Charter school · Visalia Unified

Visalia Charter Independent Study

Q: Is Visalia Charter Independent Study a good high school?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 45 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (217 of 226); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Visalia Charter Independent Study's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 48% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 9% the math standard; 15% and 1% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 199 students were tested in English and 205 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Visalia Charter Independent Study rank in California?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Visalia Charter Independent Study ranks #1,242 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Visalia Charter Independent Study?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 17.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 121 chronically absent of 707 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 0.3%; 2 unduplicated suspended students of 737 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 18.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 0.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Visalia Charter Independent Study compare to other schools in Visalia?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 515 students. Use the schools in Visalia page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Visalia Charter Independent Study?

At Visalia Charter Independent Study in Visalia, 48.9% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 53.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Visalia Charter Independent Study’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 4.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (10.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (46.9% met or exceeded the ELA standard). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 135 ELA grade test records. 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.

Q: What AP courses are offered at Visalia Charter Independent Study?

Visalia Charter Independent Study had own-school AP authorizations for 1 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Precalculus. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: How many students from Visalia Charter Independent Study go to UC?

UC masks this number for Visalia Charter Independent Study — fewer than three enrollees in fall 2025 — a privacy protection for small cohorts, not a signal about the school. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center).

Visalia · 7–12 · 515 students (2024–25)

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17thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,500 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

45 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Visalia Charter Independent Studyhigher than 17 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Visalia Charter Independent Studyhigher than 17 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Visalia Charter Independent Studyhigher than 17 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (217 of 226); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 226
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 15%
Met standard: 33%
Below standard: 52%

48% met or exceeded · 199 tested

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Level	Here	California	Visalia Unified
Exceeded	15%	27%	27%
Met	33%	30%	34%
Nearly met	37%	20%	21%
Not met	15%	23%	18%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 1%
Met standard: 8%
Below standard: 91%

9% met or exceeded · 205 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Visalia Unified
Exceeded	1%	14%	6%
Met	8%	16%	15%
Nearly met	17%	21%	22%
Not met	74%	49%	57%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Closest to standing out

Open a finding for the evidence

121 of 707 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Visalia Unified school.2024–25

17 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 707
Comparison: 121 of 707. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Visalia Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school48%

California57%

Tested: 199 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school48%

Visalia Unified61%

Tested: 199 here · 2,073 in Visalia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Visalia Unified
Exceeded	15%	27%	27%
Met	33%	30%	34%
Nearly met	37%	20%	21%
Not met	15%	23%	18%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school9%

California30%

Tested: 205 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school9%

Visalia Unified21%

Tested: 205 here · 2,092 in Visalia Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 7 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Visalia Unified
Exceeded	1%	14%	6%
Met	8%	16%	15%
Nearly met	17%	21%	22%
Not met	74%	49%	57%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201943%203 tested

→

202548%199 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

20199%206 tested

→

20259%205 tested

This school

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202548%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%2019202220259%30%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 43% in 2019 to 48% in 2025. Math was 9% in both 2019 and 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	43% 203 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	46% 265 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	50% 224 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	55% 221 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	48% 199 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	9% 206 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	8% 270 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	9% 221 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	9% 220 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	9% 205 tested	30% 431,903 tested

Ask: Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

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After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 217 of 226 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

20%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

17%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

46% enrolled in college within 12 months · 231 high-school completers

University of California0 · 0%
California State University4 · 2%
California community college101 · 44%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 1%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled124 · 54%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 5
Admitted: 4
Enrolled: Masked

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

Fall 2025Applied 5 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled Masked

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 1

Precalculus

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 2 of 46 Prepared students · 4.3%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 226 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 7 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.
Dual enrollment (historical): 64 students · offered
2020-21
Source and what this counts
Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

17 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

16in 100 at the average Visalia Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

121 of 707 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school17 in 100

at the average Visalia Unified school16 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

0.3%of students were suspended at least once (2 of 737), 2024–25

3.4%at the average Visalia Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

135 English · 139 math tested

English49% / 49%

Math11% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

147 English · 152 math tested

English47% / 49%

Math9% / 19%

White

37 tested per subject

English57% / 68%

Math11% / 42%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Visalia Unified	vs California
Low-income · 135 tested in English, 139 in math
English	49%	−554%	049%
Math	11%	−415%	−1021%
Hispanic or Latino · 147 tested in English, 152 in math
English	47%	−1057%	−249%
Math	9%	−817%	−1019%
White · 37 tested
English	57%	−1572%	−1168%
Math	11%	−2132%	−3142%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Visalia Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and White students did worse than the same groups statewide in math.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino72%
White18%
Asian4%
Not reported2%
Two or more races2%
Black or African American2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	72%
White	18%
Asian	4%
Not reported	2%
Two or more races	2%
Black or African American	2%
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

7 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (70%, 362 of 515). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers49

Average experience12 years

First-year teachers12%

92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 91.90%: 47.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 52.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

ElementaryGolden Oak ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
High schoolVisalia Charter Independent StudyThis campus · grades 7-12

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Golden Oak Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
36th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
Mineral King Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
53rd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
Pinkham Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

Valley Oak Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Divisadero Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Green Acres Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

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Location and visiting

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424 North Lovers Lane, Visalia 93291

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Questions

Questions to ask

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Most students in grade 11 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby high schoolsStatewide percentile

Golden West High0.8 mi30thDeveloping

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

Nipomo HighLucia Mar Unified · 819 enrolled · 70.2% meal eligibility51stSolid
O'Connell (John) HighSan Francisco Unified · 460 enrolled · 70.4% meal eligibility6thNeeds Support
Latitude 37.8 HighSBE - Latitude 37.8 High · 389 enrolled · 70.4% meal eligibility56thSolid
Willows HighWillows Unified · 423 enrolled · 70.4% meal eligibility44thDeveloping
Gridley HighGridley Unified · 670 enrolled · 70.6% meal eligibility70thSolid
San Jose HighSan Jose Unified · 874 enrolled · 69.9% meal eligibility9thNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 62.3–78.3% meal eligibility and 258–1,030 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Visalia Charter Independent Study a good high school?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 45 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (217 of 226); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Visalia Charter Independent Study's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 48% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 9% the math standard; 15% and 1% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 199 students were tested in English and 205 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Visalia Charter Independent Study rank in California?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Visalia Charter Independent Study ranks #1,242 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Visalia Charter Independent Study?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 17.1% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 121 chronically absent of 707 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 0.3%; 2 unduplicated suspended students of 737 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 18.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 0.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Visalia Charter Independent Study compare to other schools in Visalia?

Visalia Charter Independent Study is in the 17th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 515 students. Use the schools in Visalia page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Visalia Charter Independent Study?

At Visalia Charter Independent Study in Visalia, 48.9% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 53.8% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Visalia Charter Independent Study’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 4.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (10.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (46.9% met or exceeded the ELA standard). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 135 ELA grade test records. 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.

What AP courses are offered at Visalia Charter Independent Study?

Visalia Charter Independent Study had own-school AP authorizations for 1 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Precalculus. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Visalia Charter Independent Study go to UC?

UC masks this number for Visalia Charter Independent Study — fewer than three enrollees in fall 2025 — a privacy protection for small cohorts, not a signal about the school. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center).

Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Visalia Charter Independent Study is ranked #1,242 statewide · #6 of 6 in Visalia Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	96.0%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	8.0%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	20.4%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	28.8%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	18.1%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	0.5%	3.3%	5%

Graduation rate: ↑ vs CA 92.9% · index 60 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 41 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 35 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 45 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 60 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 64 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 0.1pp lower vs 2024

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	199	15%	33%	37%	15%	48%	−0

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 11	205	1%	8%	17%	74%	9%	−14

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	221	55.2%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	220	8.6%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	13	46.1%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	224	49.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	13	38.5%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	221	9.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	265	51.2%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	265	30.9%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	265	46.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	270	25.6%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	270	14.3%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	270	7.6%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	203	42.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	206	9.2%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	206	1%	11%	82%	6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	135	48.9%	−5	+0
Hispanic/Latino	147	46.9%	−10	−2
White	37	56.8%	−15	−11

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School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
Visalia Charter Independent Study ←	—	4517th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	8.0%	28.8%	0.5%
Golden West High	0.8 mi	4930th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	10.3%	32.5%	5.5%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$66,787 – $128,563

Average elementary principal salary$170,993

Average middle school principal salary$173,188

Average high school principal salary$192,499

Superintendent salary$346,186

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 45/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 20.4% · numerator 46 students classified Prepared · denominator 226 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 4.3% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 46 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 46 of 226 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	40/100	13	#1308	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	42/100	21	#1258	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	44/100	23	#1254	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	43/100	22	#1274	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 16.8% → 2025 · 17.1% · +0.3pp
Suspension rate2024 · 0.4% → 2025 · 0.3% · −0.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	199	15.1%	48.2%
2025 · Math	205	1.0%	9.3%
2024 · ELA	221	12.7%	55.2%
2024 · Math	220	1.4%	8.6%
2023 · ELA	237	16.0%	49.4%
2023 · Math	234	2.6%	10.7%
2022 · ELA	265	12.8%	44.5%
2022 · Math	270	3.3%	11.5%
2019 · ELA	203	9.8%	42.9%
2019 · Math	206	1.9%	9.2%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

96.0%

AP pathway among Prepared

4.3%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

17.1%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

46.3%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	5.9%	26.0%	22.2%	2.4%
2022	7.8%	26.8%	21.3%	0.9%
2023	8.7%	29.3%	21.2%	0.8%
2024	7.0%	31.9%	17.8%	0.6%
2025	8.0%	28.8%	18.1%	0.5%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	18.5%	13.3%	-5.2pp
Male	26.3%	22.4%	-3.9pp
Asian	10.5%	14.8%	+4.3pp
Black/African American	9.1%	18.2%	+9.1pp
Hispanic/Latino	22.4%	16.4%	-6.0pp
Two or More Races	24.0%	25.0%	+1.0pp
White	22.7%	21.1%	-1.6pp
Students with Disabilities	20.5%	32.0%	+11.5pp
English Learners	22.0%	20.0%	-2.0pp
Foster Youth	12.5%	45.5%	+33.0pp
Homeless	13.3%	27.3%	+14.0pp
Military-Connected	27.3%	—	—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	21.6%	19.9%	-1.7pp
All Students	21.9%	17.1%	-4.8pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2025–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	5	4	masked	3.57	—	—

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Universitywide	2025	5	4	masked

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Precalculus	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not offered
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment	not reported
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	offered · 64 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	0
Total enrollment (CRDC)	498

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	0	0.0%
California State University	4	1.7%
California community college	101	43.7%
In-state private	0	0.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	2	0.9%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0.0%
Not enrolled	124	53.7%

231 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 46% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,738 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 28,884 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$86 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 515

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,501 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 515

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,265 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 55%Instruction support 14%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 5%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$12,738 per pupil

2020$12,100 per pupil

2019$12,279 per pupil

2018$11,230 per pupil

2017$10,379 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93291

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93291
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$82,610
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	25.13%
ZCTA population	63,568
Median age	33.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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