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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002445
Spring Valley Academy
3900 Conrad Dr., Spring Valley, CA 91977 · (619) 668-5750 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
462 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 6 | 205 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.5pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 23.5% | 22.4% | 44.1% |
| Math | 8.5% | 11.4% | 23.2% | 56.9% |
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 | 33.5% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 20.5% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 18.5% |
| 2018-19 | 35.6% | 20.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 39.9% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Spring Valley Academy
Spring Valley Academy's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Academy this school | 597 | 77.4% | 27.4% |
| Woodland Hills Academy Woodland Hills | 607 | 82.7% | 27.3% |
| Creative Performing and Media Arts San Diego | 614 | 77.4% | 26.3% |
| Sierra Middle Stockton | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
| Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities Lemon Grove | 516 | 80.4% | 29.1% |
| Cucamonga Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 662 | 71.5% | 37.8% |
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 Spring Valley Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #820 of 1,224 | #67 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #867 of 1,227 ▼ 84 | #70 of 92 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #895 of 1,227 ▼ 134 | #71 of 92 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #331 of 1,214 | #36 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #763 of 1,377 | #68 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #97 of 1,279 | #8 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #501 of 1,278 | #58 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #594 of 1,329 | #27 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #147 of 930 | #10 of 73 |
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
597
+75 (+14%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,116
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 597 | 35.4 | 16.9:1 | 77% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 22.4 | 15.2:1 | 75% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 21.6 | 16.6:1 | 81% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 77% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 42.3 | 19.6:1 | 77% (634) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 77% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | N/A | N/A | 60% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 1,307 | 52 | 25.1:1 | 40% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 1,116 | 45 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Valley Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (828 to 597); teachers down 16% (42.3 to 35.4).
About Spring Valley Academy
A mid-sized middle school in Spring Valley, California, Spring Valley Academy is part of La Mesa-Spring Valley. The school has 597 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Within La Mesa-Spring Valley, Spring Valley Academy is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 10,491 students.
More than half of the students at Spring Valley Academy are Hispanic (62%). The next largest groups are 15% White, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
There are 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.9:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 3.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County, the school's rate is higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Spring Valley Academy would be expected to post about 34.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.4%.
In San Diego County, home to about 3,288,774 people, median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Spring Valley Academy among them.
Murdock Elementary is the nearest public school to Spring Valley Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Spring Valley Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Spring Valley Academy ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Spring Valley Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 522 to 597, a 14% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.0:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Spring Valley Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaMiddle · 800 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Fletcher Hills ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Murray Manor ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Spring Valley
- Steele Canyon HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Mount Miguel HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaMiddle · 800 students
- Kempton Street Literacy AcademyElementary · 480 students
- College Preparatory MiddleMiddle · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Murdock Elementary0.7 mi · 608
- Casa de Oro Elementary0.9 mi · 320
- Highlands Elementary1.0 mi · 357
- College Preparatory Middle1.0 mi · 397
- Monte Vista High1.2 mi · 1,543
- Loma Elementary1.5 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Valley AcademyHow large is Spring Valley Academy?
Spring Valley Academy enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
Is Spring Valley Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Valley Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Spring Valley Academy have?
Spring Valley Academy employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Valley Academy?
At Spring Valley Academy, the student body is approximately 15% White, 62% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Spring Valley Academy public or private?
Spring Valley Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.