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What's the most underrated thing about Valley View Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON UNIFIED·NCES 060002009287
Valley View Elementary
480 Adams Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566 · (925) 426-4230 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
133 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
59.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
58.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.4% | 25.1% | 18.1% | 22.4% |
| Math | 31.2% | 27.0% | 19.9% | 22.0% |
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 | 59.5% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 59.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.6% | 64.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.3% | 67.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 (59.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary this school | 629 | 21.1% | 59.0% |
| Nordstrom Elementary Morgan Hill | 645 | 22.2% | 55.5% |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary Los Alamitos | 603 | 19.1% | 83.9% |
| Cullen Elementary Glendora | 569 | 19.5% | 65.0% |
| Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet San Jose | 622 | 22.3% | 64.2% |
| La Fetra Elementary Glendora | 613 | 22.7% | 60.9% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,170 of 5,151 | #88 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,144 of 5,172 ▼ 3 | #89 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,361 of 5,172 ▼ 179 | #92 of 192 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #553 of 5,116 | #42 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #1,155 of 5,915 | #38 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,886 of 5,352 | #127 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #592 of 5,354 | #55 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #5,106 of 5,625 | #175 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,585 of 3,837 | #129 of 138 |
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
629
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 629 | 26 | 24.2:1 | 21% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 28.2 | 23.3:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 29 | 22.1:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 26.2 | 24.6:1 | 23% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | N/A | N/A | 19% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 16% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 24 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (645 to 629); teachers down 1% (26.2 to 26).
About Valley View Elementary
Valley View Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Pleasanton, California. The school counted 629 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 35% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Pleasanton Unified is the district for Valley View Elementary. It has 16 schools and 13,302 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Valley View Elementary is Hispanic, with 40% of students. Other groups include 31% White, 18% Asian, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Valley View Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, Valley View Elementary has a ratio of 24.2:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Alameda County, the average is 49%.
Valley View Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Valley View Elementary are 8.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.0% actual, 67.2% predicted).
In Alameda County, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Alameda County has 394 public schools with about 210,511 students, including Valley View Elementary.
Vintage Hills Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 59.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment at Valley View Elementary was 620 in 2020-21 and 629 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.2:1) than in 2020-21 (21.4:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasanton Unified
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,169 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Pleasanton MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
Other schools in Pleasanton
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,169 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Pleasanton MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
Other Valley View Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 17 states are named Valley View Elementary. Valley View Elementary is the 6th largest of the 36.
- Valley View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 675 students
- Valley View ElementaryLancaster, CA · 659 students
- Valley View ElementaryCoachella, CA · 603 students
- Valley View ElementaryNuevo, CA · 554 students
- Valley View ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Vintage Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 522
- Village High0.8 mi · 85
- The Pleasanton Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 138
- Amador Valley High0.9 mi · 2,583
- Alisal Elementary0.9 mi · 544
- Pleasanton Middle1.2 mi · 944
Frequently asked questions
About Valley View ElementaryHow many students attend Valley View Elementary?
Valley View Elementary enrolls approximately 629 students in grades KG-05.
Is Valley View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary is approximately 24.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley View Elementary?
At Valley View Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Valley View Elementary public or private?
Valley View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pleasanton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.