Visalia Charter Independent Study: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Visalia Charter Independent Study posts 29% meeting the standard and 8.0% exceeding it, against 35% and 15.5% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
Visalia Charter Independent Study scores 44 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 38th percentile of 1,739 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “29% proficient” and call it done. Visalia Charter Independent Study deserves a closer read. The school sits in Visalia, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 48.9% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Visalia Charter Independent Study enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
Of 100 students here: 29 are proficient by 11th grade → 96 graduate → 4 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
Visalia Charter Independent Study's most underrated number
48.9% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 48
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
1 more gap by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 199 | 15% | 33% | 37% | 15% | 48% | +1 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 205 | 1% | 8% | 17% | 74% | 9% | −14 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 206 | 1% | 11% | 82% | 6% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 135 | 48.9% | +9 | +11 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 147 | 46.9% | +5 | +8 |
| White | 37 | 56.8% | −3 | −5 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia Charter Independent Study ← | — | 44 | 8.0% | 28.8% | — | 0.6% |
| Golden West High | 0.8 mi | 51 | 10.3% | 32.5% | — | 5.6% |
| La Sierra High | 1 mi | 45 | 10.0% | 37.5% | — | 7.9% |
| California average | — | 47 | 15.5% | 34.6% | — | 4.0% |
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means