Valleydale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 68.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Valleydale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Azusa Unified district average of 11.2%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.4% exceeded — 7.1 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 2.9 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 | 86 | 15.1% | 24.4% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 81 | 9.9% | 11.1% | 21.0% |
| 5th | 76 | 14.5% | 23.7% | 38.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 10.2% | 28.4% | 38.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 2.4% | 13.3% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 76 | 15.8% | 18.4% | 34.2% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.5