Is Valley Vista Elementary a good school?

Valley Vista Elementary ranks 2788 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 543 students attended Valley Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Vista Elementary?

Students at Valley Vista Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valley Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bonita Vista Middle High : Bonita Vista Senior High

Valley Vista Elementary

Summary:

Valley Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bonita, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 587 students. It is part of the Chula Vista Elementary District, which is ranked 537 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Valley Vista Elementary performs lower than the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California averages across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 45.71% of Valley Vista students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.46% for the district and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, the performance gap is even wider, with only 24.2% of Valley Vista students being proficient or better, compared to 44.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science (CAST) is slightly better, with 48.44% of students being proficient or better, compared to 37.34% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Additionally, Valley Vista Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.3% in 2018-2019 to 24.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district's average of 33.6%.

When comparing Valley Vista Elementary to other nearby schools within the Chula Vista Elementary District, it generally performs lower academically, with the exception of Rosebank Elementary, which has similar or slightly lower academic performance. Schools like Halecrest Elementary and Allen (Ella B.) Elementary consistently outperform Valley Vista Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-6

3724 Valley Vista Way
Bonita, CA 91902-1139

(619) 479-7171

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2788^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,023

Students who attend Valley Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonita Vista Middle
High:	Bonita Vista Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 543

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

7.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley Vista Elementary ranks better than 52.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 26^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.96. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.4%), White (7.2%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley Vista Elementary is 21.7. 29 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Valley Vista Elementary employs 24.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley Vista Elementary is $10,023. 27 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Vista Elementary 2788^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valley Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chula Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chula Vista Elementary 537^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valley Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.87	2111^th	4809	56.1%
2005	61.22	1693^rd	4822	64.9%
2006	66.36	1492^nd	4818	69.0%
2007	70.68	1341^st	5113	73.8%
2008	75.59	1162^nd	5113	77.3%
2009	70.31	1424^th	5193	72.6%
2010	62.06	1879^th	5314	64.6%
2011	65.09	1738^th	5377	67.7%
2012	54.90	2332^nd	5390	56.7%
2013	65.10	1825^th	5530	67.0%
2015	42.61	2876^th	5611	48.7%
2016	56.69	2145^th	5614	61.8%
2017	52.28	2420^th	5692	57.5%
2018	47.97	2662^nd	5662	53.0%
2019	40.76	3147^th	5789	45.6%
2022	35.36	3431^st	5883	41.7%
2023	32.29	3712^th	5874	36.8%
2024	45.96	2788^th	5862	52.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.30	1485^th	3246	54.3%
2019	50.42	1227^th	3275	62.5%
2022	37.90	1967^th	3311	40.6%
2023	33.24	2297^th	3250	29.3%
2024	55.54	907^th	3160	71.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.00	1252^nd	2420	48.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.27	2531^st	5084	50.2%
2019	39.85	3141^st	5173	39.3%
2022	35.06	3419^th	5264	35.0%
2023	32.40	3695^th	5374	31.2%
2024	45.51	2711^th	5511	50.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.11	2120^th	5413	60.8%
2019	46.93	2680^th	5492	51.2%
2022	35.70	3279^th	5635	41.8%
2023	37.20	3203^rd	5617	43.0%
2024	42.64	2881^st	5605	48.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.33	3200^th	5431	41.1%
2019	34.20	3449^th	5510	37.4%
2022	35.57	3308^th	5663	41.6%
2023	29.27	3842^nd	5650	32.0%
2024	47.91	2573^rd	5636	54.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.04	1960^th	4830	59.4%
2019	52.39	2131^st	4963	57.1%
2022	39.52	2936^th	5084	42.3%
2023	36.11	3217^th	5098	36.9%
2024	52.45	2096^th	5102	58.9%

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Rank History for White students at Valley Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.86	1766^th	2834	37.7%

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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
Thursday, September 3, 2020

Extremely happy with the program and the teachers. I love the dual immersion curriculum. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Valley Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	278	11	65	205	2	n/a	n/a	0	561
1989	244	17	52	199	3	n/a	n/a	0	515
1990	284	18	57	226	4	n/a	n/a	0	589
1991	290	18	60	240	4	n/a	n/a	0	612
1992	294	18	64	236	1	n/a	n/a	0	613
1993	292	21	49	290	1	n/a	n/a	0	653
1994	277	41	62	294	1	n/a	n/a	0	675
1995	243	38	67	310	3	n/a	n/a	0	661
1996	243	38	67	310	3	n/a	n/a	0	661
1997	239	42	58	309	3	n/a	n/a	0	651
1998	241	35	58	331	5	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	208	30	60	374	6	n/a	n/a	0	678
2000	181	34	60	375	5	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	197	28	60	393	3	n/a	n/a	0	681
2002	164	30	48	362	8	n/a	n/a	0	612
2003	164	30	48	362	8	n/a	n/a	0	612
2004	145	36	52	383	6	n/a	n/a	1	623
2005	123	27	57	334	6	n/a	n/a	10	557
2006	113	27	49	288	8	n/a	n/a	19	504
2007	100	30	55	295	8	n/a	n/a	28	516
2008	76	27	53	285	6	n/a	n/a	0	447
2009	76	22	52	286	4	2	51	0	493
2010	203	26	61	193	4	2	13	0	502
2011	59	26	77	355	2	3	0	0	522
2012	71	31	66	375	1	4	0	0	548
2013	70	35	54	407	0	6	3	0	575
2014	64	20	42	406	0	5	21	0	558
2015	63	22	44	400	0	2	15	0	546
2016	56	18	40	450	0	2	21	0	587
2017	58	15	39	494	1	2	13	0	622
2018	68	17	38	464	0	2	14	0	603
2019	73	9	39	449	0	2	12	0	584
2020	69	10	35	453	0	2	17	0	586
2021	53	16	34	454	0	1	23	0	581
2022	43	8	27	455	0	1	27	0	561
2023	45	7	24	484	0	0	27	0	587
2024	39	7	20	453	0	0	24	0	543

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 Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	561	22.0	25.5	n/a
1989	515	21.0	24.5	n/a
1990	589	25.0	23.5	n/a
1991	612	24.0	25.5	n/a
1992	613	24.4	25.1	16.2
1993	653	23.0	28.4	19.6
1994	675	26.0	26.0	22.8
1995	661	26.0	25.4	28.1
1996	661	26.0	25.4	28.1
1997	651	28.0	23.3	31.8
1998	670	31.0	21.6	27.5
1999	678	32.5	20.9	31.3
2000	655	32.5	20.2	26.7
2001	681	30.5	22.3	28
2002	612	32.5	18.8	28.9
2003	612	32.5	18.8	28.9
2004	623	29.0	21.5	30.5
2005	557	28.0	19.9	31.4
2006	504	24.0	21.0	21
2007	516	25.0	20.6	24
2008	447	26.0	17.2	36.5
2009	493	24.0	18.3	30.6
2010	502	24.0	20.9	35.3
2011	522	n/a	n/a	31.2
2012	548	26.0	21.0	n/a
2013	575	26.0	22.1	46.6
2014	558	24.0	23.2	47.7
2015	546	24.0	22.7	48.4
2016	587	25.0	23.4	49.4
2017	622	26.6	23.3	52.6
2018	603	27.0	22.3	52.1
2019	584	27.0	21.6	53.1
2020	586	n/a	n/a	50.5
2021	581	27.0	21.5	52.5
2022	561	26.0	21.5	55.1
2023	587	26.9	21.7	48.4
2024	543	24.9	21.7	56.4

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 Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	561	22.0	25.5	n/a
1989	515	21.0	24.5	n/a
1990	589	25.0	23.5	n/a
1991	612	24.0	25.5	n/a
1992	613	24.4	25.1	16.2
1993	653	23.0	28.4	19.6
1994	675	26.0	26.0	22.8
1995	661	26.0	25.4	28.1
1996	661	26.0	25.4	28.1
1997	651	28.0	23.3	31.8
1998	670	31.0	21.6	27.5
1999	678	32.5	20.9	31.3
2000	655	32.5	20.2	26.7
2001	681	30.5	22.3	28
2002	612	32.5	18.8	28.9
2003	612	32.5	18.8	28.9
2004	623	29.0	21.5	30.5
2005	557	28.0	19.9	31.4
2006	504	24.0	21.0	21
2007	516	25.0	20.6	24
2008	447	26.0	17.2	36.5
2009	493	24.0	18.3	30.6
2010	502	24.0	20.9	35.3
2011	522	n/a	n/a	31.2
2012	548	26.0	21.0	n/a
2013	575	26.0	22.1	46.6
2014	558	24.0	23.2	47.7
2015	546	24.0	22.7	48.4
2016	587	25.0	23.4	49.4
2017	622	26.6	23.3	52.6
2018	603	27.0	22.3	52.1
2019	584	27.0	21.6	53.1
2020	586	n/a	n/a	50.5
2021	581	27.0	21.5	52.5
2022	561	26.0	21.5	55.1
2023	587	26.9	21.7	48.4
2024	543	24.9	21.7	56.4

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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