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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER-PAUMA UNIFIED·NCES 060006908614
Valley Center Elementary
28751 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, CA 92082 · (760) 749-1631 · San Diego County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
25.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
304 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 149 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 170 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Valley Center Elementary→Valley Center Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Valley Center-Pauma Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.8pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 20.1% | 23.2% | 44.6% |
| Math | 8.3% | 18.7% | 27.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 32.2% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 30.3% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 19.8% |
| 2020-21 | 29.6% | 16.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.8% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 33.1% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Valley Center Elementary
Valley Center Elementary's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Center Elementary this school | 476 | 63.9% | 29.9% |
| Henry Ford Elementary Redwood City | 445 | 66.1% | 43.7% |
| Adams Elementary Santa Barbara | 469 | 64.4% | 47.0% |
| Valley Center Primary Valley Center | 496 | 59.7% | N/A |
| Valle Vista Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 471 | 60.9% | 48.0% |
| Peachland Avenue Elementary Newhall | 463 | 60.9% | 51.9% |
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 Valley Center Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,527 of 5,151 | #298 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,530 of 5,172 ▼ 245 | #297 of 393 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,760 of 5,172 ▼ 261 | #310 of 393 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,072 of 5,116 | #66 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #2,723 of 5,915 | #207 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,516 of 5,352 | #353 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #2,186 of 5,354 | #225 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #3,286 of 5,625 | #204 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #2,569 of 3,837 | #186 of 279 |
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
476
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 476 | 18.9 | 25.2:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 18.9 | 24.3:1 | 63% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 19.4 | 23.1:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 43% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 58% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 55% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 45% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 30 | 22.2:1 | 38% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Center Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (534 to 476); teachers down 14% (22 to 18.9).
About Valley Center Elementary
Valley Center Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Valley Center, California. The school reports 476 students in grades 3 through 5.
Valley Center Elementary belongs to Valley Center-Pauma Unified, a district of 8 schools and 3,630 students.
Valley Center Elementary's enrollment is 62% Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 8% Native American, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Valley Center Elementary comes in at 56%.
Valley Center Elementary operates with 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 25.2:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Valley Center Elementary reports 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Valley Center Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Valley Center Elementary is 12.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (29.9% versus 42.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
Of nearby public schools, Valley Center Prep is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 29.9% is above the 27.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 496 to 476. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.6:1 to 25.2:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Valley Center Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Valley Center-Pauma Unified
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Valley Center MiddleMiddle · 766 students
- Valley Center PrimaryElementary · 496 students
- LilacElementary · 438 students
- Pauma ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Oak Glen HighHigh · 78 students
Other schools in Valley Center
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Valley Center MiddleMiddle · 766 students
- Valley Center PrimaryElementary · 496 students
- LilacElementary · 438 students
- All Tribes Elementary CharterElementary · 84 students
- All Tribes CharterHigh · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Center Prep0.0 mi · 56
- Valley Center Primary0.4 mi · 496
- Valley Center Middle2.7 mi · 766
- Valley Center High3.1 mi · 1,075
- Lilac3.1 mi · 438
- Oak Glen High3.2 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Center ElementaryHow large is Valley Center Elementary?
Valley Center Elementary enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 03-05.
Is Valley Center Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Center Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Center Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Center Elementary is approximately 25.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Center Elementary?
At Valley Center Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Valley Center Elementary in?
Valley Center Elementary is part of Valley Center-Pauma Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.