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Outside Creek Elementary · Visalia

Outside Creek Elementary: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Outside Creek posts 23.8% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

26452 Road 164, 93292 (opens in new tab)·Outside Creek Elementary·Visalia·Grades TK-8·125 students·54% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 747-0710
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5645
% Exceeded24%21%
% Met+46%43%
Growth+0.8-2.9
Absence14.5%17.9%
Suspension0.4%1.6%
Scope Score
56
🤝 Culture First · Solid
ranked #1,304 statewide

Outside Creek Elementary scores 56 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 77th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “46% proficient” and call it done. Outside Creek deserves a closer read. The school sits in Visalia, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: +0.8pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Climbed from the 4th to the 77th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 4000 elementary schools.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Maintained)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 46% of students meet the standard today, above the 14% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 3—32%59%40%43%
Grade 4—77%24%39%44%
Grade 521%38%64%28%67%
Grade 6—35%20%—39%
Grade 746%—44%50%—
Grade 856%62%—65%64%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 3—16%35%47%50%
Grade 4—38%12%50%44%
Grade 57%8%18%11%28%
Grade 6—24%13%—22%
Grade 746%—17%27%—
Grade 856%54%—70%71%

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
23.8%
State 21.3%
2.5pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+0.8pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
45.8%
State 42.7%
3.1pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
14.5%
State 17.9%
3.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.4%
State 1.6%
1.2pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
2.6%
State 18.0%
15.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
  • Ask how English learners are supported, and what changes for them after they reclassify.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Outside Creek Elementary in Visalia, 45.6% of hispanic students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.6% district-wide and 38.8% statewide. Outside Creek Elementary outperforms its district average for hispanic students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Hispanic students (33.3% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested.

All students at this school: 46% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 46%, district —, state 43%46%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 39%, district 39%, state 32%39% · −7 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 27%, district 27%, state 32%27% · −19 vs school
MaleMale: this school 44%, district 44%, state 42%44% · −3 vs school

5 of 9 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 14.5%, district 14.5%, state 17.9%14.5% · −3.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.4%, district —, state 1.6%0.4% · −1.2pp vs state

TK/K students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (16.7% vs 9.1%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–69.1%
Grades 7–811.5%
TK/K16.7%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 31:1, district 31:131:1
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience7.2 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers20%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $12,611, CA average $14,815$12,611 · spent at this school
Federal share$674 per student

$674 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$12,030 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction68%
Instruction support8%
Student services5%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$9,731 per pupil
2019$10,450 per pupil
2018$10,884 per pupil
2017$11,843 per pupil
2016$8,955 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic79.2%
District 79.2% · CA 56.1%
White20.0%
District 20.0% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.8%
District 0.8% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 54.4% (9pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$83K · CA $85K
Median home value$366K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+19% · CA 35%
ZIP population45,780
Median age33 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 125 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 23% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Outside Creek Elementary a good elementary school?

Outside Creek Elementary has a Scope Score of 56 out of 100, placing it in the 77th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,304 statewide. 23.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 2.5 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Outside Creek Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 45.8% of students at Outside Creek Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 23.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 22.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 23.8% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 96 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Outside Creek Elementary rank in California?

Outside Creek Elementary ranks #1,304 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 77th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Outside Creek Elementary getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Outside Creek Elementary increases by 0.8 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Outside Creek Elementary?

14.5% of students at Outside Creek Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Outside Creek Elementary compare to other schools in Visalia?

Outside Creek Elementary scores 56/100 (77th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 125 students. Use the schools in Visalia page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

How does Outside Creek Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Outside Creek Elementary in Visalia, 45.6% of hispanic students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.6% district-wide and 38.8% statewide. Outside Creek Elementary outperforms its district average for hispanic students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Hispanic students (33.3% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 57 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

All schools in Visalia →

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
23.8%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 52th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
+0.8pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 76th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
45.8%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 52th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
14.5%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 56th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.4%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 60th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
2.6%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 33th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31429%14%29%29%43%−1
Grade 41619%25%6%50%44%−1
Grade 51833%33%17%17%67%+19
Grade 6186%33%11%50%39%−8
Grade 79——————
Grade 81421%43%29%7%64%+18
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31421%29%29%21%50%+4
Grade 41619%25%38%19%44%+2
Grade 51822%6%56%17%28%−8
Grade 6186%17%28%50%22%−13
Grade 79——————
Grade 81443%29%21%7%71%+39
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11316%16%61%16%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Hispanic/Latino5745.6%+0+7
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Outside Creek Elementary ←—5623.8%45.8%+0.80.4%
Blue Oak Academy3.1 mi3710.3%27.6%+3.75.0%
California average—4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
2019214#52823.6%14.3%5.8%1.8%—
20223446#31248.2%34.8%16.1%1.5%-0.6pp
20234461#221814.9%35.2%19.8%2.2%-6.2pp
20243429#405715.2%35.7%18.5%2.0%-23.9pp
20255677#130423.8%45.8%14.5%0.4%+0.8pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female8.0%8.2%+0.2pp
Male1.7%17.8%+16.1pp
Hispanic/Latino4.5%14.8%+10.3pp
English Learners5.7%18.4%+12.7pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged4.7%15.1%+10.4pp
All Students4.6%13.4%+8.8pp
Students with Disabilities—25.0%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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