Is Happy Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! Happy Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22 nd of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Happy Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 449 students attended Happy Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Happy Valley Elementary?

Students at Happy Valley Elementary are 57% White, 20% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Happy Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : M. H. Stanley Middle High : Acalanes High

Happy Valley Elementary

Summary:

Happy Valley Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Lafayette, California, serving 455 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Lafayette Elementary School District.

Happy Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with over 90% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. The school's students significantly outperform their peers at nearby Lafayette Elementary and across the state. Happy Valley's diverse student population, with strong representation of Asian and multi-racial students, also achieves exceptional academic results, with these subgroups ranking 8th and 2nd out of all California elementary schools, respectively. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and relatively small class sizes likely contribute to its high level of student engagement and success.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Burton Valley Elementary and Lafayette Elementary, Happy Valley consistently outperforms its peers in academic assessments, further highlighting its exceptional educational outcomes. The proximity of these high-performing schools within the Lafayette Elementary School District suggests a strong commitment to educational excellence across the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

3855 Happy Valley Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549-2406

(925) 927-3560

District: Lafayette Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
22^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,258

Students who attend Happy Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	M. H. Stanley Middle
High:	Acalanes High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Two or more races:

19.6%

Asian:

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 3.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Happy Valley Elementary ranks better than 99.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Lafayette Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.86. (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 Happy Valley Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lafayette Elementary School District. Student population at Happy Valley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57%), two or more races (19.6%), Asian (12.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 3.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Happy Valley Elementary is 23.6, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Lafayette Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Happy Valley Elementary is $12,258, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Lafayette Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Happy Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Happy Valley Elementary 22^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Happy Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lafayette Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lafayette Elementary 23^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Happy Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.67	297^th	4809	93.8%
2005	94.21	260^th	4822	94.6%
2006	97.56	76^th	4818	98.4%
2007	97.22	92^nd	5113	98.2%
2008	94.88	196^th	5113	96.2%
2009	96.02	105^th	5193	98.0%
2010	95.57	102^nd	5314	98.1%
2011	95.55	89^th	5377	98.3%
2012	96.12	31^st	5390	99.4%
2013	95.52	83^rd	5530	98.5%
2015	97.97	107^th	5611	98.1%
2016	98.14	53^rd	5614	99.1%
2017	98.39	59^th	5692	99.0%
2018	98.32	45^th	5662	99.2%
2019	98.14	59^th	5789	99.0%
2021	96.97	51^st	1417	96.4%
2022	96.95	206^th	5883	96.5%
2023	97.86	112^th	5874	98.1%
2024	98.86	22^nd	5862	99.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	91.34	5^th	445	98.9%
2022	82.27	72^nd	610	88.2%
2023	60.04	298^th	669	55.5%
2024	93.93	2^nd	669	99.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	95.16	99^th	2420	95.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.90	41^st	5413	99.2%
2019	98.03	33^rd	5492	99.4%
2021	94.66	71^st	1267	94.4%
2022	94.23	352^nd	5635	93.8%
2023	95.74	228^th	5617	95.9%
2024	97.75	65^th	5605	98.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	90.18	17^th	293	94.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.82	70^th	5431	98.7%
2019	97.32	97^th	5510	98.2%
2021	97.18	38^th	1272	97.0%
2022	97.60	105^th	5663	98.1%
2023	98.16	64^th	5650	98.9%
2024	99.11	13^th	5636	99.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	73.09	321^st	1154	72.2%
2023	82.76	92^nd	1190	92.3%
2024	90.19	8^th	1203	99.3%

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Rank History for White students at Happy Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.69	62^nd	2737	97.7%
2019	91.54	58^th	2834	98.0%
2022	86.29	224^th	2726	91.8%
2023	90.15	101^st	2662	96.2%
2024	92.21	44^th	2647	98.3%

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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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Enrollment information for Happy Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	387	3	26	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1989	415	1	37	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1990	421	1	37	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1991	426	1	28	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1992	433	2	32	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1993	452	2	31	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1994	435	1	25	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1995	468	1	22	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1996	468	1	22	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1997	461	1	31	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1998	428	1	38	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1999	425	1	36	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
2000	401	0	49	6	0	n/a	n/a	6	462
2001	401	0	43	4	0	n/a	n/a	11	459
2002	376	3	37	6	1	n/a	n/a	27	450
2003	376	3	37	6	1	n/a	n/a	27	450
2004	349	5	28	5	1	n/a	n/a	54	442
2005	323	2	23	5	1	n/a	n/a	63	417
2006	325	1	20	5	1	n/a	n/a	64	416
2007	302	3	33	16	1	n/a	n/a	52	407
2008	318	1	33	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	361
2009	343	0	31	7	1	0	56	0	438
2010	350	0	26	30	0	1	41	0	448
2011	377	1	28	38	0	1	44	0	489
2012	351	4	27	32	0	1	41	0	456
2013	381	6	29	30	0	0	43	0	489
2014	382	5	29	35	0	0	51	0	502
2015	392	6	37	43	0	1	56	0	535
2016	376	8	34	45	0	1	62	0	526
2017	369	7	47	51	0	1	70	0	545
2018	353	6	55	53	0	1	81	0	549
2019	356	2	62	53	0	0	83	0	556
2020	321	3	65	54	0	0	93	0	536
2021	299	4	63	36	0	0	78	0	480
2022	269	2	60	39	0	0	76	0	446
2023	261	3	61	44	0	0	86	0	455
2024	256	3	58	44	0	0	88	0	449

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 Happy Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	423	18.0	23.5	n/a
1989	456	19.0	24.0	n/a
1990	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1991	460	19.5	23.5	n/a
1992	470	19.8	23.7	n/a
1993	490	20.0	24.5	0
1994	463	20.0	23.1	0
1995	496	21.0	23.6	0
1996	496	21.0	23.6	0
1997	504	24.0	21.0	0.2
1998	480	25.0	19.2	0
1999	470	24.5	19.2	0
2000	462	24.5	18.9	0
2001	459	26.0	17.7	0.2
2002	450	24.5	18.4	0.5
2003	450	24.5	18.4	0.5
2004	442	24.5	18.0	0.5
2005	417	24.7	16.9	1.1
2006	416	23.5	17.7	2
2007	407	22.8	17.9	2.3
2008	361	26.7	13.5	3
2009	438	25.0	16.8	1.8
2010	448	24.8	18.0	0.7
2011	489	n/a	n/a	1.2
2012	456	20.8	21.8	0.7
2013	489	20.3	24.0	0.8
2014	502	21.0	23.9	1.4
2015	535	22.0	24.3	1.5
2016	526	22.0	23.9	0.6
2017	545	19.5	27.9	0.9
2018	549	19.5	28.1	2.4
2019	556	21.5	25.8	2.7
2020	536	n/a	n/a	2.1
2021	480	22.0	21.8	2.5
2022	446	19.0	23.4	2.9
2023	455	19.0	23.9	1.5
2024	449	19.0	23.6	3.1

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 Happy Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	423	18.0	23.5	n/a
1989	456	19.0	24.0	n/a
1990	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1991	460	19.5	23.5	n/a
1992	470	19.8	23.7	n/a
1993	490	20.0	24.5	0
1994	463	20.0	23.1	0
1995	496	21.0	23.6	0
1996	496	21.0	23.6	0
1997	504	24.0	21.0	0.2
1998	480	25.0	19.2	0
1999	470	24.5	19.2	0
2000	462	24.5	18.9	0
2001	459	26.0	17.7	0.2
2002	450	24.5	18.4	0.5
2003	450	24.5	18.4	0.5
2004	442	24.5	18.0	0.5
2005	417	24.7	16.9	1.1
2006	416	23.5	17.7	2
2007	407	22.8	17.9	2.3
2008	361	26.7	13.5	3
2009	438	25.0	16.8	1.8
2010	448	24.8	18.0	0.7
2011	489	n/a	n/a	1.2
2012	456	20.8	21.8	0.7
2013	489	20.3	24.0	0.8
2014	502	21.0	23.9	1.4
2015	535	22.0	24.3	1.5
2016	526	22.0	23.9	0.6
2017	545	19.5	27.9	0.9
2018	549	19.5	28.1	2.4
2019	556	21.5	25.8	2.7
2020	536	n/a	n/a	2.1
2021	480	22.0	21.8	2.5
2022	446	19.0	23.4	2.9
2023	455	19.0	23.9	1.5
2024	449	19.0	23.6	3.1

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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