Valley View Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.0% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 71.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Valley View Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.0% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 6.6 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 23.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 25 | 32.0% | 12.0% | 44.0% |
| 4th | 28 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 42 | 4.8% | 30.9% | 35.7% |
| 6th | 33 | 15.2% | 27.3% | 42.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 25 | 20.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10.3% |
| 5th | 42 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 6th | 33 | 0.0% | 24.2% | 24.2% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1