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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Valley View Community Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULPHUR SPRINGS UNION·NCES 063822007883
Valley View Community Elementary
19414 Sierra Estates Dr., Newhall, CA 91321 · (661) 251-2000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
384 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
46.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
37.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.7pp 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 37 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 25.1% | 26.6% | 27.0% |
| Math | 19.2% | 18.1% | 26.8% | 35.9% |
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 | 46.4% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.2% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 52.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 56.2% |
| 2016-17 | 64.2% | 57.6% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 View Community Elementary
Valley View Community Elementary's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Community Elementary this school | 526 | 73.0% | 44.7% |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary Riverside | 508 | 73.6% | 33.5% |
| Liberty Elementary Ontario | 578 | 72.7% | 50.4% |
| Calahan Street Elementary Northridge | 474 | 73.2% | 40.9% |
| Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Granada Hills | 560 | 74.8% | 50.5% |
| McCardle Elementary Fresno | 463 | 76.9% | 34.5% |
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 View Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #2,088 of 5,151 | #490 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,512 of 5,172 ▼ 525 | #629 of 1,129 ▼ 166 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #2,327 of 5,172 ▼ 649 | #556 of 1,129 ▼ 191 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,814 of 5,116 | #695 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,139 of 5,915 | #430 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,805 of 5,352 | #716 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #2,612 of 5,354 | #421 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #2,774 of 5,625 | #831 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,884 of 3,837 | #777 of 947 |
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
526
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 526 | 23.1 | 22.8:1 | 73% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 73% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 71% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 67% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 73% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 25 | 21.5:1 | 66% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | N/A | N/A | 57% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 48 | 21.8:1 | 33% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Community Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (575 to 526); teachers down 8% (25 to 23.1).
About Valley View Community Elementary
Valley View Community Elementary is an elementary school located in Newhall, California, in Los Angeles County. Its 526 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
The district, Sulphur Springs Union, operates 9 schools serving 5,157 students.
Valley View Community Elementary is 67% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian, 12% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Valley View Community Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Valley View Community Elementary total 23.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school counts 384 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%.
allk12 grades Valley View Community Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Valley View Community Elementary is 7.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.7% actual, 36.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Valley View Community Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Valley View Community Elementary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to La Mesa Junior High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 47.8% proficiency; Valley View Community Elementary posts 44.7%.
Valley View Community Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 558 in 2020-21 to 526 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 22.8:1, from 24.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Valley View Community Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sulphur Springs Union
- Fair Oaks Ranch CommunityElementary · 866 students
- Pinetree Community ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Sulphur Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Mitchell Community ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Golden Oak CommunityElementary · 533 students
- Canyon Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 496 students
Other schools in Newhall
- William S. Hart HighHigh · 1,941 students
- Placerita Junior HighMiddle · 940 students
- Newhall ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Peachland Avenue ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Dr. J. Michael McGrath ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Wiley Canyon ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- La Mesa Junior High0.9 mi · 1,017
- Golden Valley High1.1 mi · 1,980
- Golden Oak Community1.2 mi · 533
- Sierra Vista Junior High1.5 mi · 946
- Canyon Springs Community Elementary1.6 mi · 496
- Fair Oaks Ranch Community1.6 mi · 866
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View Community ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valley View Community Elementary?
Valley View Community Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Valley View Community Elementary serve?
Valley View Community Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Valley View Community Elementary?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at Valley View Community Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley View Community Elementary?
At Valley View Community Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 67% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Valley View Community Elementary public or private?
Valley View Community Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sulphur Springs Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.