Pleasant Valley Elementary: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Pleasant Valley posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (0.9% vs 1.6%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33 | 9% | 41% | — | 13.2% | 0.9% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Pleasant Valley Elementary scores 33 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 24th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “41% proficient” and call it done. Pleasant Valley deserves a closer read. It sits at the 24th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
The seven-year arc
Slipped from the 95th to the 24th percentile since 2022.
| Grade | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 91% | 64% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 82% | 18% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$2,385 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 58 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
On the state's science test (CAST), 27% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pleasant Valley Elementary a good elementary school?
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How does Pleasant Valley Elementary rank in California?
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 18% | 55% | 0% | 27% | 73% | +25 |
| Grade 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | 55% | 9% | −26 |
| Grade 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 11 | 0% | 27% | 64% | 9% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elementary ← | — | 33 | 9.1% | 40.9% | — | 0.9% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 71 | 95 | #273 | 40.9% | 86.4% | 31.2% | 0.5% | — |
| 2023 | 45 | 64 | #2066 | 13.3% | 60.0% | 15.5% | 0.5% | — |
| 2024 | 44 | 56 | #2540 | 18.2% | 40.9% | 12.9% | 1.0% | — |
| 2025 | 33 | 24 | #4377 | 9.1% | 40.9% | 13.2% | 0.9% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 9.7% | 6.7% | -3.0pp |
| Male | 11.5% | 6.7% | -4.8pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21.4% | 18.8% | -2.6pp |
| English Learners | 16.7% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 8.3% | 6.3% | -2.0pp |
| All Students | 10.5% | 6.7% | -3.8pp |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 7.1% | — |
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