La Joya Middle School

4711 West La Vida, Visalia, CA 93277 | (559) 730-7921

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 984

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 984 middle school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 1027th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Visalia Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,127
Graduation Rate: 72.5%
Dropout Rate: 3.7%
Students Per Teacher: 24.3
Enrolled Students: 26,954

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 984
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 41.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 491 (49.9%)
Females: 493 (50.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 103 (10.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 463 (47.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 566 (57.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

La Joya Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	30	3.0%
Black	38	3.9%
Asian	25	2.5%
Hispanic	507	51.5%
White	363	36.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	1	0.1%
6th Grade	2	0.2%
7th Grade	457	46.4%
8th Grade	521	52.9%
9th Grade	3	0.3%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

23.4%

District:

45.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

25.5%

District:

12.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 4.9%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 78.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 47.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 9.5

Average Age

School:

40.4

District:

46.1

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for La Joya Middle School

Reviewed by Student on January 24, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i hate mrs serrato

Reviewed by Student on November 11, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
It is a wonderful school, and the staff is great.

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