Blue Oak Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Visalia, California

Blue Oak Academy in Visalia, California enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 50%

342 students in 2022-23, 414 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Blue Oak Academy by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233422023-244142024-25430
Students enrolled at Blue Oak Academy by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233422023-244142024-25430
Students enrolled at Blue Oak Academy by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233422023-244142024-25430
Students enrolled at Blue Oak Academy by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 414, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-233422023-244142024-25430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334214.024.4
2023-2441416.025.9
2024-2543021.020.5

20.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Blue Oak Academy 20.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlue Oak Academy 20.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Blue Oak Academy 20.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlue Oak Academy 20.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Blue Oak Academy 20.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlue Oak Academy 20.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Blue Oak Academy 20.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBlue Oak Academy 20.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blue Oak Academy enrolled 309 students and reported no counselor; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.1% of students were Hispanic, 37.0% White, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.1%
  2. White37.0%
  3. Two or more races3.0%
  4. American Indian0.5%
  5. Black0.2%
  6. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blue Oak Academy scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑39%30‑39%45%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%15‑24% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Visalia

31 public elementary schools in Visalia report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Riverway Elementary85724.160.1%
Annie R. Mitchell78923.964.1%
Oak Grove Elementary75625.830.0%
Manuel F. Hernandez70723.755.0%
Four Creeks Elementary65421.582.6%
Denton Elementary64821.133.2%
Golden Oak Elementary63121.172.9%
Cottonwood Creek Elementary62723.357.7%

All public schools in Visalia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blue Oak Academy

  1. Annie R. MitchellThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 789 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. George L. Snowden ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 356 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Blue Oak Academy with Annie R. MitchellStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blue Oak Academy Charter School spends per student$11,810 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,810
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBlue Oak Academy is the number 3,261 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,261 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blue Oak Academy

  1. How many students attend Blue Oak Academy?
    430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Visalia, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Oak Academy?
    20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blue Oak Academy a Title I school?
    Blue Oak Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blue Oak Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blue Oak Academy scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Blue Oak Academy in?
    Blue Oak Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 0602299. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060229914157 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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