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What's one thing Valley Oak Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903009531
Valley Oak Elementary
465 East Chaplain Dr., Fresno, CA 93720 · (559) 327-8200 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
186 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 115 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 77% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
63.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
55.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 29.1% | 20.8% | 16.2% |
| Math | 30.1% | 25.6% | 25.9% | 18.4% |
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 | 63.0% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 64.6% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 61.1% |
| 2018-19 | 79.7% | 73.1% |
| 2017-18 | 79.9% | 74.7% |
| 2016-17 | 73.5% | 68.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Oak Elementary
Valley Oak Elementary's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Oak Elementary this school | 509 | 36.5% | 62.3% |
| Paloma Elementary Temecula | 547 | 36.2% | 63.5% |
| Mound Elementary Ventura | 490 | 38.6% | 65.6% |
| Serrano Elementary Villa Park | 524 | 40.1% | 51.3% |
| James Foster Elementary Saugus | 508 | 39.2% | 58.7% |
| Robert Semple Elementary Benicia | 480 | 35.8% | 52.6% |
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 Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #1,011 of 5,151 | #16 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,279 of 5,172 ▼ 472 | #32 of 185 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,137 of 5,172 ▼ 220 | #23 of 185 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #349 of 5,116 | #5 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,315 of 5,915 | #111 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,871 of 5,352 | #99 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #952 of 5,354 | #22 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #4,484 of 5,625 | #188 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #851 of 1,139 | #37 of 49 |
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
509
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 509 | 23.6 | 21.6:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 24.2 | 20.4:1 | 33% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 21.1 | 23.6:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 44% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 19.5 | 25.2:1 | 27% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 21 | 27.1:1 | 26% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 16% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 7% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 26 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (492 to 509); teachers up 21% (19.5 to 23.6).
About Valley Oak Elementary
At 465 East Chaplain Dr. in Fresno, California, Valley Oak Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 509 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
Valley Oak Elementary sits within Clovis Unified, which has 51 schools and 43,611 students.
About 40% of students at Valley Oak Elementary are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 39% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are about 21.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Valley Oak Elementary, which has 23.6. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 0.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Valley Oak Elementary is about 37%. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Valley Oak Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Valley Oak Elementary is 4.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.3% actual, 58.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In the surrounding county, Fresno County, median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Liberty Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Valley Oak Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Valley Oak Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Valley Oak Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 22.7:1 to 21.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Valley Oak Elementary 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.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary0.9 mi · 618
- Fort Washington Elementary1.3 mi · 568
- Clovis West High1.3 mi · 2,184
- James S. Fugman Elementary1.4 mi · 893
- Valley Children's Hospital1.4 mi · 3
- Copper Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Oak ElementaryHow large is Valley Oak Elementary?
Valley Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Valley Oak Elementary serve?
Valley Oak Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Valley Oak Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Valley Oak Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Oak Elementary?
At Valley Oak Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley Oak Elementary?
Valley Oak Elementary is overseen by Clovis Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.