Spring Valley Academy

Spring Valley Academy is an average-sized 6-8 campus in Spring Valley, California, overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley. The school serves 597 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within La Mesa-Spring Valley, which oversees 22 schools and 10,491 students, Spring Valley Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Spring Valley Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Spring Valley Academy has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Spring Valley Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Spring Valley Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -5.2 points.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Spring Valley Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Murdock Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring Valley Academy at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 828 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 16% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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