Is Valencia Valley Elementary a good school?

Valencia Valley Elementary ranks 697 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valencia Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 741 students attended Valencia Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Valley Elementary?

Students at Valencia Valley Elementary are 50% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Valencia Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Placerita Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : William S. Hart High

Valencia Valley Elementary

Summary:

Valencia Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Valencia, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 741 students. It is part of the Newhall School District, which is ranked 265 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valencia Valley Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 122 and 697 over the past several years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.21% of Valencia Valley Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.13% in the Newhall District and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, 68.69% of Valencia Valley Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 63.58% in the Newhall District and 35.54% statewide.

While Valencia Valley Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Newhall School District, the school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.3% in 2018-2019 to 16.3% in 2022-2023, is concerning and warrants further investigation. Additionally, the school's ranking for special education and disabled students has declined in recent years, suggesting the need to focus on improving support and resources for these student populations.

Detail:

Public K-6

23601 Carrizo Dr.
Valencia, CA 91355-2182

(661) 291-4060

District: Newhall

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,127

Students who attend Valencia Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Placerita Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	William S. Hart High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.1

Number of students: 741

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Asian:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valencia Valley Elementary ranks better than 88.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Newhall School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.12. (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: White (49.5%), Hispanic (29.3%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valencia Valley Elementary is 25.1, which is the 4^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Newhall School District. (See more...)

Compare Valencia Valley Elementary employs 29.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valencia Valley Elementary is $9,127. 7 elementary schools in the Newhall School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valencia Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valencia Valley Elementary 697^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valencia Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Newhall:

SchoolDigger ranks Newhall 265^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valencia Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.49	487^th	4809	89.9%
2005	90.39	471^st	4822	90.2%
2006	88.32	575^th	4818	88.1%
2007	90.70	482^nd	5113	90.6%
2008	93.16	301^st	5113	94.1%
2009	92.18	338^th	5193	93.5%
2010	90.17	428^th	5314	91.9%
2011	88.01	561^st	5377	89.6%
2012	85.47	698^th	5390	87.1%
2013	87.36	624^th	5530	88.7%
2015	93.73	398^th	5611	92.9%
2016	95.02	315^th	5614	94.4%
2017	92.24	508^th	5692	91.1%
2018	93.99	372^nd	5662	93.4%
2019	93.88	382^nd	5789	93.4%
2021	92.60	122^nd	1417	91.4%
2022	92.07	588^th	5883	90.0%
2023	93.94	435^th	5874	92.6%
2024	90.12	697^th	5862	88.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.88	504^th	2420	79.2%
2024	52.85	896^th	2634	66.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.06	155^th	5084	97.0%
2019	96.77	82^nd	5173	98.4%
2022	94.00	214^th	5264	95.9%
2023	96.90	121^st	5374	97.7%
2024	92.95	327^th	5511	94.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.17	344^th	5413	93.6%
2019	94.14	282^nd	5492	94.9%
2021	94.67	70^th	1267	94.5%
2022	92.19	503^rd	5635	91.1%
2023	92.95	440^th	5617	92.2%
2024	87.51	741^st	5605	86.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.73	610^th	2128	71.3%
2019	71.37	483^rd	2585	81.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.06	443^rd	5431	91.8%
2019	90.61	538^th	5510	90.2%
2021	86.12	178^th	1272	86.0%
2022	89.35	665^th	5663	88.3%
2023	92.76	437^th	5650	92.3%
2024	90.38	578^th	5636	89.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.89	167^th	4830	96.5%
2019	93.88	164^th	4963	96.7%
2022	95.14	184^th	5084	96.4%
2023	97.31	95^th	5098	98.1%
2024	92.68	257^th	5102	95.0%

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Rank History for White students at Valencia Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.92	299^th	2737	89.1%
2019	85.07	270^th	2834	90.5%
2022	79.09	481^st	2726	82.4%
2023	81.96	350^th	2662	86.9%
2024	72.34	727^th	2647	72.5%

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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 Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	665	4	52	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	759
1990	686	4	49	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
1991	729	9	50	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	853
1992	783	6	42	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	879
1993	832	10	46	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	951
1994	824	16	56	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	968
1995	650	10	57	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1996	650	10	57	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1997	653	17	70	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	835
1998	691	17	51	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	853
1999	641	14	41	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	803
2000	612	17	50	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	778
2001	640	20	55	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	840
2002	608	27	88	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	828
2003	608	27	88	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	828
2004	555	11	59	59	2	n/a	n/a	84	770
2005	528	13	67	75	1	n/a	n/a	88	772
2006	509	11	53	74	2	n/a	n/a	82	731
2007	475	18	44	77	2	n/a	n/a	66	682
2008	439	10	52	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	575
2009	425	9	50	68	2	3	96	0	653
2010	433	14	49	124	1	4	41	0	666
2011	428	13	60	133	1	4	35	0	674
2012	407	16	64	150	1	5	42	0	685
2013	390	14	74	164	3	5	46	0	696
2014	366	11	67	186	4	5	53	0	692
2015	358	14	65	179	4	4	58	0	682
2016	356	18	66	190	4	2	54	0	690
2017	350	14	69	209	2	2	57	0	703
2018	343	15	67	222	3	3	60	0	713
2019	360	14	68	230	2	2	67	0	743
2020	354	6	61	226	4	3	64	0	718
2021	267	7	25	157	2	1	39	0	498
2022	314	9	68	212	2	2	67	0	674
2023	367	7	79	217	4	1	66	0	741

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 Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	759	27.0	28.1	n/a
1990	786	30.0	26.2	n/a
1991	853	31.0	27.5	n/a
1992	879	31.5	27.9	2.5
1993	951	33.0	28.8	3.2
1994	968	33.6	28.8	3.6
1995	800	28.0	28.6	0.6
1996	800	28.0	28.6	0.6
1997	835	32.0	26.1	2.2
1998	853	35.0	24.4	3.3
1999	803	37.3	21.5	4.5
2000	778	34.0	22.9	5.1
2001	840	38.0	22.1	3.8
2002	828	37.0	22.4	6
2003	828	37.0	22.4	6
2004	770	32.5	23.7	7.1
2005	772	32.3	23.9	7.2
2006	731	30.2	24.2	7.7
2007	682	29.2	23.4	9.3
2008	575	31.0	18.5	9
2009	653	28.8	21.2	9.5
2010	666	28.8	23.0	11.9
2011	674	n/a	n/a	11.1
2012	685	28.9	23.6	n/a
2013	696	29.2	23.7	13.9
2014	692	27.0	25.6	16.3
2015	682	28.0	24.3	17.6
2016	690	28.0	24.6	15.7
2017	703	28.0	25.1	15.2
2018	713	28.0	25.4	19.9
2019	743	31.0	23.9	20.2
2020	718	n/a	n/a	17.5
2021	498	20.0	24.9	15.9
2022	674	28.0	24.0	29.2
2023	741	29.5	25.1	29

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 Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	759	27.0	28.1	n/a
1990	786	30.0	26.2	n/a
1991	853	31.0	27.5	n/a
1992	879	31.5	27.9	2.5
1993	951	33.0	28.8	3.2
1994	968	33.6	28.8	3.6
1995	800	28.0	28.6	0.6
1996	800	28.0	28.6	0.6
1997	835	32.0	26.1	2.2
1998	853	35.0	24.4	3.3
1999	803	37.3	21.5	4.5
2000	778	34.0	22.9	5.1
2001	840	38.0	22.1	3.8
2002	828	37.0	22.4	6
2003	828	37.0	22.4	6
2004	770	32.5	23.7	7.1
2005	772	32.3	23.9	7.2
2006	731	30.2	24.2	7.7
2007	682	29.2	23.4	9.3
2008	575	31.0	18.5	9
2009	653	28.8	21.2	9.5
2010	666	28.8	23.0	11.9
2011	674	n/a	n/a	11.1
2012	685	28.9	23.6	n/a
2013	696	29.2	23.7	13.9
2014	692	27.0	25.6	16.3
2015	682	28.0	24.3	17.6
2016	690	28.0	24.6	15.7
2017	703	28.0	25.1	15.2
2018	713	28.0	25.4	19.9
2019	743	31.0	23.9	20.2
2020	718	n/a	n/a	17.5
2021	498	20.0	24.9	15.9
2022	674	28.0	24.0	29.2
2023	741	29.5	25.1	29

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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