📍 2000 N. Lovers Ln., Visalia, Tulare County, 93292
Valley Oak Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Visalia, Tulare County. The school has 946 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Franco Gonzalez. It is part of the Visalia Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
Valley Oak Middle enrolls 946 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 742 | 78% |
| White | 123 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 32 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
693 of the school's 946 students (73%) 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.
Valley Oak 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.
Valley Oak 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 946 students, Valley Oak Middle is larger than the district average of about 703 students per school.