Coyote Valley Elementary

Coyote Valley Elementary is a primary school of mid-sized scale in Hidden Valley Lake, California, overseen by Middletown Unified, teacheing 427 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 6 schools in Middletown Unified (1,452 students total), Coyote Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Coyote Valley Elementary records that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Coyote Valley Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Lake County's rate of about 73%.

After controlling for student poverty, Coyote Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $60,621, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students), Coyote Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Middletown Middle, around 4.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Coyote Valley Elementary comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Coyote Valley Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 427). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 70% to 58% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Coyote Valley Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.