Is Valleydale Elementary a good school?

Valleydale Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Valleydale Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 545 students attended Valleydale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valleydale Elementary?

Students at Valleydale Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valleydale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valleydale Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Gladstone Middle

Valleydale Elementary

Summary:

Valleydale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Azusa, California, serving 531 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Azusa Unified School District, which is ranked 1100 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valleydale Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.08% of Valleydale students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.26% for Azusa Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learners, all perform significantly below their peers across the state. However, the school's special education students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30% of California elementary schools.

Valleydale Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby Magnolia Elementary and Charles H. Lee Elementary, both in the Azusa Unified district, as well as schools in the Covina-Valley Unified district, such as Grovecenter Elementary and Manzanita Elementary. The high chronic absenteeism rate at Valleydale, coupled with the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be significantly impacting student attendance and academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

700 South Lark Ellen
Azusa, CA 91702-5499

(626) 633-8600

District: Azusa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4995^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,763

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 545

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

Asian:

4.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valleydale Elementary ranks worse than 85.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.28. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.1%), Asian (4.4%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valleydale Elementary is 23.6, which is the 2^nd best among 7 elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Valleydale Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valleydale Elementary is $7,763, which is the 2^nd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Azusa Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valleydale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valleydale Elementary 4995^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valleydale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Azusa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Azusa Unified 1100^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valleydale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.02	4261^st	4809	11.4%
2005	14.18	4389^th	4822	9.0%
2006	17.88	4141^st	4818	14.1%
2007	14.48	4679^th	5113	8.5%
2008	11.10	4867^th	5113	4.8%
2009	7.75	5088^th	5193	2.0%
2010	9.90	5156^th	5314	3.0%
2011	24.68	4357^th	5377	19.0%
2012	30.36	3927^th	5390	27.1%
2013	16.64	4950^th	5530	10.5%
2015	29.56	3735^th	5611	33.4%
2016	28.43	3894^th	5614	30.6%
2017	33.72	3537^th	5692	37.9%
2018	28.66	3929^th	5662	30.6%
2019	33.39	3665^th	5789	36.7%
2022	14.44	5413^th	5883	8.0%
2023	19.84	4872^nd	5874	17.1%
2024	18.28	4995^th	5862	14.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.62	2422^nd	3246	25.4%
2019	42.32	1649^th	3275	49.6%
2022	29.48	2651^st	3311	19.9%
2023	33.60	2274^th	3250	30.0%
2024	28.34	2660^th	3160	15.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	58.06	755^th	2634	71.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.05	3082^nd	5084	39.4%
2019	45.11	2739^th	5173	47.1%
2022	18.73	4737^th	5264	10.0%
2023	25.57	4261^st	5374	20.7%
2024	22.55	4568^th	5511	17.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.48	3729^th	5413	31.1%
2019	34.69	3438^th	5492	37.4%
2022	15.23	5170^th	5635	8.3%
2023	22.17	4513^th	5617	19.7%
2024	16.62	4993^rd	5605	10.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.43	2038^th	2585	21.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.06	3767^th	5431	30.6%
2019	33.59	3496^th	5510	36.6%
2022	15.74	5144^th	5663	9.2%
2023	19.65	4751^st	5650	15.9%
2024	21.28	4587^th	5636	18.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valleydale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.43	3052^nd	4830	36.8%
2019	41.72	2843^rd	4963	42.7%
2022	17.41	4671^st	5084	8.1%
2023	23.58	4218^th	5098	17.3%
2024	23.54	4230^th	5102	17.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Valleydale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	130	6	26	330	0	n/a	n/a	492
1989	140	17	43	325	0	n/a	n/a	525
1990	127	27	41	374	0	n/a	n/a	569
1991	128	25	45	393	0	n/a	n/a	591
1992	103	22	36	432	0	n/a	n/a	593
1993	86	26	33	338	0	n/a	n/a	483
1994	96	28	28	382	0	n/a	n/a	534
1995	73	36	21	440	0	n/a	n/a	570
1996	73	36	21	440	0	n/a	n/a	570
1997	51	27	21	474	0	n/a	n/a	573
1998	48	17	19	467	0	n/a	n/a	551
1999	54	20	18	485	2	n/a	n/a	579
2000	52	20	18	500	1	n/a	n/a	591
2001	41	17	13	521	0	n/a	n/a	592
2002	35	12	20	494	0	n/a	n/a	561
2003	35	12	20	494	0	n/a	n/a	561
2004	22	14	14	496	1	n/a	n/a	547
2005	17	9	16	478	0	n/a	n/a	520
2006	14	9	17	459	0	n/a	n/a	499
2007	13	7	13	423	0	n/a	n/a	456
2008	11	6	8	371	1	n/a	n/a	397
2009	9	10	13	361	5	0	0	398
2010	15	3	12	373	3	0	7	413
2011	11	5	12	364	6	0	4	402
2012	10	4	8	335	4	0	4	365
2013	8	4	5	308	2	0	4	331
2014	10	4	5	313	0	0	4	336
2015	12	4	7	309	0	1	4	337
2016	7	5	5	290	0	0	1	308
2017	9	4	7	262	1	0	1	284
2018	12	4	5	240	1	0	1	263
2019	10	5	5	258	1	0	1	280
2020	14	3	11	424	2	0	5	459
2021	15	3	13	445	2	0	6	484
2022	16	2	9	431	2	0	9	469
2023	16	2	10	487	2	0	14	531
2024	13	6	24	480	0	0	22	545

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valleydale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	18.5	26.5	n/a
1989	525	21.0	25.0	n/a
1990	569	23.4	24.3	n/a
1991	591	23.0	25.6	n/a
1992	593	23.4	25.3	77.4
1993	483	20.0	24.2	70.6
1994	534	23.0	23.2	69.3
1995	570	22.4	25.4	94.9
1996	570	22.4	25.4	94.9
1997	573	24.6	23.3	81.7
1998	551	29.0	19.0	82.6
1999	579	30.6	18.9	84.3
2000	591	33.0	17.9	83.2
2001	592	34.0	17.4	84
2002	561	27.0	20.8	79.1
2003	561	27.0	20.8	79.1
2004	547	27.0	20.3	79.5
2005	520	25.0	20.8	79
2006	499	23.0	21.7	79.2
2007	456	22.0	20.7	83.6
2008	397	23.8	16.7	86.6
2009	398	23.0	15.0	85.4
2010	413	25.4	16.2	88.9
2011	402	n/a	n/a	90.5
2012	365	21.4	17.0	n/a
2013	331	21.1	15.6	92.7
2014	336	14.5	23.1	89.6
2015	337	15.0	22.4	91.4
2016	308	13.0	23.6	88.6
2017	284	10.0	28.4	87.3
2018	263	9.0	29.2	90.1
2019	280	11.0	25.4	90
2020	459	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	484	20.7	23.3	88.8
2022	469	21.8	21.4	72.7
2023	531	25.1	21.1	85.7
2024	545	23.0	23.6	85

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Valleydale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	18.5	26.5	n/a
1989	525	21.0	25.0	n/a
1990	569	23.4	24.3	n/a
1991	591	23.0	25.6	n/a
1992	593	23.4	25.3	77.4
1993	483	20.0	24.2	70.6
1994	534	23.0	23.2	69.3
1995	570	22.4	25.4	94.9
1996	570	22.4	25.4	94.9
1997	573	24.6	23.3	81.7
1998	551	29.0	19.0	82.6
1999	579	30.6	18.9	84.3
2000	591	33.0	17.9	83.2
2001	592	34.0	17.4	84
2002	561	27.0	20.8	79.1
2003	561	27.0	20.8	79.1
2004	547	27.0	20.3	79.5
2005	520	25.0	20.8	79
2006	499	23.0	21.7	79.2
2007	456	22.0	20.7	83.6
2008	397	23.8	16.7	86.6
2009	398	23.0	15.0	85.4
2010	413	25.4	16.2	88.9
2011	402	n/a	n/a	90.5
2012	365	21.4	17.0	n/a
2013	331	21.1	15.6	92.7
2014	336	14.5	23.1	89.6
2015	337	15.0	22.4	91.4
2016	308	13.0	23.6	88.6
2017	284	10.0	28.4	87.3
2018	263	9.0	29.2	90.1
2019	280	11.0	25.4	90
2020	459	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	484	20.7	23.3	88.8
2022	469	21.8	21.4	72.7
2023	531	25.1	21.1	85.7
2024	545	23.0	23.6	85

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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