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Best public schools in Visalia, CA

52 public schools in Visalia: 22 elementary · 5 middle · 12 high · 9 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

22 schools in Visalia, best first
1
Denton Elementary 82.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 638 students
ELA 70%Math 62%Science 54%
#810 of 4,688 in California
2
Shannon Ranch Elementary 80.1
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 648 students
ELA 71%Math 58%Science 46%
#932 of 4,688 in California
3
Hurley Elementary 76.5
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 593 students
ELA 63%Math 58%Science 45%
#1,100 of 4,688 in California
4
Linwood Elementary 63.3
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 524 students
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 27%
#1,719 of 4,688 in California
5
Manuel F. Hernandez 61.1
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 698 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 34%
#1,822 of 4,688 in California
6
Riverway Elementary 53.6
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 859 students
ELA 48%Math 36%Science 30%
#2,174 of 4,688 in California
7
Cottonwood Creek Elementary 51.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 639 students
ELA 45%Math 33%Science 37%
#2,263 of 4,688 in California
8
Mountain View Elementary 49.2
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 598 students
ELA 43%Math 35%Science 31%
#2,380 of 4,688 in California
9
Elbow Creek Elementary 45.4
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 540 students
ELA 41%Math 33%Science 27%
#2,558 of 4,688 in California
10
Annie R. Mitchell 44.1
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 773 students
ELA 43%Math 32%Science 22%
#2,619 of 4,688 in California
11
Mineral King Elementary 43.5
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 563 students
ELA 43%Math 26%Science 35%
#2,647 of 4,688 in California
12
Willow Glen Elementary 36.8
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 503 students
ELA 40%Math 27%Science 21%
#2,961 of 4,688 in California
13
Crestwood Elementary 36.4
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 571 students
ELA 37%Math 32%Science 17%
#2,980 of 4,688 in California
14
Conyer Elementary 35.8
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 406 students
ELA 35%Math 28%Science 27%
#3,008 of 4,688 in California
15
Four Creeks Elementary 34.2
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 657 students
ELA 33%Math 28%Science 26%
#3,083 of 4,688 in California
16
Golden Oak Elementary 32.1
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 644 students
ELA 39%Math 26%Science 18%
#3,182 of 4,688 in California
17
Veva Blunt Elementary 29.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 581 students
ELA 37%Math 25%Science 16%
#3,294 of 4,688 in California
18
Pinkham Elementary 27.3
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 477 students
ELA 37%Math 23%Science 17%
#3,407 of 4,688 in California
19
Goshen Elementary 25.2
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 584 students
ELA 32%Math 23%Science 22%
#3,505 of 4,688 in California
20
Houston Elementary 18.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 508 students
ELA 31%Math 17%Science 19%
#3,810 of 4,688 in California
21
Highland Elementary 17.0
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 438 students
ELA 27%Math 21%Science 17%
#3,890 of 4,688 in California
22
Crowley Elementary 11.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-6 · 422 students
ELA 27%Math 17%Science 10%
#4,138 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

5 schools in Visalia, best first
1
Ridgeview Middle 60.1
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-8 · 932 students
ELA 49%Math 33%Science 31%
#529 of 1,326 in California
2
Green Acres Middle 54.7
Visalia Unified · Grades 6-8 · 769 students
ELA 48%Math 29%Science 27%
#601 of 1,326 in California
3
La Joya Middle 43.6
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-8 · 717 students
ELA 44%Math 20%Science 26%
#748 of 1,326 in California
4
Valley Oak Middle 33.3
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-8 · 930 students
ELA 37%Math 19%Science 19%
#885 of 1,326 in California
5
Divisadero Middle 32.2
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-8 · 759 students
ELA 37%Math 20%Science 17%
#899 of 1,326 in California

High schools

12 schools in Visalia, best first
1
University Preparatory High 98.5
Tulare County Office of Education · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 247 students
ELA 89%Math 73%Science 75%
#26 of 1,729 in California
2
Redwood High 84.9
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,468 students
ELA 80%Math 35%Science 48%
#261 of 1,729 in California
3
El Diamante High 73.3
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,942 students
ELA 70%Math 26%Science 36%
#462 of 1,729 in California
4
Visalia Technical Early College 62.4
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 230 students
ELA 58%Math 20%Science 42%
#650 of 1,729 in California
5
Mt. Whitney High 50.1
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,629 students
ELA 53%Math 16%Science 26%
#863 of 1,729 in California
6
Golden West High 46.4
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,009 students
ELA 53%Math 12%Science 23%
#927 of 1,729 in California
7
La Sierra High 35.3
Tulare County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 189 students
ELA 32%Math 18%Science 15%
#1,119 of 1,729 in California
8
Visalia Charter Independent Study 34.4
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 552 students
ELA 48%Math 9%Science 12%
#1,134 of 1,729 in California
9
Sequoia High 11.2
Visalia Unified · Grades 9-12 · 335 students
ELA 11%Math 2%Science 5%
#1,535 of 1,729 in California
10
Tulare County Court 0.4
Tulare County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · 68 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,716 of 1,729 in California
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Creekside Community Day —
Visalia Unified · Grades 7-12 · 29 students
No published test results
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Tulare County Community —
Tulare County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · 12 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

9 schools in Visalia, best first
1
Oak Grove Elementary 94.0
Visalia Unified · Grades K-8 · 739 students
ELA 72%Math 65%Science 58%
#67 of 1,107 in California
2
Outside Creek Elementary 63.4
Outside Creek Elementary · Grades K-8 · 141 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 23%
#406 of 1,107 in California
3
Sycamore Valley Academy 46.4
Sycamore Valley Academy District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 410 students
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 21%
#594 of 1,107 in California
4
Blue Oak Academy 43.4
Blue Oak Academy District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 414 students
ELA 36%Math 25%Science 39%
#627 of 1,107 in California
5
Royal Oaks Elementary 35.5
Visalia Unified · Grades K-8 · 491 students
ELA 40%Math 25%Science 18%
#714 of 1,107 in California
6
Global Learning Charter 21.8
Visalia Unified · Grades K-8 · Charter · 436 students
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 13%
#866 of 1,107 in California
7
Washington Elementary 20.7
Visalia Unified · Grades K-8 · 284 students
ELA 31%Math 16%Science 18%
#878 of 1,107 in California
8
Charter Home School Academy 14.4
Visalia Unified · Grades K-8 · Charter · 164 students
ELA 32%Math 9%Science 12%
#948 of 1,107 in California
9
Stone Corral Elementary 8.4
Stone Corral Elementary · Grades K-8 · 112 students
ELA 26%Math 8%Science 7%
#1,014 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

4 schools in Visalia, best first
1
Valley Life Charter 66.3
Valley Life Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 678 students
ELA 49%Math 30%Science 27%
#192 of 569 in California
2
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center 60.2
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 416 students
ELA 39%Math 25%Science 41%
#227 of 569 in California
3
Crescent Valley Public Charter II 28.0
Crescent Valley Public Charter II District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 757 students
ELA 26%Math 14%Science 15%
#410 of 569 in California
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Special Education —
Tulare County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 1,089 students
No published test results

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