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Vieja Valley Elementary

Hope Elementary Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County 93110
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
634 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
306 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
25%
Teachers
15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 39.5%
White 52.9%
Asian 2.9%
Other 4.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vieja Valley Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard40.7%
Met Standard24.0%
Below Standard35.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Vieja Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.7% of students exceeded standard while 24.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points above the Hope Elementary district average of 37.5%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 34.1% average). 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 11.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
40.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
64.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
634
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 38 34.2% 18.4% 21.1% 26.3% 52.6%
4th 37 46.0% 21.6% 13.5% 18.9% 67.6%
5th 43 41.9% 23.3% 23.3% 11.6% 65.1%
6th 41 51.2% 34.1% 9.8% 4.9% 85.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 37 13.5% 32.4% 21.6% 32.4% 46.0%
4th 37 35.1% 24.3% 24.3% 16.2% 59.5%
5th 43 39.5% 16.3% 25.6% 18.6% 55.8%
6th 41 63.4% 21.9% 7.3% 7.3% 85.4%