Valley Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 55.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Valley Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 23.8% | 30.0% | 53.8% |
| 4th | 65 | 33.9% | 24.6% | 58.5% |
| 5th | 68 | 27.9% | 27.9% | 55.9% |
| 6th | 62 | 25.8% | 40.3% | 66.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 7.4% | 33.3% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 30.3% |
| 5th | 68 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 17.6% |
| 6th | 62 | 16.1% | 14.5% | 30.6% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.6