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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Valencia Park Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061473001806
Valencia Park Elementary
3441 West Valencia Dr., Fullerton, CA 92833 · (714) 447-7755 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
340 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.5% | 21.8% | 25.1% | 43.6% |
| Math | 8.3% | 13.4% | 32.7% | 45.6% |
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 | 31.3% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 38.3% | 36.1% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Valencia Park Elementary
Valencia Park Elementary's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Park Elementary this school | 398 | 85.4% | 24.2% |
| Taft Elementary Santa Ana | 408 | 85.3% | 14.8% |
| Integrity Charter National City | 393 | 87.0% | N/A |
| Shore Acres Elementary Bay Point | 398 | 86.4% | 6.9% |
| Magnolia Elementary Azusa | 367 | 86.1% | 31.4% |
| O. S. Hubbard Elementary San Jose | 427 | 85.0% | 13.8% |
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 Valencia Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,162 of 5,151 | #353 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,142 of 5,172 ▲ 233 | #348 of 382 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,844 of 5,172 ▲ 312 | #326 of 382 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,864 of 5,116 | #209 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #3,718 of 5,915 | #292 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.6:1 | #5,327 of 5,352 | #393 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #4,504 of 5,354 | #344 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #1,617 of 5,625 | #77 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #273 of 3,837 | #31 of 324 |
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
398
-73 (-15%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 398 | 13 | 30.6:1 | 85% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 13 | 31.4:1 | 84% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 14 | 30.7:1 | 93% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 17 | 27.7:1 | 88% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 22.2 | 27.8:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 23 | 28.3:1 | 87% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 90% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | 41 | 25.0:1 | 69% (711) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 32 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valencia Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (616 to 398); teachers down 41% (22.2 to 13).
About Valencia Park Elementary
Valencia Park Elementary is an elementary school in Fullerton, California, and it is part of Fullerton Elementary. The school enrolls 398 students in kindergarten through 6.
Valencia Park Elementary is one of the 20 schools that make up Fullerton Elementary (11,247 students in total).
Valencia Park Elementary is 90% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 34% Hispanic among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Valencia Park Elementary is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 30.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Valencia Park Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 19% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Valencia Park Elementary is -5.3 points: 24.2% actual, 29.5% predicted.
In the wider Orange County area, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County's 649 public schools enroll about 430,458 students and include Valencia Park Elementary.
About 0.5 miles separate Valencia Park Elementary from the closest public school, Buena Park High. The five-mile area around Valencia Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Valencia Park Elementary ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.2% against a local average of 43.4%.
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.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decline, from 471 to 398. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 27.7:1 to 30.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Valencia Park Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fullerton Elementary
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
- Ladera Vista Junior High School of the ArtsMiddle · 820 students
- Sunset Lane ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Acacia ElementaryElementary · 661 students
Other schools in Fullerton
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- Fullerton Union HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
Other Valencia Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valencia Park Elementary. Valencia Park Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Valencia Park ElementarySan Diego, CA · 393 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Park High0.5 mi · 1,682
- James A. Whitaker Elementary0.8 mi · 559
- Orangethorpe Elementary1.1 mi · 489
- Pacific Drive Elementary1.1 mi · 607
- Robert C. Fisler Elementary1.4 mi · 892
- Charles G. Emery Elementary1.4 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Valencia Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valencia Park Elementary?
Valencia Park Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Valencia Park Elementary serve?
Valencia Park Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Valencia Park Elementary?
Approximately 30.6:1 students per teacher at Valencia Park Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Valencia Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Valencia Park Elementary are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Valencia Park Elementary?
Valencia Park Elementary is overseen by Fullerton Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.