)
- D+ Conyer Elementary, Visalia
- C+ Cottonwood Creek Elementary, Visalia
- D Crestwood Elementary, Visalia
- D+ Crowley Elementary, Visalia
- A+ Denton Elementary, Visalia
- C- Elbow Creek Elementary, Visalia
- D- Four Creeks Elementary, Visalia
- D+ Golden Oak Elementary, Visalia
- D+ Goshen Elementary, Visalia
- D- Highland Elementary, Visalia
- D+ Houston Elementary, Visalia
- A Hurley Elementary, Visalia
- D Ivanhoe Elementary, Ivanhoe
- A+ Linwood Elementary, Visalia
- C- Mineral King Elementary, Visalia
- C Mountain View Elementary, Visalia
- A+ Oak Grove Elementary, Visalia
- D Pinkham Elementary, Visalia
- C Riverway Elementary, Visalia
- C- Royal Oaks Elementary, Visalia
- B Shannon Ranch Elementary, Visalia
- B Veva Blunt Elementary, Visalia
- Visalia Technical Early College, Visalia
- F Washington Elementary, Visalia
- C- Willow Glen Elementary, Visalia
Other schools and academies (6)
- C Annie R Mitchell, Visalia
- Charter Home School Academy, Visalia
- Creekside Community Day, Visalia
- D Global Learning Charter, Visalia
- B Manuel F Hernandez, Visalia
- B Visalia Charter Independent Study, Visalia
Where Visalia Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Tulare County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 28,893 students with 1,264 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,997 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0641160
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Farmersville Unified (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Dinuba Unified (10 schools, 11 mi)
- Tulare City (17 schools, 13 mi)
- Kingsburg Joint Union High (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Lindsay Unified (10 schools, 17 mi)
- Woodlake Unified (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Exeter Unified (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Hanford Joint Union High (6 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Visalia Unified
How many schools are in Visalia Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 41 public schools in Visalia Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Visalia Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Visalia, Ivanhoe.
How good are the schools in Visalia Unified?
Across the 37 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 37.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.3%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Visalia Unified?
28,893 students were enrolled in Visalia Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Visalia Unified?
Visalia Unified is in California, based in Tulare County, with its district office in Visalia. Its boundary covers about 176 sq mi.