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How has Valley Vista Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060861000881
Valley Vista Elementary
3724 Valley Vista Way, Bonita, CA 91902 · (619) 479-7171 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- B-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.
- A+Three-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
22.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
275 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
58.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.2pp since 2014
Math
30.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.6% | 30.6% | 21.4% | 20.4% |
| Math | 11.6% | 18.8% | 31.4% | 38.3% |
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 | 58.2% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.8% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.6% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 32.7% |
| 2016-17 | 49.1% | 35.7% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Vista Elementary
Valley Vista Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vista Elementary this school | 513 | 53.6% | 39.6% |
| Rio Vista Elementary Fillmore | 553 | 57.3% | 33.3% |
| Leffingwell Elementary Whittier | 551 | 53.4% | 72.3% |
| Sherman Oaks Elementary San Jose | 524 | 59.0% | 39.6% |
| Jefferson Academy Hanford | 501 | 47.9% | 63.4% |
| Hollister Prep Hollister | 538 | 47.2% | N/A |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,522 of 5,151 | #230 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,187 of 5,172 ▲ 524 | #273 of 393 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,455 of 5,172 ▲ 755 | #162 of 393 ▲ 50 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #303 of 5,116 | #19 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #2,265 of 5,915 | #172 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,430 of 5,352 | #151 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #3,973 of 5,354 | #345 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #3,764 of 5,625 | #244 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #2,036 of 3,837 | #152 of 279 |
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
513
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 54% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 24.9 | 21.8:1 | 56% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 48% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 52% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 49% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | N/A | N/A | 31% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 30 | 22.7:1 | 28% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 24 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (603 to 513); teachers down 15% (27 to 23).
About Valley Vista Elementary
Valley Vista Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Bonita. It has an enrollment of 513 students in kindergarten through 6.
Chula Vista Elementary is responsible for 43 schools, Valley Vista Elementary included, with 22,235 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at Valley Vista Elementary is 83%. The next largest groups are 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 49 points above the 35% share among San Diego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Vista Elementary is 22.3:1, based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in San Diego County is close, at 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, Valley Vista Elementary outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.1% for Valley Vista Elementary. The school posts 39.6%, 8.5 points below the prediction.
In San Diego County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Valley Vista Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Altus Schools South Bay is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Valley Vista Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Valley Vista Elementary is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school shrank from 581 students in 2020-21 to 513 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Valley Vista Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chula Vista Elementary
- Wolf Canyon ElementaryElementary · 954 students
- Camarena (Enrique S.) ElementaryElementary · 889 students
- Hedenkamp (Anne and William) ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Salt Creek ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Muraoka (Saburo) ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 832 students
Other schools in Bonita
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 434 students
- Allen (Ella B.) ElementaryElementary · 422 students
Other Valley Vista Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valley Vista Elementary. Valley Vista Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Valley Vista ElementaryPetaluma, CA · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Altus Schools South Bay0.8 mi · 372
- Allen (Ella B.) Elementary0.9 mi · 422
- Pacific View Leadership Elementary0.9 mi · 227
- Penn Elementary1.0 mi · 366
- Clear View1.0 mi · 513
- San Diego SCPA1.4 mi · 1,297
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Valley Vista Elementary?
Valley Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-06.
Is Valley Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Valley Vista Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Valley Vista Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Vista Elementary?
At Valley Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Valley Vista Elementary in?
Valley Vista Elementary is part of Chula Vista Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.