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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004899
Valley Elementary
13000 Bowron Rd., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 748-2007 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
247 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 160 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
46.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 21.3% | 20.6% | 33.2% |
| Math | 18.6% | 26.5% | 23.7% | 31.2% |
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 | 46.2% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.3% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 46.6% |
| 2016-17 | 46.1% | 50.1% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Elementary
Valley Elementary's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Elementary this school | 663 | 37.3% | 45.2% |
| Willow Glen Elementary San Jose | 660 | 35.9% | 50.5% |
| Highlands Elementary Saugus | 666 | 34.1% | 56.5% |
| Denton Elementary Visalia | 648 | 35.8% | 66.1% |
| Solvang Elementary Solvang | 602 | 38.2% | 51.3% |
| Luigi Aprea Elementary Gilroy | 722 | 36.0% | 46.2% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,056 of 5,151 | #198 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,912 of 5,172 ▲ 92 | #189 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #2,342 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #223 of 393 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #900 of 5,116 | #74 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #938 of 5,915 | #79 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,158 of 5,352 | #116 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #2,045 of 5,354 | #216 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #4,454 of 5,625 | #319 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #2,558 of 3,837 | #184 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
663
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 663 | 30.2 | 21.9:1 | 37% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 27.7 | 23.8:1 | 41% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 29 | 24.0:1 | 41% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 41% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 29.2 | 25.6:1 | 52% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 28 | 25.6:1 | 52% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | N/A | N/A | 46% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 40 | 18.0:1 | 42% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | 31 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (746 to 663); teachers up 3% (29.2 to 30.2).
About Valley Elementary
Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Poway, California. The school counted 663 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 43% larger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Poway Unified is the district for Valley Elementary. It has 39 schools and 34,259 students.
At Valley Elementary, 59% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 26% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Valley Elementary scores 58%.
Based on 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Valley Elementary has a ratio of 21.9:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.7% at Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that median household income comes to 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 county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Measured in a straight line, Midland Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Valley Elementary. The five-mile area around Valley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Valley Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Valley Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 676 to 663, a small change. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.0 to 21.9 over 4 years.
The Valley Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
Other schools in Poway
- Pacific Coast AcademyCombined · 6,760 students
- Cabrillo Point AcademyCombined · 5,706 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Twin Peaks MiddleMiddle · 1,164 students
- Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle · 972 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 858 students
Other Valley Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Valley Elementary. Valley Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Valley ElementaryYucaipa, CA · 518 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolPikeville, KY · 844 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolBensalem, PA · 588 students
- Valley ElementaryJefferson, MD · 525 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolBeavercreek, OH · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Elementary1.1 mi · 580
- Pomerado Elementary1.1 mi · 305
- Meadowbrook Middle1.3 mi · 972
- Pacific Coast Academy1.3 mi · 6,760
- Cabrillo Point Academy1.3 mi · 5,706
- Abraxas Continuation High1.6 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Elementary?
Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 663 students in grades KG-05.
Is Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valley Elementary?
Valley Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 59% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley Elementary?
Valley Elementary is overseen by Poway Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.