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Enrollment
589
Middle
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMOSA BEACH CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061704002162
Hermosa Valley Elementary
1645 Valley Dr., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 · (310) 937-5888 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
52 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 142 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hermosa Beach City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
69.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.0% | 39.2% | 17.0% | 5.7% |
| Math | 42.2% | 26.9% | 20.6% | 10.3% |
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 | 77.3% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 71.9% |
| 2022-23 | 78.7% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 79.8% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 80.1% | 73.1% |
| 2017-18 | 77.8% | 74.0% |
| 2016-17 | 73.3% | 70.7% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Hermosa Valley Elementary
Hermosa Valley Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermosa Valley Elementary this school | 589 | 8.8% | 74.5% |
| Adaline E. Kent Middle Kentfield | 488 | 10.7% | 77.1% |
| White Hill Middle Fairfax | 601 | 12.0% | 69.7% |
| Scotts Valley Middle Scotts Valley | 463 | 11.2% | 60.6% |
| Stone Valley Middle Alamo | 586 | 8.4% | 67.2% |
| Hall Middle Larkspur | 440 | 10.7% | 75.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Hermosa Valley Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #83 of 1,224 | #9 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #96 of 1,227 ▼ 30 | #14 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #98 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #16 of 248 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #182 of 1,214 | #19 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #781 of 1,377 | #182 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #769 of 1,279 | #168 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #489 of 1,278 | #66 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #1,300 of 1,329 | #311 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #200 of 930 | #64 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
589
-142 (-19%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 589 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 25.1 | 22.9:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 25.4 | 24.0:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 34.1 | 23.1:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 3% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | N/A | N/A | 4% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 5% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 31 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hermosa Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (789 to 589); teachers down 21% (34.1 to 27).
About Hermosa Valley Elementary
At 1645 Valley Dr. in Hermosa Beach, California, Hermosa Valley Elementary operates as a medium-sized middle school. The school counts 589 students across grades 5 through 8.
Hermosa Beach City Elementary enrolls 1,413 students in 3 schools, including Hermosa Valley Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Hermosa Valley Elementary is 61% White. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 31% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hermosa Valley Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Federal data list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hermosa Valley Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.8:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. The lunch program counts 9% of students at Hermosa Valley Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Hermosa Valley Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hermosa Valley Elementary would be expected to post about 74.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The closest public school to Hermosa Valley Elementary is Hermosa View Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 80.0% proficiency; Hermosa Valley Elementary posts 74.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 19%, from 731 to 589.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hermosa Beach City Elementary
- Hermosa VistaElementary · 430 students
- Hermosa View ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Hermosa Beach
- Hermosa VistaElementary · 430 students
- Hermosa View ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Hermosa View Elementary0.4 mi · 394
- Hermosa Vista0.5 mi · 430
- Mira Costa High0.7 mi · 2,473
- Opal Robinson Elementary0.9 mi · 303
- Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Hermosa Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Hermosa Valley Elementary?
Hermosa Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hermosa Valley Elementary serve?
Hermosa Valley Elementary serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hermosa Valley Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Hermosa Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hermosa Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Hermosa Valley Elementary are roughly 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Hermosa Valley Elementary in?
Hermosa Valley Elementary is part of Hermosa Beach City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.