Valley View Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 41.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Valley View Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.6 points below the Pleasanton Unified district average of 50.4%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 51.3% exceeded — 18.5 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 29.3% | 26.4% | 55.7% |
| 4th | 109 | 40.4% | 18.4% | 58.7% |
| 5th | 116 | 33.6% | 30.2% | 63.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 32.1% | 29.3% | 61.3% |
| 4th | 113 | 30.1% | 29.2% | 59.3% |
| 5th | 118 | 31.4% | 22.9% | 54.2% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.1