How does Oak Grove Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Visalia?

Oak Grove Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.4/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,982 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Oak Grove Elementary?

40.2% of students at Oak Grove Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Oak Grove Elementary improving or declining?

Oak Grove Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Oak Grove Elementary?

8.6% of students at Oak Grove Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Oak Grove Elementary

Visalia Unified Visalia Tulare County 93291

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,982 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

739 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 48.3%

White 31.9%

Asian 9.9%

Black 0.7%

Other 9.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Oak Grove Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.2%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	31.5%

Exceeded

40.2%

Met

28.3%

Below

31.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Oak Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.7 points above the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.1 points higher (vs 20.1% 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 8.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

68.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+11.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,982

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	81	28.4%	38.3%	19.8%	13.6%	66.7%
4th	93	47.3%	21.5%	20.4%	10.8%	68.8%
5th	114	50.0%	26.3%	13.2%	10.5%	76.3%
6th	92	37.0%	33.7%	20.6%	8.7%	70.7%
7th	62	38.7%	41.9%	6.5%	12.9%	80.7%
8th	52	48.1%	23.1%	15.4%	13.5%	71.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	83	28.9%	28.9%	21.7%	20.5%	57.8%
4th	93	43.0%	30.1%	21.5%	5.4%	73.1%
5th	114	47.4%	23.7%	14.9%	14.0%	71.0%
6th	93	33.3%	28.0%	22.6%	16.1%	61.3%
7th	62	35.5%	29.0%	16.1%	19.4%	64.5%
8th	52	44.2%	15.4%	19.2%	21.1%	59.6%