Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.0% |
| Below Standard | 54.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.5 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 44.3% exceeded — 22.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 26.3% | 15.8% | 42.1% |
| 4th | 88 | 30.7% | 23.9% | 54.5% |
| 5th | 94 | 18.1% | 24.5% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 17.7% | 24.0% | 41.7% |
| 4th | 88 | 20.4% | 34.1% | 54.5% |
| 5th | 95 | 17.9% | 22.1% | 40.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.8