Fountain Valley Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 7 public elementary schools run from the 74th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
Fountain Valley Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 7 schools
from 74th to 97th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
The average elementary school in the Fountain Valley Elementary district had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary district score highest?
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle is highest, at the 98th percentile.
That’s higher than 98 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the Fountain Valley Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average middle school in the Fountain Valley Elementary district had 6 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
The district
Where does Fountain Valley Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Fountain Valley Elementary district spent $15,901 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 68 cents of every Fountain Valley Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction68%
Instruction support12%
Student services6%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$71.1 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 29 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 76% of its $93.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 130 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 88% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 93% of it toward staff.
Recruit, select, and retain highly qualified staff to support student learning $51.7 million
Provide clean and well-maintained school campuses $8.2 million
Action 3 $2.7 million
26 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
2 of the plan’s 29 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $858,333
English learners $468,892
Largest of these
Provide intervention for students identified as performing below grade level$858,333
Provide coordinated services for English Learners at school sites$468,892
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $4.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $4.5 million and estimates it spent $4.4 million, $0.1 million (2%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$4.4 million spent (estimated)$4.5 million planned
What changed
The total is $1.1 million (2%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Provide intervention for students identified as performing below grade level, which went from $1.3 million to $858,333.
Largest cuts
Provide intervention for students identified as performing below grade level−$414,462
Recruit, select, and retain highly qualified staff to support student learning−$373,014
Provide coordinated support for Students with Disabilities at school sites that maximize opportunities for inclusion in general education settings−$212,558
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
79%
80%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
74%
76%
up 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 4
8 in 100
7 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 4
1.4%
1.0%
down 0.4 pts
Goals 3 and 5 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Recruit, select, and retain highly qualified staff to support student learning · $51,662,026
Provide clean and well-maintained school campuses · $8,228,496
Provide coordinated support for Students with Disabilities at school sites that maximize opportunities for inclusion in general education settings · $2,693,606
The full plan5 goals, 36 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($71.1 million).
Where does the money go?
77% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support academic success for all students by ensuring students…$55.1 million77% of action budgets
“Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support academic success for all students by ensuring students participate in a rigorous academic program and demonstrate continued growth in all content areas, with an emphasis on collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and problem- solving” p. 24 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $55.6 million (−$456,383)
Largest funded actions
Recruit, select, and retain highly qualified staff to support student learning$51.7 millionaction 1.1 · p. 87 ↗
Support and maintain infrastructure, classroom technology and devices$1.0 millionaction 1.7 · p. 87 ↗
Elementary Physical Education$0.7 millionaction 1.10 · p. 88 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Elementary Music Program for all elementary students$0.6 millionaction 1.8 · p. 87 ↗
Improve School Library Programs$0.4 millionaction 1.9 · p. 88 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Improve access to technology to support student achievement · action 1.6 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Expand elective options across middle schools · action 1.3 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Provide standards-aligned instructional materials and supplies · action 1.4 · p. 87 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Provide an Induction Program for new teachers · action 1.2 · p. 87 ↗$0.1 million
Professional development for certificated and classified staff · action 1.5 · p. 87 ↗$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Recruit, select, and retain highly qualified staff to support student learning−$0.4 million$52.0 million → $51.7 million · p. 87 ↗
Improve access to technology to support student achievement−$128,994$413,194 → $284,200 · p. 87 ↗
Professional development for certificated and classified staff−$39,736$140,812 → $101,076 · p. 87 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Support and maintain infrastructure, classroom technology and devices · $936,212 → $958,683 · p. 87 ↗+$22,471
Elementary Music Program for all elementary students · $548,595 → $567,345 · p. 87 ↗+$18,750
Improve School Library Programs · $405,707 → $399,936 · p. 88 ↗−$5,771
Expand elective options across middle schools · $188,490 → $198,154 · p. 87 ↗+$9,664
Provide standards-aligned instructional materials and supplies · $181,000 → $181,000 · p. 87 ↗unchanged
Provide an Induction Program for new teachers · $108,450 → $110,000 · p. 87 ↗+$1,550
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 24 ↗.
Goal 2Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of English Learners, Long Term…$4.7 million7% of action budgets
“Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of English Learners, Long Term English Learners (LTELs), foster youth and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities in the core program, and to provide additional supports needed to ensure equal access to curriculum and programs, social-emotional supports, learning engagement, and high levels of achievement for all students” p. 38 ↗
5 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Provide coordinated support for Students with Disabilities at school sites that maximize opportunities for inclusion in general education settings$2.7 millionaction 2.2 · p. 88 ↗
Provide intervention for students identified as performing below grade level$0.9 millionaction 2.3 · p. 88 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Utilize Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs) to support teachers in meeting the needs of students from special populations$0.7 millionaction 2.4 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $480,947 is state funding counted toward those services
Provide coordinated services for English Learners at school sites$0.5 millionaction 2.1 · p. 88 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Provide coordinated services for students identified as Gifted & Talentedunder $0.1 millionaction 2.5 · p. 89 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Provide intervention for students identified as performing below grade level−$0.4 million$1.3 million → $0.9 million · p. 88 ↗
Provide coordinated support for Students with Disabilities at school sites that maximize opportunities for inclusion in general education settings−$0.2 million$2.9 million → $2.7 million · p. 88 ↗
Provide coordinated services for English Learners at school sites−$12,578$481,470 → $468,892 · p. 88 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Utilize Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs) to support teachers in meeting the needs of students from special populations · $645,241 → $652,665 · p. 89 ↗+$7,424
Provide coordinated services for students identified as Gifted & Talented · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 89 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 15 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 38 ↗.
Goal 3Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of students by working to ensure…$188,573under 1% of action budgets
“Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of students by working to ensure that all parents are engaged and play an active role in the school community” p. 50 ↗
Use of technology solutions, social media venues, and newsletters for outreach to families$87,696action 3.2 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $22,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Bi-lingual Community Liaisons$87,277action 3.3 · p. 89 ↗
Parent Education and Training to parents of students from special populations$13,600action 3.1 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Parent Education and Training to parents of students from special populations+$600$13,000 → $13,600 · p. 89 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Use of technology solutions, social media venues, and newsletters for outreach to families · $87,696 · p. 89 ↗new or renamed
Bi-lingual Community Liaisons · $87,277 · p. 89 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 4 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 50 ↗.
Goal 4Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of students by ensuring they have…$2.5 million3% of action budgets
“Fountain Valley School District's goal is to support the academic success of students by ensuring they have access to a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment that promotes engagement and school connectedness” p. 56 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (+$84,772)
Largest funded actions
Social-emotional support for elementary students$993,101action 4.4 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $387,310 is state funding counted toward those services
Health services and health education$704,805action 4.3 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $263,441 is state funding counted toward those services
Middle school counseling program$397,590action 4.5 · p. 90 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
District-wide support for student behaviors$250,264action 4.6 · p. 90 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Communicate with parents regarding student absences and the importance of school attendance$73,834action 4.2 · p. 89 ↗
2 more funded actions in this goal
Develop leadership capacity needed to promote engagement and school connectedness · action 4.1 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$30,000
Promote student engagement and school connectedness · action 4.7 · p. 90 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$30,000
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Social-emotional support for elementary students+$57,117$935,984 → $993,101 · p. 89 ↗
Health services and health education+$9,519$695,286 → $704,805 · p. 89 ↗
Communicate with parents regarding student absences and the importance of school attendance+$8,834$65,000 → $73,834 · p. 89 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Middle school counseling program · $388,976 → $397,590 · p. 90 ↗+$8,614
District-wide support for student behaviors · $249,576 → $250,264 · p. 90 ↗+$688
Develop leadership capacity needed to promote engagement and school connectedness · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 89 ↗unchanged
Promote student engagement and school connectedness · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 90 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 56 ↗.
Goal 5To support the academic success of students, school facilities will be clean, safe, and effectively support a…$8.7 million12% of action budgets
“To support the academic success of students, school facilities will be clean, safe, and effectively support a 21st Century education” p. 69 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $8.8 million (−$101,317)
Largest funded actions
Provide clean and well-maintained school campuses$8.2 millionaction 5.1 · p. 90 ↗
Fund and execute the District's Deferred Maintenance Plan$0.2 millionaction 5.2 · p. 90 ↗
Site safety resources, supplies and training$0.1 millionaction 5.4 · p. 90 ↗
Provide and maintain the infrastructure to support instructional technology$0.1 millionaction 5.3 · p. 90 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Provide clean and well-maintained school campuses−$0.1 million$8.4 million → $8.2 million · p. 90 ↗
Site safety resources, supplies and training+$47,897$75,000 → $122,897 · p. 90 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Fund and execute the District's Deferred Maintenance Plan · $250,000 → $250,000 · p. 90 ↗unchanged
Provide and maintain the infrastructure to support instructional technology · $52,000 → $52,000 · p. 90 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 69 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 6,022 students
1Asian36%
2White31%
3Hispanic or Latino19%
4Two or more races8%
5Not reported3%
6Filipino1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8Black or African American<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
27%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,628 of 6,010 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Fountain Valley Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 56% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (194 of 347 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Does living in the Fountain Valley Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary district good?
Fountain Valley Elementary’s 7 public elementary schools run from the 74th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong and 1 Solid. Fountain Valley Elementary’s 3 public middle schools run from the 90th to the 98th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the Fountain Valley Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Fountain Valley Elementary district had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in the Fountain Valley Elementary district had 6 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Fountain Valley Elementary district spend per student?
The Fountain Valley Elementary district spent $15,901 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 68 cents of every Fountain Valley Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Fountain Valley Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $71.1 million into 29 funded actions in 5 goals, 76% of its $93.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $55.1 million, 77% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Fountain Valley Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.