Is Crowley Elementary a good school?

Crowley Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Crowley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 422 students attended Crowley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Crowley Elementary?

Students at Crowley Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Crowley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crowley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Divisadero Middle High : Mt. Whitney High

Crowley Elementary

Summary:

Crowley Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 426 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Crowley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with its students performing significantly below the Visalia Unified School District and California state averages on standardized tests. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.74% of Crowley Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.55% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school has also experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in 2018-2019 to 36.7% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Crowley Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, who all rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective statewide subgroups. Additionally, the school's performance is significantly worse than nearby Golden Oak Elementary, Conyer Elementary, and Manuel F. Hernandez Elementary, which all have higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

214 East Ferguson St.
Visalia, CA 93291-2006

(559) 730-7758

District: Visalia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4631^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,119

Students who attend Crowley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 422

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

Asian:

15.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Crowley Elementary ranks worse than 79% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 22^nd among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.43. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.9%), Asian (15.2%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crowley Elementary is 24.9. 22 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Crowley Elementary employs 16.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crowley Elementary is $7,119. 20 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Crowley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Crowley Elementary 4631^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Crowley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Visalia Unified:

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

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Rank History for Crowley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.21	4744^th	4809	1.4%
2005	10.80	4613^th	4822	4.3%
2006	10.77	4591^st	4818	4.7%
2007	10.24	4906^th	5113	4.0%
2008	15.17	4652^nd	5113	9.0%
2009	10.31	4987^th	5193	4.0%
2010	7.93	5221^st	5314	1.8%
2011	3.24	5361^st	5377	0.3%
2012	4.30	5358^th	5390	0.6%
2013	10.27	5282^nd	5530	4.5%
2015	24.62	4163^rd	5611	25.8%
2016	15.01	5039^th	5614	10.2%
2017	27.20	4071^st	5692	28.5%
2018	27.70	4021^st	5662	29.0%
2019	26.86	4203^rd	5789	27.4%
2022	27.29	4117^th	5883	30.0%
2023	21.32	4723^rd	5874	19.6%
2024	22.43	4631^st	5862	21.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.34	1796^th	3246	44.7%
2019	46.98	1399^th	3275	57.3%
2022	63.11	661^st	3311	80.0%
2023	38.33	1935^th	3250	40.5%
2024	34.08	2246^th	3160	28.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	32.00	1698^th	2634	35.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.54	3198^th	5084	37.1%
2019	37.98	3277^th	5173	36.7%
2022	35.05	3421^st	5264	35.0%
2023	29.17	3957^th	5374	26.4%
2024	29.70	3982^nd	5511	27.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.61	4202^nd	5413	22.4%
2019	27.84	4004^th	5492	27.1%
2022	26.46	4080^th	5635	27.6%
2023	23.91	4342^nd	5617	22.7%
2024	19.04	4795^th	5605	14.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.21	1666^th	2585	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.28	3396^th	5431	37.5%
2019	27.04	4018^th	5510	27.1%
2022	30.05	3779^th	5663	33.3%
2023	21.92	4542^nd	5650	19.6%
2024	28.13	3986^th	5636	29.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.58	976^th	1071	8.9%
2019	7.62	1062^nd	1149	7.6%
2023	3.91	1127^th	1190	5.3%
2024	6.08	1109^th	1203	7.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Crowley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.25	3322^nd	4830	31.2%
2019	35.16	3303^rd	4963	33.4%
2022	35.85	3231^st	5084	36.4%
2023	27.13	3941^st	5098	22.7%
2024	27.40	3924^th	5102	23.1%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Crowley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	73	12	41	404	18	n/a	n/a	0	548
1989	85	11	39	415	14	n/a	n/a	0	564
1990	73	16	48	455	14	n/a	n/a	0	606
1991	75	31	64	505	15	n/a	n/a	0	690
1992	69	24	53	517	15	n/a	n/a	0	678
1993	75	17	57	534	16	n/a	n/a	0	699
1994	73	23	53	515	11	n/a	n/a	0	675
1995	53	18	51	555	9	n/a	n/a	0	686
1996	53	18	51	555	9	n/a	n/a	0	686
1997	42	15	61	606	9	n/a	n/a	0	733
1998	55	13	77	541	11	n/a	n/a	0	697
1999	38	20	64	565	11	n/a	n/a	0	698
2000	42	22	53	574	10	n/a	n/a	0	701
2001	30	20	42	574	7	n/a	n/a	0	673
2002	19	5	34	556	9	n/a	n/a	0	623
2003	19	5	34	556	9	n/a	n/a	0	623
2004	15	6	39	565	14	n/a	n/a	0	639
2005	18	8	43	556	7	n/a	n/a	0	632
2006	19	11	56	561	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
2007	9	11	59	537	10	n/a	n/a	1	627
2008	8	14	49	526	12	n/a	n/a	0	609
2009	16	24	50	492	10	0	0	0	592
2010	17	21	52	519	9	2	6	0	626
2011	11	18	62	531	4	3	10	0	639
2012	9	16	81	523	2	3	7	0	641
2013	8	7	83	526	2	1	8	0	635
2014	6	8	78	505	1	1	10	0	609
2015	10	12	81	501	1	1	14	0	620
2016	5	10	92	526	0	1	19	0	653
2017	7	9	81	512	0	0	19	0	628
2018	9	8	84	473	0	0	23	0	597
2019	12	8	76	444	2	0	24	0	566
2020	16	7	81	426	2	0	25	0	557
2021	10	3	72	397	1	0	25	0	508
2022	5	2	61	364	0	0	20	1	453
2023	5	3	64	336	0	0	18	0	426
2024	5	3	64	337	0	0	13	0	422

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 Crowley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	20.0	27.4	n/a
1989	564	22.0	25.6	n/a
1990	606	27.0	22.4	n/a
1991	690	26.0	26.5	n/a
1992	678	26.4	25.6	76.1
1993	699	24.0	29.1	72
1994	675	24.5	27.6	80.7
1995	686	25.0	27.4	73.5
1996	686	25.0	27.4	73.5
1997	733	32.5	22.6	88
1998	697	31.5	22.1	93.1
1999	698	32.2	21.7	94.6
2000	701	36.5	19.2	92.6
2001	673	31.0	21.7	91.4
2002	623	34.0	18.3	92.5
2003	623	34.0	18.3	92.5
2004	639	31.5	20.3	94.8
2005	632	31.0	20.4	83.7
2006	653	26.0	25.1	81.6
2007	627	28.0	22.4	88.5
2008	609	29.5	20.6	73.7
2009	592	26.0	19.7	93.8
2010	626	26.0	24.0	90.9
2011	639	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	641	21.5	29.8	0.5
2013	635	22.5	28.2	98.3
2014	609	23.0	26.4	79.8
2015	620	23.0	26.9	73.4
2016	653	23.0	28.3	71.4
2017	628	26.0	24.1	85.5
2018	597	22.0	27.1	88.4
2019	566	22.9	24.7	87.1
2020	557	n/a	n/a	87.1
2021	508	21.5	23.5	83.1
2022	453	20.6	21.9	92.1
2023	426	18.5	22.9	90.8
2024	422	16.9	24.9	89.1

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 Crowley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	20.0	27.4	n/a
1989	564	22.0	25.6	n/a
1990	606	27.0	22.4	n/a
1991	690	26.0	26.5	n/a
1992	678	26.4	25.6	76.1
1993	699	24.0	29.1	72
1994	675	24.5	27.6	80.7
1995	686	25.0	27.4	73.5
1996	686	25.0	27.4	73.5
1997	733	32.5	22.6	88
1998	697	31.5	22.1	93.1
1999	698	32.2	21.7	94.6
2000	701	36.5	19.2	92.6
2001	673	31.0	21.7	91.4
2002	623	34.0	18.3	92.5
2003	623	34.0	18.3	92.5
2004	639	31.5	20.3	94.8
2005	632	31.0	20.4	83.7
2006	653	26.0	25.1	81.6
2007	627	28.0	22.4	88.5
2008	609	29.5	20.6	73.7
2009	592	26.0	19.7	93.8
2010	626	26.0	24.0	90.9
2011	639	n/a	n/a	91.5
2012	641	21.5	29.8	0.5
2013	635	22.5	28.2	98.3
2014	609	23.0	26.4	79.8
2015	620	23.0	26.9	73.4
2016	653	23.0	28.3	71.4
2017	628	26.0	24.1	85.5
2018	597	22.0	27.1	88.4
2019	566	22.9	24.7	87.1
2020	557	n/a	n/a	87.1
2021	508	21.5	23.5	83.1
2022	453	20.6	21.9	92.1
2023	426	18.5	22.9	90.8
2024	422	16.9	24.9	89.1

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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