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Visalia Unified School District

5000 W. Cypress Ave., Visalia, CA 93277

29.1K Students | 1,086 Teachers | 40 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.5x 

White students are 4.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.1x 

Black students are 4.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

2 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.7 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

78% Nonwhite Students

63% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

93% High School Graduation Rate

15% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,318 students

< 1% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

67 students

14% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,217 students

2% Students Enrolled in Physics

161 students

11% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

902 students

23% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,952 students

26% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,222 students

15% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,250 students

1% Students Enrolled in Calculus

128 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

26.8 Students for Every Teacher

20% Inexperienced Teachers

25% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

11.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

1 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

9 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

4 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

1 School With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,126 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

155 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

121 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

93 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.4Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

55 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

38 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

2 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.7 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Jim Sullivan
  • 559-730-3599
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Jim Sullivan
  • 559-730-3599
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Mimi Bonds
  • 559-730-7573
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Annie R. Mitchell Visalia 82% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Alternatives Academy Visalia 98% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Home School Academy Visalia 60% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Conyer Elementary Visalia 78% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia 72% 49%

Not Available

Not available

14.9x
Crestwood Elementary Visalia 77% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crowley Elementary Visalia 99% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Divisadero Middle Visalia 79% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia 75% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Diamante High Visalia 70% 54% Greater than 99% 2.3x 5x
Fairview Elementary Visalia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Four Creeks Elementary Visalia 92% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Oak Elementary Visalia 79% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden West High Visalia 77% 58% Greater than 99%

Not available

4.5x
Goshen Elementary Visalia 96% 74%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Green Acres Middle Visalia 78% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elementary Visalia 99% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Houston Elementary Visalia 98% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hurley Elementary Visalia 56% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe 98% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Joya Middle Visalia 74% 66%

Not Available

Not available

6.8x
Linwood Elementary Visalia 67% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia 87% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mineral King Elementary Visalia 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain View Elementary Visalia 71% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Whitney High Visalia 73% 52% 98%

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary Visalia 61% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pinkham Elementary Visalia 78% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Redwood High Visalia 74% 44% Greater than 99%

Not available

4.6x
River Bend Visalia 65% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia 75% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoia High Visalia 88% 71% Between 50% and 54%

Not available

Not available

Shannon Ranch Elementary Visalia 70% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia 49% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Oak Middle Visalia 80% 71%

Not Available

Not available

12.1x
Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia 83% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia 73% 86% 82%

Not available

10.9x
Visalia Technical Early College Visalia 55% 46% Greater than 90%

Not available

14.4x
Washington Elementary Visalia 92% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Glen Elementary Visalia 81% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Annie R. Mitchell Visalia 82% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Alternatives Academy Visalia 98% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Home School Academy Visalia 60% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Conyer Elementary Visalia 78% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia 72% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crestwood Elementary Visalia 77% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crowley Elementary Visalia 99% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Divisadero Middle Visalia 79% 71%

Not Available

Not available

1.8x
Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia 75% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Diamante High Visalia 70% 54% Greater than 99% 1.5x

Not available

Fairview Elementary Visalia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Four Creeks Elementary Visalia 92% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Oak Elementary Visalia 79% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden West High Visalia 77% 58% Greater than 99% 1.3x

Not available

Goshen Elementary Visalia 96% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Green Acres Middle Visalia 78% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elementary Visalia 99% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Houston Elementary Visalia 98% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hurley Elementary Visalia 56% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe 98% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

La Joya Middle Visalia 74% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linwood Elementary Visalia 67% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia 87% 70%

Not Available

Not available

No Hispanic students suspended

Mineral King Elementary Visalia 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain View Elementary Visalia 71% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Whitney High Visalia 73% 52% 98% 1.4x

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary Visalia 61% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pinkham Elementary Visalia 78% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Redwood High Visalia 74% 44% Greater than 99% 1.8x 2.2x
River Bend Visalia 65% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia 75% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoia High Visalia 88% 71% Between 50% and 54%

Not available

Not available

Shannon Ranch Elementary Visalia 70% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia 49% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Oak Middle Visalia 80% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia 83% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia 73% 86% 82%

Not available

Not available

Visalia Technical Early College Visalia 55% 46% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Washington Elementary Visalia 92% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Willow Glen Elementary Visalia 81% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Annie R. Mitchell Visalia 82% 70%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Charter Alternatives Academy Visalia 98% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Home School Academy Visalia 60% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Conyer Elementary Visalia 78% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia 72% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crestwood Elementary Visalia 77% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crowley Elementary Visalia 99% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Divisadero Middle Visalia 79% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia 75% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Diamante High Visalia 70% 54% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Fairview Elementary Visalia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Four Creeks Elementary Visalia 92% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Oak Elementary Visalia 79% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden West High Visalia 77% 58% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Goshen Elementary Visalia 96% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Green Acres Middle Visalia 78% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elementary Visalia 99% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Houston Elementary Visalia 98% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hurley Elementary Visalia 56% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe 98% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Joya Middle Visalia 74% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linwood Elementary Visalia 67% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia 87% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mineral King Elementary Visalia 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain View Elementary Visalia 71% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Whitney High Visalia 73% 52% 98%

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary Visalia 61% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pinkham Elementary Visalia 78% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Redwood High Visalia 74% 44% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

River Bend Visalia 65% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia 75% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoia High Visalia 88% 71% Between 50% and 54%

Not available

Not available

Shannon Ranch Elementary Visalia 70% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia 49% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Oak Middle Visalia 80% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia 83% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia 73% 86% 82%

Not available

Not available

Visalia Technical Early College Visalia 55% 46% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Washington Elementary Visalia 92% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Glen Elementary Visalia 81% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Annie R. Mitchell Visalia 82% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Alternatives Academy Visalia 98% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Home School Academy Visalia 60% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Conyer Elementary Visalia 78% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia 72% 49%

Not Available

Not available

14.9x
Crestwood Elementary Visalia 77% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crowley Elementary Visalia 99% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Divisadero Middle Visalia 79% 71%

Not Available

Not available

3.8x
Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia 75% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Diamante High Visalia 70% 54% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Fairview Elementary Visalia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Four Creeks Elementary Visalia 92% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Oak Elementary Visalia 79% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden West High Visalia 77% 58% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Goshen Elementary Visalia 96% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Green Acres Middle Visalia 78% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elementary Visalia 99% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Houston Elementary Visalia 98% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hurley Elementary Visalia 56% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe 98% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Joya Middle Visalia 74% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linwood Elementary Visalia 67% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia 87% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mineral King Elementary Visalia 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain View Elementary Visalia 71% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Whitney High Visalia 73% 52% 98%

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary Visalia 61% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pinkham Elementary Visalia 78% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Redwood High Visalia 74% 44% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

River Bend Visalia 65% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia 75% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoia High Visalia 88% 71% Between 50% and 54%

Not available

Not available

Shannon Ranch Elementary Visalia 70% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia 49% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Oak Middle Visalia 80% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia 83% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia 73% 86% 82%

Not available

Not available

Visalia Technical Early College Visalia 55% 46% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Washington Elementary Visalia 92% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Glen Elementary Visalia 81% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Annie R. Mitchell Visalia 82% 70%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Charter Alternatives Academy Visalia 98% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Charter Home School Academy Visalia 60% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Conyer Elementary Visalia 78% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cottonwood Creek Elementary Visalia 72% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crestwood Elementary Visalia 77% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Crowley Elementary Visalia 99% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Divisadero Middle Visalia 79% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Elbow Creek Elementary Visalia 75% 76%

Not Available

Not available

17.7x
El Diamante High Visalia 70% 54% Greater than 99% 3.3x

Not available

Fairview Elementary Visalia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Four Creeks Elementary Visalia 92% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Oak Elementary Visalia 79% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden West High Visalia 77% 58% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Goshen Elementary Visalia 96% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Green Acres Middle Visalia 78% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elementary Visalia 99% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Houston Elementary Visalia 98% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hurley Elementary Visalia 56% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe 98% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Joya Middle Visalia 74% 66%

Not Available

Not available

4.6x
Linwood Elementary Visalia 67% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Manuel F. Hernandez Visalia 87% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mineral King Elementary Visalia 83% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mountain View Elementary Visalia 71% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Whitney High Visalia 73% 52% 98%

Not available

Not available

Oak Grove Elementary Visalia 61% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pinkham Elementary Visalia 78% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Redwood High Visalia 74% 44% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

River Bend Visalia 65% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Oaks Elementary Visalia 75% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sequoia High Visalia 88% 71% Between 50% and 54%

Not available

Not available

Shannon Ranch Elementary Visalia 70% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia 49% 37%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Oak Middle Visalia 80% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Veva Blunt Elementary Visalia 83% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia 73% 86% 82%

Not available

Not available

Visalia Technical Early College Visalia 55% 46% Greater than 90%

Not available

5.2x
Washington Elementary Visalia 92% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Glen Elementary Visalia 81% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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