Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002424
Avondale Elementary
8401 Stansbury St., Spring Valley, CA 91977 · (619) 668-5880 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
258 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
37.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 25.0% | 22.2% | 37.5% |
| Math | 12.3% | 25.3% | 23.3% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 31.2% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 25.6% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 29.6% |
| 2016-17 | 37.9% | 22.4% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avondale Elementary
Avondale Elementary's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Elementary this school | 291 | 88.7% | 35.1% |
| Cherokee Point Elementary San Diego | 298 | 91.6% | 29.8% |
| Rise Kohyang Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 88.5% | N/A |
| Charnock Road Elementary Los Angeles | 281 | 90.7% | 47.3% |
| Winnetka Avenue Elementary Canoga Park | 306 | 92.8% | 29.3% |
| Webster Elementary Fresno | 295 | 94.6% | 26.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avondale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,954 of 5,151 | #261 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #2,470 of 5,172 ▲ 482 | #225 of 393 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,907 of 5,172 ▲ 351 | #265 of 393 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #974 of 5,116 | #61 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #4,834 of 5,915 | #379 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,999 of 5,352 | #399 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #3,287 of 5,354 | #310 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #1,256 of 5,625 | #59 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #242 of 3,837 | #10 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
291
-66 (-18%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 29.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 11 | 26.4:1 | 89% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 84% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 12 | 27.3:1 | 84% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 12 | 29.8:1 | 79% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 16 | 28.6:1 | 82% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 19 | 27.5:1 | 88% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 75% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 71% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 22 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avondale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (457 to 291); teachers down 31% (16 to 11).
About Avondale Elementary
Spring Valley, California, is home to Avondale Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. A total of 291 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 37% smaller than average.
Avondale Elementary belongs to La Mesa-Spring Valley, a district of 22 schools and 10,491 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Avondale Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. Avondale Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers at Avondale Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.4:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 89% of students at Avondale Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Avondale Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 35.1% actual against 27.6% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
The closest public school to Avondale Elementary is Mount Miguel High, about 0.3 miles away. Avondale Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Avondale Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Avondale Elementary declined 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 357 to 291 students. The ratio was 29.8:1 in 2020-21 and 26.4:1 in 2024-25.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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- Monte Vista HighHigh · 1,543 students
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- Spring Valley AcademyMiddle · 597 students
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Other Avondale Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Avondale Elementary. Avondale Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Avondale Elementary SchoolAvondale Estates, GA · 521 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 475 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolBirmingham, AL · 339 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 270 students
- Avondale Elementary SchoolCanton, OH · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Miguel High0.3 mi · 1,539
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa0.9 mi · 800
- Audubon K-80.9 mi · 495
- Monterey Heights Elementary0.9 mi · 341
- Bancroft Elementary1.0 mi · 391
- Mt. Vernon Elementary1.0 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Avondale ElementaryHow large is Avondale Elementary?
Avondale Elementary enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
Is Avondale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avondale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avondale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avondale Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Avondale Elementary?
Student demographics at Avondale Elementary are roughly 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Avondale Elementary in?
Avondale Elementary is part of La Mesa-Spring Valley.
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