How does Spring Valley Academy compare to other middle schools in Spring Valley?

Spring Valley Academy has a Scope Score of 33.3/100, ranked #1261 among California middle schools. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,074 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Spring Valley Academy?

9.2% of students at Spring Valley Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 26.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Spring Valley Academy improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Spring Valley Academy's proficiency rate increases by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Spring Valley Academy?

31.1% of students at Spring Valley Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Spring Valley Academy

Middle School

La Mesa-Spring Valley Spring ValleySan Diego County91977

📍 3900 Conrad Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

341 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

75%

Teachers

22 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-12.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 86 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic63.9%

White11.1%

Asian2.6%

Black10.6%

Other11.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Spring Valley Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.2%
Met Standard	17.5%
Below Standard	73.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 9.2%

8.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 26.7%

12.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 31.1%

11.8pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 26.7%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.0%

1.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Spring Valley Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.6 points below the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 18.9%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.1% exceeded — 25.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 36.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.1%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

9.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

26.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

31.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,074

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	184	10.3%	20.1%	19.0%	50.5%	30.4%
7th	177	10.2%	23.2%	19.2%	47.5%	33.3%
8th	170	9.4%	27.6%	29.4%	33.5%	37.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	186	6.5%	12.9%	19.9%	60.8%	19.4%
7th	182	9.9%	12.1%	25.3%	52.8%	22.0%
8th	175	9.1%	9.1%	24.6%	57.1%	18.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Casa de Oro Elementary

26.9# in state

Also serves area

Sweetwater Springs Elementary

54.8# in state

Loma Elementary

49.1# in state

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Middle

Spring Valley Academy

33.3# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.