Is Elbow Creek Elementary a good school?

Elbow Creek Elementary ranks 3118 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elbow Creek Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 540 students attended Elbow Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elbow Creek Elementary?

Students at Elbow Creek Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Elbow Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elbow Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valley Oak Middle High : Golden West High

Elbow Creek Elementary

Summary:

Elbow Creek Elementary is a public elementary school serving 525 students in grades K-6 in Visalia, California. The school is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 894 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elbow Creek Elementary has faced significant challenges in recent years. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.7% in 2018-2019 to 34.2% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Elbow Creek's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 40.19% of Elbow Creek students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.55% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, also perform significantly worse than their peers at the district and state level.

When compared to nearby schools in the Visalia Unified School District, Elbow Creek Elementary is clearly underperforming. For instance, Shannon Ranch Elementary, which is also in the district, ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools and significantly outperforms Elbow Creek across all metrics. Elbow Creek's declining performance over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,625 out of 5,662 schools in 2017-2018 to 3,118 out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024, suggests that the school is struggling to address the needs of its student population, which has a high percentage (around 70%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Detail:

Public K-6

32747 Road 138
Visalia, CA 93292-9381

(559) 730-7766

District: Visalia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3118^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,387

Students who attend Elbow Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Oak Middle
High:	Golden West High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 540

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elbow Creek Elementary ranks worse than 53.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.06. (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 (75.9%), White (18.5%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elbow Creek Elementary is 23.9. 16 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Elbow Creek Elementary employs 22.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elbow Creek Elementary is $8,387, which is the 9^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elbow Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elbow Creek Elementary 3118^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Elbow Creek 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 Elbow Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.52	2281^st	4809	52.6%
2005	37.17	2878^th	4822	40.3%
2006	45.50	2409^th	4818	50.0%
2007	38.85	2981^st	5113	41.7%
2008	39.85	2953^rd	5113	42.2%
2009	31.28	3613^th	5193	30.4%
2010	42.27	3044^th	5314	42.7%
2011	43.02	3025^th	5377	43.7%
2012	35.93	3526^th	5390	34.6%
2013	39.43	3350^th	5530	39.4%
2015	41.00	2957^th	5611	47.3%
2016	47.33	2646^th	5614	52.9%
2017	40.64	3062^nd	5692	46.2%
2018	48.76	2625^th	5662	53.6%
2019	44.01	2947^th	5789	49.1%
2021	39.55	786^th	1417	44.5%
2022	36.46	3341^st	5883	43.2%
2023	38.90	3221^st	5874	45.2%
2024	41.06	3118^th	5862	46.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.77	1086^th	3246	66.5%
2019	51.02	1197^th	3275	63.5%
2022	39.44	1842^nd	3311	44.4%
2023	58.09	857^th	3250	73.6%
2024	43.28	1592^nd	3160	49.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.13	1787^th	2420	26.2%
2024	29.00	1888^th	2634	28.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.46	1824^th	5084	64.1%
2019	47.62	2570^th	5173	50.3%
2021	56.70	399^th	1110	64.1%
2022	40.04	3006^th	5264	42.9%
2023	48.11	2488^th	5374	53.7%
2024	40.90	3066^th	5511	44.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.82	2283^rd	5413	57.8%
2019	45.01	2801^st	5492	49.0%
2022	38.80	3066^th	5635	45.6%
2023	44.25	2740^th	5617	51.2%
2024	43.88	2805^th	5605	50.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.44	2893^rd	5431	46.7%
2019	43.06	2834^th	5510	48.6%
2022	33.95	3463^rd	5663	38.8%
2023	33.67	3494^th	5650	38.2%
2024	38.60	3171^st	5636	43.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.72	1915^th	4830	60.4%
2019	52.32	2133^rd	4963	57.0%
2022	45.51	2485^th	5084	51.1%
2023	48.37	2340^th	5098	54.1%
2024	47.71	2425^th	5102	52.5%

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Rank History for White students at Elbow Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.47	1808^th	2737	33.9%
2019	30.70	2129^th	2834	24.9%
2022	24.28	2165^th	2726	20.6%
2023	27.81	2038^th	2662	23.4%
2024	35.78	1802^nd	2647	31.9%

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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 Elbow Creek Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	269	0	4	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1989	278	0	6	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	397
1990	322	1	12	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1991	359	2	8	123	4	n/a	n/a	0	496
1992	355	0	9	126	3	n/a	n/a	0	493
1993	321	1	6	156	4	n/a	n/a	0	488
1994	333	0	17	184	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
1995	335	2	18	193	7	n/a	n/a	0	555
1996	335	2	18	193	7	n/a	n/a	0	555
1997	349	1	20	180	4	n/a	n/a	0	554
1998	324	0	19	175	4	n/a	n/a	0	522
1999	312	1	17	180	5	n/a	n/a	0	515
2000	293	2	5	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	500
2001	298	5	6	197	4	n/a	n/a	0	510
2002	284	3	9	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	510
2003	284	3	9	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	510
2004	280	4	14	220	4	n/a	n/a	0	522
2005	269	4	25	214	8	n/a	n/a	0	520
2006	242	5	21	232	11	n/a	n/a	0	511
2007	207	7	20	244	20	n/a	n/a	0	498
2008	204	7	18	274	17	n/a	n/a	0	520
2009	188	5	15	295	11	0	1	0	515
2010	177	4	9	284	13	0	1	0	488
2011	161	1	10	303	8	0	2	0	485
2012	166	4	16	293	6	0	3	0	488
2013	147	1	19	298	10	0	5	0	480
2014	131	3	15	329	10	0	6	0	494
2015	129	1	13	331	10	0	9	0	493
2016	126	2	11	348	10	0	8	0	505
2017	127	1	7	369	3	0	11	0	518
2018	129	4	9	363	4	0	12	0	521
2019	126	2	8	401	3	0	9	0	549
2020	131	2	15	396	3	0	11	0	558
2021	131	0	14	381	3	0	8	0	537
2022	103	0	8	365	2	0	9	1	488
2023	100	0	12	393	2	0	17	1	525
2024	100	0	11	410	4	0	14	1	540

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

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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 Elbow Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	381	13.6	28.0	n/a
1989	397	14.3	27.7	n/a
1990	446	16.3	27.3	n/a
1991	496	17.2	28.8	n/a
1992	493	17.5	28.1	28.8
1993	488	16.8	29.0	52.5
1994	537	19.8	27.1	52
1995	555	19.3	28.8	42.7
1996	555	19.3	28.8	42.7
1997	554	24.5	22.6	47.3
1998	522	23.5	22.2	46.6
1999	515	23.5	21.9	45
2000	500	24.0	20.8	49.8
2001	510	24.0	21.3	51
2002	510	23.0	22.2	51.6
2003	510	23.0	22.2	51.6
2004	522	21.0	24.9	52.7
2005	520	22.8	22.8	59.4
2006	511	23.0	22.2	56.6
2007	498	22.0	22.6	58.2
2008	520	23.5	22.1	62.1
2009	515	21.0	22.4	66.2
2010	488	20.0	24.4	65.2
2011	485	n/a	n/a	66.4
2012	488	16.0	30.5	n/a
2013	480	16.0	30.0	70.6
2014	494	16.0	30.8	76.3
2015	493	18.0	27.3	75.1
2016	505	18.0	28.0	76.4
2017	518	18.0	28.7	75.5
2018	521	19.0	27.4	73.3
2019	549	20.6	26.6	73.8
2020	558	n/a	n/a	73.7
2021	537	22.4	23.8	68.9
2022	488	21.5	22.6	71.3
2023	525	22.5	23.2	69.9
2024	540	22.5	23.9	67

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 Elbow Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	381	13.6	28.0	n/a
1989	397	14.3	27.7	n/a
1990	446	16.3	27.3	n/a
1991	496	17.2	28.8	n/a
1992	493	17.5	28.1	28.8
1993	488	16.8	29.0	52.5
1994	537	19.8	27.1	52
1995	555	19.3	28.8	42.7
1996	555	19.3	28.8	42.7
1997	554	24.5	22.6	47.3
1998	522	23.5	22.2	46.6
1999	515	23.5	21.9	45
2000	500	24.0	20.8	49.8
2001	510	24.0	21.3	51
2002	510	23.0	22.2	51.6
2003	510	23.0	22.2	51.6
2004	522	21.0	24.9	52.7
2005	520	22.8	22.8	59.4
2006	511	23.0	22.2	56.6
2007	498	22.0	22.6	58.2
2008	520	23.5	22.1	62.1
2009	515	21.0	22.4	66.2
2010	488	20.0	24.4	65.2
2011	485	n/a	n/a	66.4
2012	488	16.0	30.5	n/a
2013	480	16.0	30.0	70.6
2014	494	16.0	30.8	76.3
2015	493	18.0	27.3	75.1
2016	505	18.0	28.0	76.4
2017	518	18.0	28.7	75.5
2018	521	19.0	27.4	73.3
2019	549	20.6	26.6	73.8
2020	558	n/a	n/a	73.7
2021	537	22.4	23.8	68.9
2022	488	21.5	22.6	71.3
2023	525	22.5	23.2	69.9
2024	540	22.5	23.9	67

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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