Valencia Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 73.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Valencia Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.0 points below the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.9% exceeded — 12.1 points higher. 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 9.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 4.2% | 20.8% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 18.3% | 15.0% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 49 | 8.2% | 28.6% | 36.7% |
| 6th | 54 | 5.6% | 24.1% | 29.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 8.2% | 14.3% | 22.4% |
| 4th | 62 | 6.5% | 17.7% | 24.2% |
| 5th | 50 | 14.0% | 16.0% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 56 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 10.7% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.0