Valley Springs Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
664 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
397 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
44%
Teachers
18 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
34.0%
White
57.9%
Asian
0.5%
Black
0.5%
Other
7.0%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.3% |
| Met Standard | 14.8% |
| Below Standard | 77.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Valley Springs Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.3% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Calaveras Unified district average of 7.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
7.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
22.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-5.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
36.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
9.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
664
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 6.9% | 17.2% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 50 | 10.0% | 16.0% | 26.0% |
| 5th | 58 | 6.9% | 20.7% | 27.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 5.2% | 17.2% | 22.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 10.2% | 14.3% | 24.5% |
| 5th | 59 | 5.1% | 3.4% | 8.5% |