Is Valley Vista Elementary a good school?

Valley Vista Elementary ranks 3866 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley Vista Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 194 students attended Valley Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Vista Elementary?

Students at Valley Vista Elementary are 47% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Valley Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Petaluma Junior High High : Petaluma High

Valley Vista Elementary

Summary:

Valley Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Petaluma, California, serving 194 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Petaluma City Elementary District, which is ranked 754 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Vista Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (33.7% compared to the district average of 14.6%), consistently underperforming test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics (only 29.7% and 26.67% proficient, respectively, compared to the district and state averages), and struggles to support its subgroups, particularly Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from a 4-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 2-star rating in 2023-2024, suggesting it is falling behind other schools in the state. Nearby schools, such as Grant Elementary, consistently outperform Valley Vista Elementary in key metrics.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (59.28%) at Valley Vista Elementary, compared to nearby schools like Wilson Elementary (20.64%) and McDowell Elementary (27.7%), highlights the challenges the school faces in supporting its high-needs student population. Addressing the school's declining performance and supporting its subgroups will be crucial for improving educational outcomes for the students at Valley Vista Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

730 North Webster St.
Petaluma, CA 94952-1735

(707) 778-4762

District: Petaluma City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3866^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,995

Students who attend Valley Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Petaluma Junior High
High:	Petaluma High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 194

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

43.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valley Vista Elementary ranks worse than 66% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.84. (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 (46.9%), Hispanic (43.8%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley Vista Elementary is 24.2. 3 elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Valley Vista Elementary employs 8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley Vista Elementary is $8,995, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valley Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valley Vista Elementary 3866^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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Petaluma City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Petaluma City Elementary 754^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	55.83	1882^nd	4809	60.9%
2005	59.32	1780^th	4822	63.1%
2006	65.75	1514^th	4818	68.6%
2007	69.73	1384^th	5113	72.9%
2008	71.10	1354^th	5113	73.5%
2009	68.12	1528^th	5193	70.6%
2010	58.99	2040^th	5314	61.6%
2011	52.80	2430^th	5377	54.8%
2012	65.22	1774^th	5390	67.1%
2013	50.98	2626^th	5530	52.5%
2015	67.67	1589^th	5611	71.7%
2016	58.40	2066^th	5614	63.2%
2017	52.40	2411^th	5692	57.6%
2018	43.76	2917^th	5662	48.5%
2019	37.46	3351^st	5789	42.1%
2022	41.14	3011^th	5883	48.8%
2023	42.94	2949^th	5874	49.8%
2024	30.84	3866^th	5862	34.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.70	3155^th	3246	2.8%

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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	31.44	3664^th	5084	27.9%
2019	22.80	4372^nd	5173	15.5%
2022	45.22	2581^st	5264	51.0%
2023	35.88	3401^st	5374	36.7%
2024	17.47	4972^nd	5511	9.8%

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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	51.60	2404^th	5413	55.6%
2019	55.26	2215^th	5492	59.7%
2022	43.06	2809^th	5635	50.2%
2023	45.42	2671^st	5617	52.4%
2024	39.48	3093^rd	5605	44.8%

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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	38.24	3145^th	5431	42.1%
2019	21.28	4539^th	5510	17.6%
2022	40.61	2970^th	5663	47.6%
2023	41.57	2941^st	5650	47.9%
2024	22.81	4459^th	5636	20.9%

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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	35.10	3209^th	4830	33.6%
2019	26.95	3904^th	4963	21.3%
2022	31.95	3535^th	5084	30.5%
2023	36.19	3206^th	5098	37.1%
2024	12.67	4893^rd	5102	4.1%

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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
2018	32.85	2005^th	2737	26.7%
2019	31.95	2095^th	2834	26.1%
2022	38.51	1787^th	2726	34.4%
2023	46.07	1540^th	2662	42.1%
2024	25.87	2074^th	2647	21.6%

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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 Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	274	5	9	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1989	275	7	5	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1990	287	3	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1991	303	5	9	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1992	313	7	12	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1993	314	6	11	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
1994	305	3	10	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1995	303	1	4	67	2	n/a	n/a	0	377
1996	303	1	4	67	2	n/a	n/a	0	377
1997	315	3	3	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
1998	296	3	2	79	2	n/a	n/a	0	382
1999	272	3	2	83	1	n/a	n/a	10	371
2000	276	3	2	84	1	n/a	n/a	12	378
2001	276	5	2	92	0	n/a	n/a	15	390
2002	273	4	5	109	2	n/a	n/a	3	396
2003	273	4	5	109	2	n/a	n/a	3	396
2004	249	5	12	109	2	n/a	n/a	3	380
2005	244	5	12	107	2	n/a	n/a	3	373
2006	233	6	10	115	2	n/a	n/a	1	367
2007	244	4	8	107	2	n/a	n/a	7	372
2008	250	1	14	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
2009	263	1	11	110	4	1	15	0	405
2010	252	2	10	124	4	1	11	0	404
2011	252	6	6	149	5	2	14	0	434
2012	228	6	6	150	7	3	10	0	410
2013	218	7	8	150	7	2	9	0	401
2014	196	5	4	154	5	2	9	0	375
2015	163	2	4	162	6	1	7	0	345
2016	156	3	5	154	4	1	6	0	329
2017	143	3	3	149	4	1	9	0	312
2018	143	1	4	125	2	0	10	0	285
2019	153	1	6	113	5	0	10	0	288
2020	136	2	5	105	5	0	16	0	269
2021	103	1	3	86	4	0	10	0	207
2022	102	2	1	98	4	0	7	1	215
2023	91	0	3	85	3	0	11	1	194

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	308	12.0	25.6	n/a
1989	310	12.5	24.8	n/a
1990	324	15.0	21.6	n/a
1991	345	15.0	23.0	n/a
1992	367	15.2	24.1	14.4
1993	375	15.0	25.0	18.4
1994	374	15.0	24.9	24.1
1995	377	16.0	23.6	25.2
1996	377	16.0	23.6	25.2
1997	395	19.0	20.8	27.1
1998	382	19.0	20.1	27.7
1999	371	19.0	19.5	27.1
2000	378	20.0	18.9	23
2001	390	20.5	19.0	25.1
2002	396	19.5	20.3	25.2
2003	396	19.5	20.3	25.2
2004	380	18.0	21.1	26.3
2005	373	18.5	20.2	30.8
2006	367	17.5	21.0	37.2
2007	372	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	378	20.5	18.4	31
2009	405	20.1	19.2	30.4
2010	404	19.6	20.6	32.4
2011	434	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	410	19.5	21.0	n/a
2013	401	17.1	23.4	46.4
2014	375	15.0	25.0	45.1
2015	345	14.0	24.6	42.6
2016	329	13.0	25.3	44.1
2017	312	13.0	24.0	50
2018	285	12.0	23.7	48.4
2019	288	12.0	24.0	48.3
2020	269	n/a	n/a	56.9
2021	207	9.0	23.0	53.6
2022	215	9.5	22.6	54.9
2023	194	8.0	24.2	59.3

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 Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	308	12.0	25.6	n/a
1989	310	12.5	24.8	n/a
1990	324	15.0	21.6	n/a
1991	345	15.0	23.0	n/a
1992	367	15.2	24.1	14.4
1993	375	15.0	25.0	18.4
1994	374	15.0	24.9	24.1
1995	377	16.0	23.6	25.2
1996	377	16.0	23.6	25.2
1997	395	19.0	20.8	27.1
1998	382	19.0	20.1	27.7
1999	371	19.0	19.5	27.1
2000	378	20.0	18.9	23
2001	390	20.5	19.0	25.1
2002	396	19.5	20.3	25.2
2003	396	19.5	20.3	25.2
2004	380	18.0	21.1	26.3
2005	373	18.5	20.2	30.8
2006	367	17.5	21.0	37.2
2007	372	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	378	20.5	18.4	31
2009	405	20.1	19.2	30.4
2010	404	19.6	20.6	32.4
2011	434	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	410	19.5	21.0	n/a
2013	401	17.1	23.4	46.4
2014	375	15.0	25.0	45.1
2015	345	14.0	24.6	42.6
2016	329	13.0	25.3	44.1
2017	312	13.0	24.0	50
2018	285	12.0	23.7	48.4
2019	288	12.0	24.0	48.3
2020	269	n/a	n/a	56.9
2021	207	9.0	23.0	53.6
2022	215	9.5	22.6	54.9
2023	194	8.0	24.2	59.3

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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