Middle Schools in Visalia Unified

The Visalia Unified School District in California is home to 5 middle schools that serve students in grades 6-8. These schools include Valley Oak Middle, Ridgeview Middle, La Joya Middle, Divisadero Middle, and Green Acres Middle.

Among these middle schools, Ridgeview Middle stands out as the top performer. It consistently ranks among the top 1,000 middle schools in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ridgeview Middle boasts the highest test scores across the board, often exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, it has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (21.2%) among the middle schools in the data set. Green Acres Middle also performs well, ranking among the top 1,500 middle schools in California and meeting or exceeding the district and state averages on test scores.

In contrast, the middle schools in the Visalia Unified School District generally underperform compared to the state averages in academic achievement, with the exception of Ridgeview Middle. The district also has higher chronic absenteeism rates (19.1%) than the state average (16.1%), and the middle schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 55.5% to 77.84%. These factors may contribute to the lower academic performance observed across the district's middle schools.