📍 4711 W. La Vida, Visalia, Tulare County, 93277
La Joya Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Visalia, Tulare County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Bishop. It is part of the Visalia Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
La Joya Middle enrolls 758 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 538 | 71% |
| White | 140 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 758 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Joya Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Joya Middle is one of 41 schools in Visalia Unified, based in Visalia, California. The district serves 28,809 students district-wide and employs 1,307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, La Joya Middle is close to the district average of about 703 students per school.