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Valencia Elementary

Pajaro Valley Unified Aptos Santa Cruz County 95003
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,088 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
487 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
36%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 30.6%
White 62.4%
Asian 0.8%
Other 6.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Valencia Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard32.4%
Met Standard26.3%
Below Standard41.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Valencia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

32.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.0 points above the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.9 points higher (vs 20.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
32.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
58.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
22.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,088
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 67 25.4% 29.9% 26.9% 17.9% 55.2%
4th 62 32.3% 33.9% 16.1% 17.7% 66.1%
5th 79 45.6% 20.3% 20.3% 13.9% 65.8%
6th 64 32.8% 32.8% 21.9% 12.5% 65.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 67 26.9% 29.9% 23.9% 19.4% 56.7%
4th 62 29.0% 22.6% 30.6% 17.7% 51.6%
5th 79 36.7% 20.3% 20.3% 22.8% 57.0%
6th 64 29.7% 21.9% 29.7% 18.8% 51.6%