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Valley Oak Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Valley Oak is a middle school in Visalia. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

2000 North Lovers Lane, 93292·Visalia Unified·Visalia·Grades 7-8·952 students·80% low-income·(559) 730-7681·Website

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

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The community around it

Community Profile
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Student demographics

Hispanic76.8%
White14.4%
Asian3.4%
Black1.4%
Other4.1%
GenderFemale 50.1%Male 49.9%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
952
Near CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
80%
16pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
1 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,651
District avg: $12,738 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
20.4% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$66,787 – $128,563
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Valley Oak Middle in Visalia, 33.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 39.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Valley Oak Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 6.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (15.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (34.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 34.7 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 745 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Disabilities−34.7pp
2.5% vs 37.2% overall · n=121
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Disabilities−8.7pp
0.0% vs 8.7% overall · n=121
Math · Disabilities−18.1pp
0.8% vs 18.9% overall · n=121
Math Exceeded · Disabilities−6.5pp
0.0% vs 6.5% overall · n=121

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income750 tested
ELA 33.0%·Math 15.7%· -6.7pp vs district
Hispanic712 tested
ELA 34.2%·Math 16.0%· -8.0pp vs district
English Learner161 tested
ELA 6.2%·Math 3.7%· -7.3pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 63%Support 35%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$83K
$2K below CA median
Median Home Value
$366K
$293K below CA median
Bachelor's+
19%
16pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.9 years avg experience
51 teachers · 24% first-year · 20% second-year
Teacher Credentials
80% fully credentialed
7.2% on intern/emergency permit

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →