Valley Life Charter

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Visalia, California

Valley Life Charter in Visalia, California enrolled 688 students in 2024-25 with 42.7 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

662 students in 2022-23, 678 students in 2023-24, 688 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.5 to 42.7.

Students enrolled at Valley Life Charter by school year2022-23: 662, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-236622023-246782024-25688
Students enrolled at Valley Life Charter by school year2022-23: 662, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-236622023-246782024-25688
Students enrolled at Valley Life Charter by school year2022-23: 662, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-236622023-246782024-25688
Students enrolled at Valley Life Charter by school year2022-23: 662, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68802004006008002022-236622023-246782024-25688
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366240.516.4
2023-2467842.715.9
2024-2568842.716.1

16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Valley Life Charter 16.1; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherValley Life Charter 16.1state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Valley Life Charter 16.1; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherValley Life Charter 16.1state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Valley Life Charter 16.1; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherValley Life Charter 16.1state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Valley Life Charter 16.1; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherValley Life Charter 16.1state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 323 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Life Charter enrolled 645 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 323 of the 645 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.0% of students were Hispanic, 42.2% White, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic48.0%
  2. White42.2%
  3. Two or more races6.7%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Valley Life Charter scored proficient or above: 40-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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, 2021-2240‑45%40‑45%45%
Math, 2022-2327%24‑28% (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.

Schools of this kind in Visalia

4 public schools of this kind in Visalia report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Life Charter is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Special Education1,14110.667.6%
Crescent Valley Public Charter II85222.782.3%
Valley Life Charter68816.135.6%
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center46721.741.3%

All public schools in Visalia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Life Charter

  1. Special EducationThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.9 miles away: 1,141 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.4 miles away: 467 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  3. Compare Valley Life Charter with Special EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley Life Charter School spends per student$14,607 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,607
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaValley Life Charter is the number 129 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#129 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.16.1:1
  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 Valley Life Charter

  1. How many students attend Valley Life Charter?
    688 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 662 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Visalia, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Life Charter?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Life Charter a Title I school?
    Valley Life Charter 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 Valley Life Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valley Life Charter scored proficient or above: 40-45% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% 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 Valley Life Charter in?
    Valley Life Charter School, NCES district ID 0601508. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060150812862 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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