La Joya Middle

Summary:

La Joya Middle is a public middle school located in Visalia, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 758 students. The school is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 894 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Joya Middle faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 7.6% in 2018-2019 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. The school's test scores are generally lower than the Visalia Unified School District and the state of California averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 36.68% (8th grade) to 49.84% (7th grade), compared to the district's 36.98% to 42.17% and the state's 45.95% to 47.19%. In Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics, La Joya Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 19.47% (8th grade) to 27.33% (7th grade), while the district's ranged from 20.19% to 25% and the state's from 31.57% to 33.83%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Disabled students performing relatively better than other subgroups.

When compared to other middle schools in the Visalia Unified School District, such as Ridgeview Middle and Green Acres Middle, La Joya Middle generally performs below its peers, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower test scores. The school's performance has also fluctuated over the years, ranking as high as 245 out of 894 California middle schools in 2020-2021 (rated 4 stars) and as low as 1,918 out of 2,802 in 2022-2023 (rated 2 stars).


Detail:

Public 7-8

 4711 West La Vida
       Visalia, CA  93277-1219


(559) 730-7921

District: Visalia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1502nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,278 Help


Students who attend La Joya Middle usually attend:

High:    El Diamante High

Feeder schools for La Joya Middle:

Elementary:    Cottonwood Creek Elementary
    Crestwood Elementary
    Goshen Elementary
    Linwood Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  24.3 Help
Number of students:  717

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.3%
White:
18.5%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details La Joya Middle ranks worse than 54.1% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.02. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details La Joya Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Visalia Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.3%), White (18.5%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Joya Middle is 24.3, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Visalia Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Joya Middle is $7,278, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Visalia Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Joya Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks La Joya Middle 1502nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See La Joya Middle in the ranking list.)

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Visalia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Visalia Unified 894th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Joya Middle

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Rank History for all students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.49 927th 1769 47.6%
2005 33.34 1144th 1777 35.6%
2006 42.41 959th 1804 46.8%
2007 37.71 1178th 1999 41.1%
2008 41.62 1117th 2005 44.3%
2009 47.97 1019th 2063 50.6%
2010 47.91 1093rd 2179 49.8%
2011 60.47 808th 2236 63.9%
2012 62.21 762nd 2259 66.3%
2013 56.87 969th 2379 59.3%
2015 50.27 1084th 2477 56.2%
2016 60.07 874th 2497 65.0%
2017 58.61 904th 2508 64.0%
2018 59.51 860th 2480 65.3%
2019 50.34 1142nd 2715 57.9%
2021 67.42 245th 894 72.6%
2022 31.94 1708th 2740 37.7%
2023 27.78 1918th 2802 31.5%
2024 39.02 1502nd 2777 45.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.30 341st 554 38.4%
2022 17.29 543rd 665 18.3%
2023 21.56 540th 678 20.4%
2024 39.49 430th 699 38.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.59 764th 1364 44.0%
2019 47.84 476th 1442 67.0%
2022 53.01 402nd 1540 73.9%
2023 41.24 733rd 1529 52.1%
2024 65.40 205th 1477 86.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.41 1100th 1538 28.5%
2024 35.86 895th 1550 42.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.62 639th 2230 71.3%
2019 51.46 976th 2369 58.8%
2022 33.38 1564th 2458 36.4%
2023 28.97 1801st 2549 29.3%
2024 38.44 1435th 2575 44.3%
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Rank History for Female students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.70 820th 2262 63.7%
2019 45.64 1168th 2380 50.9%
2022 36.05 1464th 2509 41.7%
2023 29.13 1695th 2547 33.5%
2024 36.18 1464th 2546 42.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.51 230th 1369 83.2%
2019 56.75 450th 1491 69.8%
2022 26.57 1201st 1531 21.6%
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Rank History for Male students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.53 814th 2273 64.2%
2019 52.51 975th 2407 59.5%
2022 27.72 1749th 2527 30.8%
2023 26.15 1826th 2558 28.6%
2024 40.39 1332nd 2547 47.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.53 461st 700 34.1%
2023 20.12 591st 718 17.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.80 583rd 2072 71.9%
2019 55.80 791st 2213 64.3%
2022 38.51 1342nd 2359 43.1%
2023 29.88 1649th 2391 31.0%
2024 41.33 1264th 2383 47.0%
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Rank History for White students at La Joya Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.90 618th 1496 58.7%
2019 38.88 974th 1602 39.2%
2022 22.38 1231st 1555 20.8%
2023 24.87 1176th 1552 24.2%
2024 42.09 863rd 1535 43.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

La Joya Middle Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for La Joya Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 564 24 21 318 6 n/a n/a 0 933
1996 564 24 21 318 6 n/a n/a 0 933
1997 565 24 20 327 6 n/a n/a 0 942
1998 545 20 21 317 7 n/a n/a 0 910
1999 533 22 26 290 9 n/a n/a 0 880
2000 486 20 27 329 10 n/a n/a 0 872
2001 454 27 26 389 14 n/a n/a 0 910
2002 533 31 34 384 8 n/a n/a 0 990
2003 533 31 34 384 8 n/a n/a 0 990
2004 534 33 31 407 8 n/a n/a 0 1013
2005 516 41 43 433 14 n/a n/a 0 1047
2006 490 35 44 420 18 n/a n/a 0 1007
2007 441 38 48 448 24 n/a n/a 1 1000
2008 427 45 57 471 21 n/a n/a 0 1021
2009 405 49 47 498 27 5 1 0 1032
2010 363 38 25 507 30 4 17 0 984
2011 323 37 43 520 24 5 2 0 954
2012 296 37 46 589 25 5 7 0 1005
2013 284 39 48 610 17 2 19 0 1019
2014 298 38 49 622 13 0 26 0 1046
2015 291 22 46 663 14 0 29 0 1065
2016 259 19 46 619 14 0 28 0 985
2017 249 16 41 543 10 1 19 0 879
2018 238 16 38 559 10 2 22 0 885
2019 225 18 31 575 5 3 44 0 901
2020 203 19 23 588 3 4 44 0 884
2021 176 16 27 573 5 1 41 0 839
2022 145 11 23 551 3 2 42 0 777
2023 140 14 25 538 2 2 37 0 758
2024 133 8 18 533 2 0 23 0 717

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Joya Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 933 41.4 22.5 37.8
1996 933 41.4 22.5 37.8
1997 942 41.3 22.8 37.7
1998 910 38.4 23.7 40.8
1999 880 39.9 22.1 38.8
2000 872 39.4 22.1 42.1
2001 910 39.4 23.1 41.5
2002 990 44.0 22.5 38.6
2003 990 44.0 22.5 38.6
2004 1013 37.5 27.0 41.2
2005 1047 40.2 26.0 44
2006 1007 39.3 25.6 44.4
2007 1000 39.5 25.3 42.5
2008 1021 46.3 22.1 50
2009 1032 40.9 21.6 49.8
2010 984 41.0 24.0 57.5
2011 954 n/a n/a 59.4
2012 1005 38.7 25.9 n/a
2013 1019 38.9 26.1 61.4
2014 1046 38.7 27.0 63.4
2015 1065 40.0 26.6 66.8
2016 985 41.0 24.0 66.3
2017 879 37.3 23.5 60.4
2018 885 34.7 25.4 62
2019 901 37.0 24.2 62.8
2020 884 n/a n/a 62.8
2021 839 36.4 23.0 65.8
2022 777 33.7 23.0 63.4
2023 758 38.1 19.8 62.7
2024 717 29.4 24.3 58.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Joya Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 933 41.4 22.5 37.8
1996 933 41.4 22.5 37.8
1997 942 41.3 22.8 37.7
1998 910 38.4 23.7 40.8
1999 880 39.9 22.1 38.8
2000 872 39.4 22.1 42.1
2001 910 39.4 23.1 41.5
2002 990 44.0 22.5 38.6
2003 990 44.0 22.5 38.6
2004 1013 37.5 27.0 41.2
2005 1047 40.2 26.0 44
2006 1007 39.3 25.6 44.4
2007 1000 39.5 25.3 42.5
2008 1021 46.3 22.1 50
2009 1032 40.9 21.6 49.8
2010 984 41.0 24.0 57.5
2011 954 n/a n/a 59.4
2012 1005 38.7 25.9 n/a
2013 1019 38.9 26.1 61.4
2014 1046 38.7 27.0 63.4
2015 1065 40.0 26.6 66.8
2016 985 41.0 24.0 66.3
2017 879 37.3 23.5 60.4
2018 885 34.7 25.4 62
2019 901 37.0 24.2 62.8
2020 884 n/a n/a 62.8
2021 839 36.4 23.0 65.8
2022 777 33.7 23.0 63.4
2023 758 38.1 19.8 62.7
2024 717 29.4 24.3 58.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for La Joya Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,278

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Joya Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1142nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1918th of 2802 Middle schools
 26.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Joya Middle)56.342.2
 14.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Visalia Unified)5542.6
 12.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (La Joya Middle)27.118.2
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Visalia Unified)3022.3
 7.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Joya Middle)50.623
 27.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Visalia Unified)52.536.3
 16.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (La Joya Middle)29.315.1
 14.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Visalia Unified)33.221.2
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (La Joya Middle)31.616.3
 15.3%
   8th Grade Science (Visalia Unified)29.322.2
 7.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students901758
 15.9%
African American1814
 22.2%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian3125
 19.4%
Hispanic575538
 6.4%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White225140
 37.8%
Two or More Races4437
 15.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.8%62.7%
 0.2%


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La Joya Middle ranks 1502nd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 717 students attended La Joya Middle.

Students at La Joya Middle are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Students who attend La Joya Middle usually go on to attend El Diamante High


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