Vista del Valle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 59.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Vista del Valle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points below the Claremont Unified district average of 28.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.2% 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 8.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 22.2% | 26.7% | 48.9% |
| 4th | 40 | 15.0% | 30.0% | 45.0% |
| 5th | 37 | 16.2% | 32.4% | 48.6% |
| 6th | 46 | 17.4% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 17.8% | 28.9% | 46.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 12.5% | 15.0% | 27.5% |
| 5th | 37 | 13.5% | 16.2% | 29.7% |
| 6th | 46 | 26.1% | 6.5% | 32.6% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.4