Valencia Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 65.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Valencia Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.4 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 26.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 21.1% | 24.6% | 45.6% |
| 4th | 46 | 4.3% | 19.6% | 23.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 31.0% | 24.1% | 55.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 4.3% | 30.4% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 17.0% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.7