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Vista del Valle Elementary

550 Vista Dr., Claremont, CA 91711 · (909) 398-0331 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
139 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten249%
Grade 1249%
Grade 24517%
Grade 34417%
Grade 44417%
Grade 53714%
Grade 64617%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 48% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).

Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
249%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20578%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
166%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
145%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
12949%
Female
13551%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Vista del Valle Elementary→El Roble Intermediate→Claremont High
Based on grade levels within Claremont Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
47.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.4pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 down about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts17.9%29.8%22.6%29.8%
Math17.9%16.7%29.8%35.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.6%34.5%
2023-2447.1%35.3%
2022-2348.7%38.0%
2021-2246.1%37.4%
2018-1955.4%47.6%
2017-1867.1%59.6%
2016-1763.5%49.7%
2015-1660.0%42.0%
2014-1552.0%37.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Vista del Valle Elementary

Vista del Valle Elementary's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Vista del Valle Elementary this school26452.7%40.8%
Mountain View Montessori Charter
Victorville
22758.6%61.6%
La Pluma Elementary
La Mirada
28455.6%45.9%
John Foster Dulles Elementary
La Mirada
25056.4%43.8%
Washington Elementary
Richmond
38555.3%21.1%
Valle Lindo Elementary
Chula Vista
37254.3%35.1%
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 Vista del Valle Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.8%#2,407 of 5,151#579 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#2,789 of 5,172
▼ 213
#712 of 1,129
▼ 87
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.6%#2,224 of 5,172
▼ 110
#519 of 1,129
▼ 37
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.7pp#1,562 of 5,116#265 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
264#5,039 of 5,915#1,138 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
26.4:1#4,984 of 5,352#1,122 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.2%#3,543 of 5,354#629 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.7%#3,802 of 5,625#982 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.4%#1,271 of 3,837#453 of 947
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 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-61 (-19%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252641026.4:153% (139)
2023-242811125.6:153% (148)
2022-233221324.8:150% (161)
2020-213251325.0:150% (163)
2017-183361325.9:176% (255)
2015-163191226.6:178% (248)
2010-11285N/AN/A75% (215)
2000-013321818.4:183% (274)
1990-913621820.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista del Valle Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (336 to 264); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).

About Vista del Valle Elementary

Vista del Valle Elementary is a public elementary school run by Claremont Unified in Claremont, California. In all, 264 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 43% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

Claremont Unified is the district for Vista del Valle Elementary. It has 11 schools and 6,120 students.

The student body at Vista del Valle Elementary is 78% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 9% White, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.

Vista del Valle Elementary lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 26.4 students per teacher. The school's 26.4:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 53% of the student body. That is 17 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.

Among California public elementary schools, Vista del Valle Elementary outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vista del Valle Elementary is 7.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.8%. Predicted: 48.7%.

In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.

San Antonio High (Continuation) is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Vista del Valle Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 40.8% versus a 43.9% average.

Federal data place Vista del Valle Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 61 students, from 325 to 264. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.4:1) than in 2020-21 (25.0:1).

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Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Vista del Valle Elementary
District
Claremont Unified
Address
550 Vista Dr., Claremont, CA 91711
Phone
(909) 398-0331
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
264
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
26.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (53%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060876000896
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vista del Valle Elementary
How many students attend Vista del Valle Elementary?
Vista del Valle Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-06.
Is Vista del Valle Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vista del Valle Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Vista del Valle Elementary?
Approximately 26.4:1 students per teacher at Vista del Valle Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Vista del Valle Elementary?
Student demographics at Vista del Valle Elementary are roughly 9% White, 78% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vista del Valle Elementary in?
Vista del Valle Elementary is part of Claremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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