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If you had an hour of school board time for Valley View Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
659
Elementary
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064212006893
Valley View Elementary
3310 West Ave. L-8, Lancaster, CA 93536 · (661) 943-2451 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
432 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
24.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 23.5% | 22.2% | 40.0% |
| Math | 9.0% | 15.4% | 28.0% | 47.6% |
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 | 37.7% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 25.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 40.5% | 26.4% |
| 2017-18 | 44.8% | 26.8% |
| 2016-17 | 40.8% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Elementary
Valley View Elementary's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary this school | 659 | 65.6% | 30.3% |
| North Ridge Elementary Moreno Valley | 700 | 66.4% | 48.5% |
| Quartz Hill Elementary Quartz Hill | 845 | 63.3% | 42.6% |
| Evans Ranch Elementary Menifee | 817 | 66.2% | 43.9% |
| B. Gale Wilson Middle Fairfield | 602 | 62.3% | 31.4% |
| Dona Merced Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 547 | 67.8% | 43.7% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,474 of 5,151 | #873 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #3,833 of 5,172 ▼ 261 | #971 of 1,129 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #3,157 of 5,172 ▲ 300 | #763 of 1,129 ▲ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,136 of 5,116 | #568 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #969 of 5,915 | #172 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #4,602 of 5,352 | #1,042 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #1,941 of 5,354 | #291 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #3,200 of 5,625 | #890 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,689 of 3,837 | #562 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
659
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 659 | 26 | 25.4:1 | 66% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 27 | 25.2:1 | 66% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 26 | 26.8:1 | 69% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 27 | 25.8:1 | 62% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 29 | 27.6:1 | 60% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 27 | 28.5:1 | 58% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | N/A | N/A | 48% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 40% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 19 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (801 to 659); teachers down 10% (29 to 26).
About Valley View Elementary
Located in Lancaster, California, Valley View Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 659 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 42% above that.
Valley View Elementary falls under Westside Union Elementary, which has 12 schools enrolling 9,078 students.
At 60%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Valley View Elementary combined. The school is also 20% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. Valley View Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 25.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students.
After adjusting for student poverty, Valley View Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.3%; the prediction is 41.1%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Valley View Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
The closest public school to Valley View Elementary is Nancy Cory Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Valley View Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Valley View Elementary is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 696 in 2020-21 and 659 in 2024-25, a decrease of 37 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Westside Union Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Esperanza ElementaryElementary · 962 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Gregg Anderson AcademyElementary · 893 students
- Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · 886 students
- Quartz Hill ElementaryElementary · 845 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Assurance Learning AcademyHigh · 3,014 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary is the 5th largest of the 36.
- Valley View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
- Valley View ElementaryPleasanton, CA · 629 students
- Valley View ElementaryCoachella, CA · 603 students
- Valley View ElementaryNuevo, CA · 554 students
- Valley View ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Nancy Cory Elementary1.2 mi · 728
- Quartz Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 845
- John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary1.8 mi · 697
- SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)1.8 mi · 670
- Endeavour Middle2.1 mi · 805
- West Wind Elementary2.1 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View ElementaryHow large is Valley View Elementary?
Valley View Elementary enrolls approximately 659 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Valley View Elementary serve?
Valley View Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Valley View Elementary have?
Valley View Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley View Elementary?
Student demographics at Valley View Elementary are roughly 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Valley View Elementary in?
Valley View Elementary is part of Westside Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.