Valley Center Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 19.4% |
| Below Standard | 70.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Valley Center Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Valley Center-Pauma Unified district average of 9.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.0% 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.
Students here improve by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 146 | 8.9% | 17.1% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 162 | 11.1% | 18.5% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 149 | 16.1% | 24.8% | 40.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 146 | 6.8% | 19.2% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 164 | 9.2% | 23.8% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 149 | 8.7% | 12.8% | 21.5% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 27.8