Is Valencia Elementary a good school?

Valencia Elementary ranks 1073 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valencia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 587 students attended Valencia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Elementary?

Students at Valencia Elementary are 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valencia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pioneer Junior High High : Upland High

Valencia Elementary

Summary:

Valencia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Upland, California, serving 587 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Upland Unified School District, which is ranked 603 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Valencia Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 63.46% and 57.39%, respectively, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its Hispanic, Special Education, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, who all rank in the top 15% to 40% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Valencia Elementary maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.0% to 14.8% over the past 5 years, which are significantly lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation and Baldy View Elementary within the Upland Unified School District have lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math, indicating a significant gap in academic performance. Additionally, Valencia Elementary's percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (39.86%) is lower than the other Upland Unified schools, which range from 68.66% to 83.97%, suggesting it serves a more affluent community. When compared to schools in the Alta Loma Elementary and Central Elementary districts, Valencia Elementary's academic performance is on par with or slightly higher than the top-performing schools in those districts.

Detail:

Public K-6

541 West 22nd St.
Upland, CA 91784-8914

(909) 949-7830

District: Upland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1073^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,028

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pioneer Junior High
High:	Upland High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 587

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

35.1%

Asian:

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valencia Elementary ranks better than 81.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Upland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.94. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Valencia Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.3%), Hispanic (35.1%), Asian (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valencia Elementary is 24.2, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Upland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Valencia Elementary employs 24.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valencia Elementary is $11,028, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Upland Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valencia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valencia Elementary 1073^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valencia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Upland Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Upland Unified 603^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valencia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.10	507^th	4809	89.5%
2005	87.10	640^th	4822	86.7%
2006	88.14	586^th	4818	87.8%
2007	88.76	574^th	5113	88.8%
2008	91.10	417^th	5113	91.8%
2009	91.95	353^rd	5193	93.2%
2010	88.53	536^th	5314	89.9%
2011	86.87	648^th	5377	87.9%
2012	89.17	476^th	5390	91.2%
2013	88.66	550^th	5530	90.1%
2015	81.43	1062^nd	5611	81.1%
2016	75.69	1284^th	5614	77.1%
2017	74.41	1364^th	5692	76.0%
2018	77.18	1257^th	5662	77.8%
2019	85.96	852^nd	5789	85.3%
2022	86.64	870^th	5883	85.2%
2023	76.41	1306^th	5874	77.8%
2024	81.94	1073^rd	5862	81.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.80	506^th	2420	79.1%
2024	69.11	511^th	2634	80.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.01	489^th	5084	90.4%
2019	93.21	192^nd	5173	96.3%
2022	88.76	405^th	5264	92.3%
2023	71.19	1157^th	5374	78.5%
2024	72.91	1138^th	5511	79.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.40	1270^th	5413	76.5%
2019	82.12	978^th	5492	82.2%
2022	84.98	870^th	5635	84.6%
2023	74.27	1310^th	5617	76.7%
2024	84.31	899^th	5605	84.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.18	264^th	2128	87.6%
2019	84.82	269^th	2585	89.6%
2022	65.08	506^th	2227	77.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.38	1253^rd	5431	76.9%
2019	86.49	759^th	5510	86.2%
2022	85.28	853^rd	5663	84.9%
2023	75.82	1272^nd	5650	77.5%
2024	76.43	1216^th	5636	78.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	47.82	750^th	1154	35.0%
2023	50.65	739^th	1190	37.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.03	689^th	4830	85.7%
2019	93.35	181^st	4963	96.4%
2022	90.83	323^rd	5084	93.6%
2023	64.66	1417^th	5098	72.2%
2024	81.83	650^th	5102	87.3%

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Rank History for White students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.88	1356^th	2737	50.5%
2019	64.96	1026^th	2834	63.8%
2022	68.69	862^nd	2726	68.4%
2023	60.07	1110^th	2662	58.3%
2024	63.84	1006^th	2647	62.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Valencia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	532	11	71	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1989	613	19	76	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1990	667	16	63	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
1991	610	13	70	59	4	n/a	n/a	0	756
1992	548	18	78	57	2	n/a	n/a	0	703
1993	528	17	81	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
1994	498	17	87	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1995	494	18	80	72	4	n/a	n/a	0	668
1996	494	18	80	72	4	n/a	n/a	0	668
1997	506	21	74	84	4	n/a	n/a	0	689
1998	500	21	75	98	7	n/a	n/a	0	701
1999	534	20	67	105	6	n/a	n/a	0	732
2000	534	24	64	120	3	n/a	n/a	0	745
2001	464	54	58	117	3	n/a	n/a	9	705
2002	472	23	56	124	1	n/a	n/a	26	702
2003	472	23	56	124	1	n/a	n/a	26	702
2004	436	19	58	112	3	n/a	n/a	75	703
2005	416	20	60	120	5	n/a	n/a	67	688
2006	393	26	64	135	6	n/a	n/a	63	687
2007	378	26	58	146	5	n/a	n/a	55	668
2008	385	28	51	155	4	n/a	n/a	0	623
2009	375	33	49	147	5	1	86	0	696
2010	388	27	50	193	3	1	20	0	682
2011	377	28	44	189	2	3	24	0	667
2012	363	22	46	183	3	1	25	0	643
2013	359	15	46	208	2	1	29	0	660
2014	335	10	45	205	1	1	29	0	626
2015	304	14	51	211	0	1	22	0	603
2016	313	9	52	196	0	0	18	0	588
2017	320	8	63	198	0	0	15	0	604
2018	317	15	65	217	0	0	13	0	627
2019	318	17	78	203	0	0	15	0	631
2020	309	16	83	190	0	0	17	0	615
2021	278	15	84	183	0	0	18	0	578
2022	279	12	82	187	0	1	22	0	583
2023	260	10	83	206	0	2	26	0	587

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valencia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	650	27.0	24.0	n/a
1989	747	28.5	26.2	n/a
1990	790	29.0	27.2	n/a
1991	756	28.0	27.0	n/a
1992	703	28.5	24.6	2.8
1993	686	24.0	28.6	4.4
1994	670	25.0	26.8	4.8
1995	668	25.5	26.2	6.9
1996	668	25.5	26.2	6.9
1997	689	29.0	23.8	8.1
1998	701	31.0	22.6	7.4
1999	732	32.0	22.9	7.8
2000	745	33.0	22.6	8.3
2001	705	34.0	20.7	7
2002	702	33.0	21.3	7.1
2003	702	33.0	21.3	7.1
2004	703	33.0	21.3	8.9
2005	688	32.5	21.2	10.3
2006	687	32.0	21.5	11.5
2007	668	31.0	21.5	12.4
2008	623	34.0	18.3	11.9
2009	696	31.5	21.4	11.9
2010	682	29.0	23.5	15.7
2011	667	n/a	n/a	18.1
2012	643	24.0	26.7	n/a
2013	660	23.5	28.0	20.5
2014	626	23.0	27.2	23.2
2015	603	24.0	25.1	19.1
2016	588	23.0	25.5	19.9
2017	604	23.0	26.2	20.2
2018	627	25.1	24.9	27
2019	631	25.0	25.2	29.8
2020	615	n/a	n/a	29.4
2021	578	24.7	23.3	33.2
2022	583	22.7	25.6	34.8
2023	587	24.1	24.2	39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Valencia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	650	27.0	24.0	n/a
1989	747	28.5	26.2	n/a
1990	790	29.0	27.2	n/a
1991	756	28.0	27.0	n/a
1992	703	28.5	24.6	2.8
1993	686	24.0	28.6	4.4
1994	670	25.0	26.8	4.8
1995	668	25.5	26.2	6.9
1996	668	25.5	26.2	6.9
1997	689	29.0	23.8	8.1
1998	701	31.0	22.6	7.4
1999	732	32.0	22.9	7.8
2000	745	33.0	22.6	8.3
2001	705	34.0	20.7	7
2002	702	33.0	21.3	7.1
2003	702	33.0	21.3	7.1
2004	703	33.0	21.3	8.9
2005	688	32.5	21.2	10.3
2006	687	32.0	21.5	11.5
2007	668	31.0	21.5	12.4
2008	623	34.0	18.3	11.9
2009	696	31.5	21.4	11.9
2010	682	29.0	23.5	15.7
2011	667	n/a	n/a	18.1
2012	643	24.0	26.7	n/a
2013	660	23.5	28.0	20.5
2014	626	23.0	27.2	23.2
2015	603	24.0	25.1	19.1
2016	588	23.0	25.5	19.9
2017	604	23.0	26.2	20.2
2018	627	25.1	24.9	27
2019	631	25.0	25.2	29.8
2020	615	n/a	n/a	29.4
2021	578	24.7	23.3	33.2
2022	583	22.7	25.6	34.8
2023	587	24.1	24.2	39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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