Valley View Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 16% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat 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 19 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 24.2% | 18.0% | 44.5% |
| Math | 4.7% | 13.9% | 25.6% | 55.8% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 31.1% |
| 2018-19 | 34.9% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 38.5% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% 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%.
Where Valley View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,745 of 5,151 | #101 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #4,432 of 5,172 | #116 of 153 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #3,175 of 5,172 | #94 of 153 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.9pp | #436 of 5,116 | #19 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #5,264 of 5,915 | #160 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,191 of 5,352 | #67 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #125 of 5,354 | #13 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.9% | #260 of 3,837 | #5 of 107 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 220 | 10 | 22.0:1 | 65% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 11 | 19.9:1 | 66% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 48% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 15 | 22.9:1 | 53% (183) |
About Valley View Elementary
Valley View Elementary is a public elementary school run by West Contra Costa Unified in Richmond, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 220 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 53% lower.
West Contra Costa Unified is the district for Valley View Elementary. It has 52 schools and 25,133 students.
About 39% of students at Valley View Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 20% White, 17% Asian, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. Contra Costa County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 11 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley View Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The school has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 65% of students (143) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 20 points lower.
Valley View Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.0%) and its predicted rate (41.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Contra Costa County has 280 public schools with about 167,423 students, including Valley View Elementary.
De Anza High sits about 0.3 miles from Valley View Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Valley View Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, enrollment decreased by 123 students, from 343 to 220. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which rose from 27% to 39%.
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