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Mineral King Elementary

Visalia Unified Visalia Tulare County 93292
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,374 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
563 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
74%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 78.3%
White 11.6%
Asian 3.4%
Black 1.8%
Other 5.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mineral King Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard14.4%
Met Standard20.2%
Below Standard65.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Mineral King Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.0 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.3 points higher (vs 11.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
14.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
34.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
20.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
5.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,374
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 89 21.4% 14.6% 27.0% 37.1% 36.0%
4th 87 20.7% 27.6% 20.7% 31.0% 48.3%
5th 78 29.5% 28.2% 21.8% 20.5% 57.7%
6th 89 5.6% 27.0% 31.5% 36.0% 32.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 89 12.4% 16.9% 25.8% 44.9% 29.2%
4th 87 8.1% 18.4% 41.4% 32.2% 26.4%
5th 79 11.4% 19.0% 22.8% 46.8% 30.4%
6th 89 6.7% 10.1% 33.7% 49.4% 16.9%