Valley Elementary

Valley Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary campus in Poway, California, one of the schools within Poway Unified. Current enrollment sits at 663 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 43% larger than typical.

Across the 39 schools in Poway Unified (34,259 students total), Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Valley Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 26% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 44.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Valley Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Midland Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Valley Elementary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 663). Class-load math has tightened: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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