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What's the most underrated thing about Valleydale Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZUSA UNIFIED·NCES 060360000285
Valleydale Elementary
700 South Lark Ellen, Azusa, CA 91702 · (626) 633-8600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
21.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
430 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Valleydale Elementary→Gladstone Middle
Based on grade levels within Azusa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 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 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 | 13.2% | 19.8% | 23.9% | 43.2% |
| Math | 9.3% | 20.2% | 30.4% | 40.1% |
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 | 32.9% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.8% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 21.1% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 38.2% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.5% | 36.1% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 32.8% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Valleydale Elementary
Valleydale Elementary's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valleydale Elementary this school | 526 | 81.7% | 27.2% |
| Canyon Springs Community Elementary Canyon Country | 496 | 82.3% | 36.2% |
| Glen Avon Elementary Jurupa Valley | 488 | 83.8% | 30.3% |
| Glen View Elementary Escondido | 548 | 83.0% | 32.4% |
| Rose Ferrero Elementary Soledad | 530 | 81.7% | 44.4% |
| Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy Indio | 592 | 81.1% | 30.4% |
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 Valleydale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #3,831 of 5,151 | #952 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,271 of 5,172 ▲ 643 | #852 of 1,129 ▲ 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,680 of 5,172 ▲ 715 | #899 of 1,129 ▲ 129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #196 of 5,116 | #83 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,129 of 5,915 | #427 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,099 of 5,352 | #591 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #4,404 of 5,354 | #867 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #1,997 of 5,625 | #656 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +100.0% | #10 of 1,139 | #3 of 181 |
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
526
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 526 | 24.1 | 21.9:1 | 82% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 23.1 | 23.6:1 | 85% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 25.1 | 21.2:1 | 86% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 20 | 24.2:1 | 89% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 9 | 29.2:1 | 90% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 13 | 23.7:1 | 89% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 91% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 84% (497) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 23 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valleydale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (263 to 526); teachers up 167% (9 to 24.1).
About Valleydale Elementary
Valleydale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Azusa Unified, located in Azusa, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 526 students.
Valleydale Elementary is in Azusa Unified, a district with 6,028 students across 10 schools.
About 89% of the student body at Valleydale Elementary is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% White. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Valleydale Elementary's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Valleydale Elementary total 24.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school counts 430 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 82%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Valleydale Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Valleydale Elementary is 4.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.2% actual, 31.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Gladstone Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Valleydale Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Valleydale Elementary's average proficiency of 27.2% compares with 33.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 526, a 9% increase from 484 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 24.2 to 21.9 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Azusa Unified
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Azusa
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Gladstone Middle0.3 mi · 1,326
- Paramount Elementary0.7 mi · 513
- Clifford D. Murray Elementary0.8 mi · 397
- Fairvalley High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 115
- Covina-Valley Learning Options Academy0.9 mi · 57
- Northview High1.1 mi · 1,247
Frequently asked questions
About Valleydale ElementaryHow many students attend Valleydale Elementary?
Valleydale Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-05.
Is Valleydale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valleydale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Valleydale Elementary have?
Valleydale Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valleydale Elementary?
At Valleydale Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Valleydale Elementary?
Valleydale Elementary is overseen by Azusa Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.