Valley View Elementary

Set in Coachella, California, Valley View Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by Coachella Valley Unified. It educates 603 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 21 schools in Coachella Valley Unified (15,817 students total), Valley View Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Valley View Elementary records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Valley View Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Valley View Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valley View Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Riverside County indicate median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Valley View Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bobby Duke Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley View Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley View Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 663 students in 2018 compared to 603 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.