Crowley Elementary, Visalia CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Crowley Elementary

Crowley Elementary is a small school in Visalia serving kindergarten through sixth grade with an enrollment that spans all grade levels in relatively balanced cohorts. The student body is predominantly Latino, with a substantial Asian presence and a small number of students from other backgrounds. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with significant economic need.

On state assessments, Crowley's proficiency rates are well below what the field would describe as strong. In English language arts, the school is averaging proficiency in the low-to-mid range across tested grades, with performance slightly stronger in the upper elementary grades. Math proficiency is considerably lower, with the fifth-grade cohort showing particularly weak results. Science proficiency at the fifth-grade level was quite low. Compared to other districts in Tulare County, Crowley's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. This is a school where many students are not yet meeting grade-level standards in core subjects, which a parent should understand clearly going in.

The broader Visalia Unified context matters for families considering Crowley. The district has made real changes in recent years. A board-adopted phonics curriculum now ensures explicit phonics instruction in kindergarten through second grade, aiming for reading proficiency by third grade. For families with students moving up, Math 1 in middle school now earns high school credit, opening earlier pathways to advanced courses and helping students meet college-entrance requirements. The district launched a blended Universal Transitional Kindergarten program in 2022, now serving more than several dozen students across many classrooms in a full-day model that integrates preschool and TK. These are lasting shifts that shape how literacy and math are taught across the system.

Visalia itself is a mid-sized Central Valley city and the Tulare County seat, with a mixed-use downtown anchored by a historic Main Street, a strong civic core including a branch library and courts, and surrounding residential neighborhoods. Agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing anchor the local economy. The city is actively growing, with sustained single-family homebuilding and large master-planned neighborhoods in development, especially north Visalia. Home values in the broader area reflect affordability well below state benchmarks. Neighborhoods near Crowley and downtown Visalia include early-20th-century ranch-style homes on large lots, many of which rent.

A parent considering Crowley should go in expecting a school where students are predominantly Latino and economically disadvantaged by national measures, where current academic proficiency is low in core subjects, and where the school will likely need close engagement to support their child's learning at grade level. The district's curricular shifts in phonics and math credit are positive structural changes, but the individual school's recent performance indicates students are struggling to translate those efforts into proficiency. Parents may want to look into this further with the school directly, including asking about intervention programs, teaching stability, and what specific supports exist for students below grade level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 41% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 35% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 29% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 33% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 44% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 42% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 45% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 46% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 28% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.