📍 3315 N. Akers St., Visalia, Tulare County, 93291
Ridgeview Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Visalia, Tulare County. The school has 863 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Mueller. It is part of the Visalia Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
Ridgeview Middle enrolls 863 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 8.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 65% |
| White | 168 | 19% |
| Asian | 72 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 863 students (56%) 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.
Ridgeview Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ridgeview 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 863 students, Ridgeview Middle is larger than the district average of about 703 students per school.