Valley View Elementary

Valley View Elementary is a rural-scale K-5 school in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. The school hosts 151 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 465.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Valley View Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Valley View Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Valley View Elementary has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Valley View Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Valley View Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.3%; actual is 75.6%, +21.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Valley View Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gardner Street Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley View Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valley View Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Valley View Elementary's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 151). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 64% to 48%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.