What is the racial makeup of Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)?

Students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) are 60% Hispanic, 17% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Q: How many students attend Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)?

In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6).

Summary:

Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) is a public elementary school located in Duarte, CA, serving grades TK-6 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Duarte Unified School District, which is ranked 744 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley View Academy consistently outperforms the Duarte Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 58.29% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.44% for Duarte Unified and 47.04% for California. In mathematics, 48.85% of students were proficient or better, compared to 33.94% for Duarte Unified and 35.54% for California. The school's performance is particularly strong among female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, consistently ranking in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

However, Valley View Academy faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.9% in 2020-2021 to 35.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch has increased from 40.4% in 2021-2022 to 45.31% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families. When compared to nearby schools, Valley View Academy outperforms Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8) and Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, but performs similarly to Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy in the Monrovia Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

237 Melcanyon Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010-1528

(626) 599-5500

District: Duarte Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1431^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,557

Students who attend Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) usually attend:

High:

Duarte High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

16.9%

Asian:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) ranks better than 75.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.38. (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 Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Duarte Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.5%), White (16.9%), Asian (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.3% 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 Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) is 21.5. 2 elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) employs 17.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) is $6,557. 2 elementary schools in the Duarte Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6):

SchoolDigger ranks Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) 1431^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Duarte Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Duarte Unified 744^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

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Rank History for all students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	62.93	1574^th	4809	67.3%
2005	57.56	1853^rd	4822	61.6%
2006	52.62	2069^th	4818	57.1%
2007	56.41	2000^th	5113	60.9%
2008	47.04	2544^th	5113	50.2%
2009	63.27	1756^th	5193	66.2%
2010	66.34	1652^nd	5314	68.9%
2011	69.43	1510^th	5377	71.9%
2012	66.90	1681^st	5390	68.8%
2013	64.88	1837^th	5530	66.8%
2015	67.04	1610^th	5611	71.3%
2016	75.30	1298^th	5614	76.9%
2017	77.76	1213^th	5692	78.7%
2018	79.56	1155^th	5662	79.6%
2019	83.08	1010^th	5789	82.6%
2021	72.11	362^nd	1417	74.5%
2022	76.60	1338^th	5883	77.3%
2023	65.99	1759^th	5874	70.1%
2024	73.38	1431^st	5862	75.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.66	547^th	5084	89.2%
2019	88.39	349^th	5173	93.3%
2021	78.46	157^th	1110	85.9%
2022	88.80	403^rd	5264	92.3%
2023	69.31	1262^nd	5374	76.5%
2024	67.49	1381^st	5511	74.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.25	939^th	5413	82.7%
2019	81.43	1014^th	5492	81.5%
2021	76.66	274^th	1267	78.4%
2022	77.35	1229^th	5635	78.2%
2023	62.74	1819^th	5617	67.6%
2024	82.00	1008^th	5605	82.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.44	1420^th	5431	73.9%
2019	80.59	1042^nd	5510	81.1%
2021	63.17	417^th	1272	67.2%
2022	71.41	1462^nd	5663	74.2%
2023	66.34	1672^nd	5650	70.4%
2024	55.72	2176^th	5636	61.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.04	414^th	4830	91.4%
2019	90.41	290^th	4963	94.2%
2022	74.78	945^th	5084	81.4%
2023	64.97	1402^nd	5098	72.5%
2024	70.72	1153^rd	5102	77.4%

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Rank History for White students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.70	873^rd	2737	68.1%
2019	76.84	571^st	2834	79.9%
2022	79.67	466^th	2726	82.9%
2023	59.64	1127^th	2662	57.7%

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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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Enrollment information for Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	212	52	77	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	447
1989	210	50	62	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
1990	204	58	51	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	413
1991	199	40	55	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1992	215	43	41	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1993	204	48	45	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	183	43	56	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	172	46	52	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
1996	172	46	52	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
1997	154	57	60	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	452
1998	161	58	60	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	469
1999	143	50	53	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	123	63	48	205	1	n/a	n/a	0	440
2001	117	63	48	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2002	97	58	47	188	0	n/a	n/a	10	400
2003	97	58	47	188	0	n/a	n/a	10	400
2004	82	58	39	182	0	n/a	n/a	33	394
2005	73	56	42	194	1	n/a	n/a	35	401
2006	58	36	50	183	1	n/a	n/a	37	365
2007	63	34	53	185	1	n/a	n/a	41	377
2008	53	27	43	195	2	n/a	n/a	0	320
2009	48	27	34	217	2	0	69	0	397
2010	42	27	39	250	2	0	20	0	380
2011	42	23	35	257	2	0	22	0	381
2012	48	14	34	259	0	0	28	0	383
2013	54	24	34	270	0	0	28	0	410
2014	56	24	34	250	0	0	27	0	391
2015	61	23	33	232	0	0	23	0	372
2016	76	23	38	236	1	1	15	0	390
2017	62	19	41	237	1	1	25	0	386
2018	68	13	35	225	0	1	12	0	354
2019	70	11	35	226	0	1	13	0	356
2020	68	15	38	228	0	1	15	0	365
2021	67	18	40	221	0	1	22	0	369
2022	66	11	37	207	0	0	28	0	349
2023	63	17	39	222	1	0	31	0	373

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

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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 Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	19.0	23.5	n/a
1989	432	17.0	25.4	n/a
1990	413	17.0	24.2	n/a
1991	387	15.0	25.8	n/a
1992	408	15.2	26.8	17.4
1993	381	15.0	25.4	19.9
1994	368	13.4	27.5	22.8
1995	426	14.0	30.4	40.6
1996	426	14.0	30.4	40.6
1997	452	16.0	28.3	46.9
1998	469	19.0	24.7	46.9
1999	432	20.0	21.6	50.9
2000	440	20.0	22.0	55.2
2001	400	20.0	20.0	51.5
2002	400	20.0	20.0	48.5
2003	400	20.0	20.0	48.5
2004	394	20.0	19.7	56.2
2005	401	21.5	18.7	58.5
2006	365	20.6	17.7	53
2007	377	20.0	18.9	56
2008	320	22.0	14.5	62.2
2009	397	21.0	18.0	58.2
2010	380	19.0	20.0	55.5
2011	381	n/a	n/a	58
2012	383	17.0	22.5	n/a
2013	410	18.0	22.7	62.4
2014	391	18.0	21.7	60.6
2015	372	16.0	23.2	58.6
2016	390	16.0	24.3	54.4
2017	386	15.0	25.7	58
2018	354	15.0	23.6	60.2
2019	356	16.0	22.2	55.1
2020	365	n/a	n/a	53.4
2021	369	16.0	23.0	53.7
2022	349	16.6	21.0	40.4
2023	373	17.3	21.5	45.3

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 Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	19.0	23.5	n/a
1989	432	17.0	25.4	n/a
1990	413	17.0	24.2	n/a
1991	387	15.0	25.8	n/a
1992	408	15.2	26.8	17.4
1993	381	15.0	25.4	19.9
1994	368	13.4	27.5	22.8
1995	426	14.0	30.4	40.6
1996	426	14.0	30.4	40.6
1997	452	16.0	28.3	46.9
1998	469	19.0	24.7	46.9
1999	432	20.0	21.6	50.9
2000	440	20.0	22.0	55.2
2001	400	20.0	20.0	51.5
2002	400	20.0	20.0	48.5
2003	400	20.0	20.0	48.5
2004	394	20.0	19.7	56.2
2005	401	21.5	18.7	58.5
2006	365	20.6	17.7	53
2007	377	20.0	18.9	56
2008	320	22.0	14.5	62.2
2009	397	21.0	18.0	58.2
2010	380	19.0	20.0	55.5
2011	381	n/a	n/a	58
2012	383	17.0	22.5	n/a
2013	410	18.0	22.7	62.4
2014	391	18.0	21.7	60.6
2015	372	16.0	23.2	58.6
2016	390	16.0	24.3	54.4
2017	386	15.0	25.7	58
2018	354	15.0	23.6	60.2
2019	356	16.0	22.2	55.1
2020	365	n/a	n/a	53.4
2021	369	16.0	23.0	53.7
2022	349	16.6	21.0	40.4
2023	373	17.3	21.5	45.3

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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