Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 666 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ysmael Villegas Middle High : La Sierra High

Valley View Elementary

Summary:

Valley View Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 666 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked 1091 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley View Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (80.78% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic students and a smaller percentage of White students. Valley View also has a significant population of English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 15% of California schools for this subgroup. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.4% in 2017-2018 to 15.7% in 2022-2023.

While the nearby schools within the Alvord Unified School District generally perform better than Valley View Elementary, they still struggle to meet state averages. However, Promenade Elementary, which is part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District, stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 40% of California elementary schools. Valley View's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of California schools for their respective subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-5

11750 Gramercy Pl.
Riverside, CA 92505-3128

(951) 358-1670

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4520^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,733

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ysmael Villegas Middle
High:	La Sierra High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 666

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

7.1%

African American:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley View Elementary ranks worse than 77.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.52. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.7%), White (7.1%), African American (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley View Elementary is 24.5. 12 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Valley View Elementary employs 27.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley View Elementary is $7,733. 9 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley View Elementary 4520^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valley View Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1091^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valley View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.94	4022^nd	4809	16.4%
2005	18.91	4043^rd	4822	16.2%
2006	20.19	3993^rd	4818	17.1%
2007	19.08	4370^th	5113	14.5%
2008	12.31	4801^st	5113	6.1%
2009	20.60	4374^th	5193	15.8%
2010	13.93	4965^th	5314	6.6%
2011	20.84	4618^th	5377	14.1%
2012	35.23	3583^rd	5390	33.5%
2013	32.42	3861^st	5530	30.2%
2015	21.66	4458^th	5611	20.5%
2016	21.51	4471^st	5614	20.4%
2017	14.61	5147^th	5692	9.6%
2018	15.36	5061^st	5662	10.6%
2019	21.34	4680^th	5789	19.2%
2022	22.51	4598^th	5883	21.8%
2023	26.66	4213^th	5874	28.3%
2024	23.52	4520^th	5862	22.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.71	1220^th	3246	62.4%
2019	50.46	1225^th	3275	62.6%
2022	28.58	2713^th	3311	18.1%
2023	37.24	1999^th	3250	38.5%
2024	24.59	2860^th	3160	9.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.27	1317^th	2420	45.6%
2024	34.40	1594^th	2634	39.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.18	4587^th	5084	9.8%
2019	28.31	4006^th	5173	22.6%
2022	25.94	4176^th	5264	20.7%
2023	32.12	3724^th	5374	30.7%
2024	21.30	4683^rd	5511	15.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.61	4269^th	5413	21.1%
2019	28.81	3921^st	5492	28.6%
2022	21.85	4522^nd	5635	19.8%
2023	21.72	4551^st	5617	19.0%
2024	19.24	4774^th	5605	14.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.73	1046^th	2227	53.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.89	5221^st	5431	3.9%
2019	17.66	4847^th	5510	12.0%
2022	24.97	4240^th	5663	25.1%
2023	32.94	3547^th	5650	37.2%
2024	29.31	3885^th	5636	31.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.32	4444^th	4830	8.0%
2019	28.56	3800^th	4963	23.4%
2022	26.25	4013^th	5084	21.1%
2023	37.23	3129^th	5098	38.6%
2024	34.27	3399^th	5102	33.4%

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Rank History for White students at Valley View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	11.19	2499^th	2726	8.3%

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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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by a parent
Friday, June 21, 2019

Clean school, amazing staff and teachers. My child has excelled in this school. Thank you. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Valley View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	247	11	19	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1991	275	17	21	142	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
1992	329	25	21	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1993	344	30	20	205	1	n/a	n/a	0	600
1994	362	27	22	241	1	n/a	n/a	0	653
1995	357	28	24	251	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1996	357	28	24	251	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1997	353	37	25	256	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	328	35	26	264	1	n/a	n/a	0	654
1999	316	30	32	289	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
2000	220	21	18	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	517
2001	220	20	24	257	3	n/a	n/a	0	524
2002	186	27	18	352	1	n/a	n/a	6	590
2003	186	27	18	352	1	n/a	n/a	6	590
2004	151	27	19	399	2	n/a	n/a	1	599
2005	139	19	14	412	3	n/a	n/a	18	605
2006	116	14	10	394	0	n/a	n/a	35	569
2007	86	19	7	407	1	n/a	n/a	16	536
2008	57	18	5	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	460
2009	72	19	9	387	1	4	20	0	512
2010	59	18	9	372	1	5	2	0	466
2011	62	19	11	340	2	7	3	0	444
2012	34	8	8	288	1	10	0	0	349
2013	45	8	6	332	1	5	2	0	399
2014	43	4	4	336	0	3	3	0	393
2015	32	6	9	337	3	4	3	0	394
2016	37	5	10	344	2	1	14	0	413
2017	45	9	8	400	2	1	12	0	477
2018	43	19	7	453	2	1	15	0	540
2019	45	21	8	480	0	1	16	0	571
2020	47	17	10	529	0	4	16	0	623
2021	53	17	10	561	0	3	17	0	661
2022	50	15	9	574	2	2	16	0	668
2023	47	13	7	584	0	2	13	0	666

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 Valley View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	385	14.0	27.5	n/a
1991	456	17.0	26.8	n/a
1992	524	17.3	30.2	17.6
1993	600	23.0	26.1	16.8
1994	653	21.0	31.1	16.1
1995	660	23.0	28.7	40.2
1996	660	23.0	28.7	40.2
1997	671	26.0	25.8	43.7
1998	654	29.0	22.6	40.7
1999	668	29.0	23.0	37.6
2000	517	25.0	20.7	45.3
2001	524	25.0	21.0	49.6
2002	590	29.5	20.0	57.5
2003	590	29.5	20.0	57.5
2004	599	29.5	20.3	56
2005	605	29.0	20.9	56.9
2006	569	30.5	18.7	55.4
2007	536	27.5	19.5	61.3
2008	460	27.5	16.7	69.8
2009	512	25.0	18.3	72.9
2010	466	23.0	20.2	77.3
2011	444	n/a	n/a	0
2012	349	14.0	24.9	n/a
2013	399	13.0	30.6	82.7
2014	393	14.0	28.0	82.7
2015	394	15.0	26.2	85
2016	413	17.0	24.2	83.8
2017	477	21.0	22.6	77.1
2018	540	22.0	24.5	79.1
2019	571	25.0	22.8	74.1
2020	623	n/a	n/a	76.1
2021	661	29.1	22.6	74.9
2022	668	28.4	23.4	82.9
2023	666	27.1	24.5	80.8

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 Valley View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	385	14.0	27.5	n/a
1991	456	17.0	26.8	n/a
1992	524	17.3	30.2	17.6
1993	600	23.0	26.1	16.8
1994	653	21.0	31.1	16.1
1995	660	23.0	28.7	40.2
1996	660	23.0	28.7	40.2
1997	671	26.0	25.8	43.7
1998	654	29.0	22.6	40.7
1999	668	29.0	23.0	37.6
2000	517	25.0	20.7	45.3
2001	524	25.0	21.0	49.6
2002	590	29.5	20.0	57.5
2003	590	29.5	20.0	57.5
2004	599	29.5	20.3	56
2005	605	29.0	20.9	56.9
2006	569	30.5	18.7	55.4
2007	536	27.5	19.5	61.3
2008	460	27.5	16.7	69.8
2009	512	25.0	18.3	72.9
2010	466	23.0	20.2	77.3
2011	444	n/a	n/a	0
2012	349	14.0	24.9	n/a
2013	399	13.0	30.6	82.7
2014	393	14.0	28.0	82.7
2015	394	15.0	26.2	85
2016	413	17.0	24.2	83.8
2017	477	21.0	22.6	77.1
2018	540	22.0	24.5	79.1
2019	571	25.0	22.8	74.1
2020	623	n/a	n/a	76.1
2021	661	29.1	22.6	74.9
2022	668	28.4	23.4	82.9
2023	666	27.1	24.5	80.8

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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