Is Valencia Elementary a good school?

Valencia Elementary ranks 1039 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valencia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 488 students attended Valencia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Elementary?

Students at Valencia Elementary are 60% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Valencia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Aptos Junior High High : Aptos High

Valencia Elementary

Summary:

Valencia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Aptos, California, serving 488 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Valencia Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 65.06% of Valencia Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 57.93% of Valencia Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 17.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is not as strong, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools.

While Valencia Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, such as Bradley Elementary and Rio del Mar Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Live Oak Elementary and Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary. Additionally, Valencia Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.3% in 2018-2019 to 31.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 38.5% for the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public K-6

250 Aptos School Rd.
Aptos, CA 95003-4078

(831) 728-7836

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1039^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aptos Junior High
High:	Aptos High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 488

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valencia Elementary ranks better than 82.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.87. (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: White (59.6%), Hispanic (33%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valencia Elementary is 20.2, which is the 7^th best among 19 elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Valencia Elementary employs 24.1 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valencia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valencia Elementary 1039^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valencia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pajaro Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pajaro Valley Unified 1237^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valencia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.30	1106^th	4809	77.0%
2005	83.59	786^th	4822	83.7%
2006	86.60	658^th	4818	86.3%
2007	81.41	917^th	5113	82.1%
2008	77.17	1100^th	5113	78.5%
2009	83.74	807^th	5193	84.5%
2010	71.80	1377^th	5314	74.1%
2011	76.10	1201^st	5377	77.7%
2012	73.16	1372^nd	5390	74.5%
2013	70.66	1542^nd	5530	72.1%
2015	71.99	1418^th	5611	74.7%
2016	75.12	1302^nd	5614	76.8%
2017	75.45	1316^th	5692	76.9%
2018	76.45	1295^th	5662	77.1%
2019	78.17	1249^th	5789	78.4%
2022	79.22	1222^nd	5883	79.2%
2023	76.80	1288^th	5874	78.1%
2024	82.87	1039^th	5862	82.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.05	562^nd	2420	76.8%
2024	61.87	675^th	2634	74.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.77	2505^th	5084	50.7%
2019	60.76	1730^th	5173	66.6%
2022	57.02	1859^th	5264	64.7%
2023	59.10	1796^th	5374	66.6%
2024	64.17	1558^th	5511	71.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.45	1224^th	5413	77.4%
2019	74.60	1313^th	5492	76.1%
2022	80.18	1105^th	5635	80.4%
2023	75.54	1264^th	5617	77.5%
2024	79.03	1132^nd	5605	79.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.45	240^th	2128	88.7%
2019	75.14	419^th	2585	83.8%
2022	54.12	717^th	2227	67.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.55	1298^th	5431	76.1%
2019	79.00	1129^th	5510	79.5%
2022	70.36	1509^th	5663	73.4%
2023	73.21	1365^th	5650	75.8%
2024	83.38	946^th	5636	83.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.28	2531^st	4830	47.6%
2019	43.51	2715^th	4963	45.3%
2022	45.78	2470^th	5084	51.4%
2023	52.19	2107^th	5098	58.7%
2024	68.02	1273^rd	5102	75.0%

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Rank History for White students at Valencia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.96	1041^st	2737	62.0%
2019	72.02	736^th	2834	74.0%
2022	78.81	494^th	2726	81.9%
2023	71.17	762^nd	2662	71.4%
2024	73.75	676^th	2647	74.5%

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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 Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	348	1	7	127	2	n/a	n/a	485
1989	377	1	6	149	3	n/a	n/a	536
1990	399	5	14	140	2	n/a	n/a	560
1991	408	2	13	147	0	n/a	n/a	570
1992	404	1	21	147	0	n/a	n/a	573
1993	406	3	28	171	2	n/a	n/a	610
1994	414	6	20	175	0	n/a	n/a	615
1995	380	12	17	217	1	n/a	n/a	627
1996	380	12	17	217	1	n/a	n/a	627
1997	396	9	17	199	5	n/a	n/a	626
1998	392	7	17	203	5	n/a	n/a	624
1999	377	12	14	194	4	n/a	n/a	601
2000	339	13	13	124	5	n/a	n/a	494
2001	337	6	14	174	5	n/a	n/a	536
2002	352	10	25	205	9	n/a	n/a	601
2003	352	10	25	205	9	n/a	n/a	601
2004	329	7	22	225	8	n/a	n/a	591
2005	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3
2006	352	6	28	143	4	n/a	n/a	533
2007	373	10	19	141	2	n/a	n/a	545
2008	394	10	20	127	2	n/a	n/a	553
2009	386	10	15	129	1	1	3	545
2010	393	9	15	149	1	0	0	567
2011	363	12	14	147	2	0	3	541
2012	364	9	14	132	3	2	2	526
2013	367	9	14	146	2	2	0	540
2014	347	8	12	149	2	2	0	520
2015	360	7	12	155	1	4	0	539
2016	356	14	17	159	0	1	4	551
2017	351	12	12	162	0	1	8	546
2018	361	9	13	160	0	1	14	558
2019	333	6	13	171	0	0	22	545
2020	338	5	9	172	3	0	24	551
2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	283	1	7	157	1	0	26	475
2023	291	0	6	161	2	0	28	488

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.0	23.0	n/a
1989	536	21.0	25.5	n/a
1990	560	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	570	25.2	22.6	n/a
1992	573	25.6	22.3	27.7
1993	610	23.5	26.0	28.5
1994	615	20.5	30.0	28.3
1995	627	24.0	26.1	31.7
1996	627	24.0	26.1	31.7
1997	626	28.0	22.4	32.6
1998	624	29.5	21.2	31.3
1999	601	30.0	20.0	30
2000	494	26.5	18.6	24.5
2001	536	30.0	17.9	19.8
2002	601	34.5	17.4	25.1
2003	601	34.5	17.4	25.1
2004	591	28.5	20.7	38.2
2005	3	2.0	1.5	n/a
2006	533	25.0	21.3	22.3
2007	545	25.0	21.8	21.5
2008	553	25.0	22.1	20.6
2009	545	22.0	23.7	22
2010	567	23.0	24.6	28.2
2011	541	n/a	n/a	30.3
2012	526	19.0	27.6	n/a
2013	540	19.0	28.4	35.9
2014	520	22.0	23.6	36.5
2015	539	20.0	26.9	34.5
2016	551	22.0	25.0	32.3
2017	546	23.0	23.7	30.8
2018	558	24.0	23.2	36.4
2019	545	22.0	24.7	38
2020	551	n/a	n/a	34.5
2021	0	28.7	0.0	n/a
2022	475	22.0	21.5	37.7
2023	488	24.1	20.2	36.3

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 Valencia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.0	23.0	n/a
1989	536	21.0	25.5	n/a
1990	560	23.0	24.3	n/a
1991	570	25.2	22.6	n/a
1992	573	25.6	22.3	27.7
1993	610	23.5	26.0	28.5
1994	615	20.5	30.0	28.3
1995	627	24.0	26.1	31.7
1996	627	24.0	26.1	31.7
1997	626	28.0	22.4	32.6
1998	624	29.5	21.2	31.3
1999	601	30.0	20.0	30
2000	494	26.5	18.6	24.5
2001	536	30.0	17.9	19.8
2002	601	34.5	17.4	25.1
2003	601	34.5	17.4	25.1
2004	591	28.5	20.7	38.2
2005	3	2.0	1.5	n/a
2006	533	25.0	21.3	22.3
2007	545	25.0	21.8	21.5
2008	553	25.0	22.1	20.6
2009	545	22.0	23.7	22
2010	567	23.0	24.6	28.2
2011	541	n/a	n/a	30.3
2012	526	19.0	27.6	n/a
2013	540	19.0	28.4	35.9
2014	520	22.0	23.6	36.5
2015	539	20.0	26.9	34.5
2016	551	22.0	25.0	32.3
2017	546	23.0	23.7	30.8
2018	558	24.0	23.2	36.4
2019	545	22.0	24.7	38
2020	551	n/a	n/a	34.5
2021	0	28.7	0.0	n/a
2022	475	22.0	21.5	37.7
2023	488	24.1	20.2	36.3

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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