Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)

Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) operates as an intimate elementary-level community in Duarte, California, overseen by Duarte Unified. Current enrollment sits at 317 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) is one of 6 schools operated by Duarte Unified, a district that instructs 2,949 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 15% White, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8), roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) has shrank 10%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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