How does Valley View Middle compare to other middle schools in Simi Valley?

Valley View Middle has a Scope Score of 46.2/100, ranked #951 among California middle schools. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,503 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Valley View Middle?

13.4% of students at Valley View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Valley View Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Valley View Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Valley View Middle?

15.1% of students at Valley View Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Valley View Middle

Middle School

Simi Valley Unified Simi ValleyVentura County93063

📍 3347 Tapo Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,212 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

50 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

43.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 92 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic35.1%

White46.1%

Asian7.2%

Black2.0%

Other9.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Valley View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.4%
Met Standard	25.4%
Below Standard	61.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.1%

4.2pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 13.4%

3.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 38.8%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -4.7pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 38.8%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.8%

1.7pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Valley View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.8 points below the Simi Valley Unified district average of 19.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 43.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

13.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

38.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,503

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	425	15.5%	30.6%	24.5%	29.4%	46.1%
7th	398	11.8%	40.7%	22.1%	25.4%	52.5%
8th	429	13.5%	32.2%	22.6%	31.7%	45.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	423	16.1%	18.4%	28.1%	37.4%	34.5%
7th	398	11.6%	16.6%	31.2%	40.7%	28.1%
8th	430	11.9%	13.7%	27.0%	47.4%	25.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Big Springs Elementary

Santa Susana Elementary

Also serves area

Hollow Hills Elementary

74.4# in state

Township Elementary

63.3# in state

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Middle

Valley View Middle

46.2# in state

This school

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High School

Simi Valley High

68.8# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.