Is Valentine Peyton Elementary a good school?

Valentine Peyton Elementary ranks 2488 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valentine Peyton Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 828 students attended Valentine Peyton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valentine Peyton Elementary?

Students at Valentine Peyton Elementary are 42% Asian, 40% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Valentine Peyton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valentine Peyton Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Stagg Senior High

Valentine Peyton Elementary

Summary:

Valentine Peyton Elementary is a public K-8 school in Stockton, California, serving 826 students. While the Stockton Unified School District, which the school is a part of, is ranked 1289 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating, Valentine Peyton Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic proficiency, particularly in middle school grades.

The school's academic performance is a notable strength, with 51.36% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 28.71% for Stockton Unified and 47.04% for California. However, the school's performance lags in certain subgroups, such as Asian students and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools in those categories. Additionally, Valentine Peyton Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.4% in 2018-2019 to 25.5% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the district average but a concerning trend.

Compared to nearby schools, Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy and Aspire Port City Academy, both charter schools, outperform Valentine Peyton Elementary in some metrics, such as lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these charter schools serve a smaller student population and have higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Valentine Peyton Elementary is a relatively high-performing school within the Stockton Unified School District, but it still has room for improvement, especially in addressing the needs of its most vulnerable student subgroups and the concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-8

2525 Gold Brook Dr.
Stockton, CA 95212-2825

(209) 933-7420

District: Stockton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2488^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,700

Students who attend Valentine Peyton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Stagg Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 828

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.8%

Hispanic:

39.7%

African American:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valentine Peyton Elementary ranks better than 57.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 40 ranked elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Valentine Peyton Elementary ranks better than 85% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.96. (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: Asian (41.8%), Hispanic (39.7%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valentine Peyton Elementary is 26.3. 33 elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Valentine Peyton Elementary employs 31.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valentine Peyton Elementary is $7,700. 20 elementary schools in the Stockton Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valentine Peyton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valentine Peyton Elementary 2488^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valentine Peyton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Valentine Peyton Elementary 417^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Valentine Peyton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Stockton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Stockton Unified 1289^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valentine Peyton Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	16.65	4805^th	5314	9.6%
2011	24.74	4350^th	5377	19.1%
2012	23.81	4395^th	5390	18.5%
2013	29.59	4080^th	5530	26.2%
2015	37.76	3152^nd	5611	43.8%
2016	33.07	3528^th	5614	37.2%
2017	35.77	3386^th	5692	40.5%
2018	43.39	2933^rd	5662	48.2%
2019	43.49	2977^th	5789	48.6%
2022	55.99	2247^th	5883	61.8%
2023	53.72	2357^th	5874	59.9%
2024	51.32	2488^th	5862	57.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.15	538^th	3250	83.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.94	1155^th	2420	52.3%
2024	22.36	2274^th	2634	13.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.64	1926^th	5084	62.1%
2019	51.33	2316^th	5173	55.2%
2022	65.63	1388^th	5264	73.6%
2023	63.16	1562^nd	5374	70.9%
2024	54.60	2077^th	5511	62.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.39	3249^th	5413	40.0%
2019	37.06	3279^th	5492	40.3%
2022	55.28	2142^nd	5635	62.0%
2023	56.77	2094^th	5617	62.7%
2024	58.51	2012^th	5605	64.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.30	1153^rd	2227	48.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.01	2505^th	5431	53.9%
2019	48.81	2515^th	5510	54.4%
2022	55.54	2165^th	5663	61.8%
2023	49.27	2490^th	5650	55.9%
2024	43.65	2840^th	5636	49.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	3.20	1036^th	1071	3.3%
2019	8.16	1059^th	1149	7.8%
2022	12.25	1025^th	1154	11.2%
2023	21.60	982^nd	1190	17.5%
2024	26.41	954^th	1203	20.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.62	227^th	747	69.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.64	1459^th	4830	69.8%
2019	49.66	2303^rd	4963	53.6%
2022	69.60	1174^th	5084	76.9%
2023	54.26	1987^th	5098	61.0%
2024	49.14	2324^th	5102	54.4%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	27.03	1661^st	2179	23.8%
2011	37.68	1418^th	2236	36.6%
2012	39.15	1382^nd	2259	38.8%
2013	47.63	1225^th	2379	48.5%
2015	46.53	1183^rd	2477	52.2%
2016	42.91	1295^th	2497	48.1%
2017	44.75	1262^nd	2508	49.7%
2018	43.77	1257^th	2480	49.3%
2019	58.44	943^rd	2715	65.3%
2022	68.16	721^st	2740	73.7%
2023	80.93	469^th	2802	83.3%
2024	82.96	417^th	2777	85.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.48	902^nd	2230	59.6%
2019	69.15	510^th	2369	78.5%
2022	79.45	309^th	2458	87.4%
2023	88.21	193^rd	2549	92.4%
2024	87.17	233^rd	2575	91.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.12	1344^th	2262	40.6%
2019	51.73	1016^th	2380	57.3%
2022	64.04	739^th	2509	70.5%
2023	76.23	505^th	2547	80.2%
2024	79.85	437^th	2546	82.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.30	1042^nd	2273	54.2%
2019	62.68	750^th	2407	68.8%
2022	70.12	617^th	2527	75.6%
2023	82.04	395^th	2558	84.6%
2024	82.08	389^th	2547	84.7%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	6.23	647^th	700	7.6%
2019	15.59	647^th	745	13.2%
2022	16.95	616^th	733	16.0%
2023	41.86	483^rd	718	32.7%
2024	42.33	479^th	741	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.68	425^th	600	29.2%
2019	46.61	312^th	643	51.5%
2022	82.09	78^th	637	87.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Valentine Peyton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.26	874^th	2072	57.8%
2019	73.34	430^th	2213	80.6%
2022	84.97	206^th	2359	91.3%
2023	85.43	215^th	2391	91.0%
2024	91.19	127^th	2383	94.7%

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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 Valentine Peyton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	85	136	152	403	23	n/a	n/a	0	799
2009	69	153	168	345	24	9	0	0	768
2010	49	161	238	269	16	9	0	0	742
2011	57	168	273	264	15	7	2	0	786
2012	66	173	284	275	15	10	31	0	854
2013	69	150	315	305	17	11	17	0	884
2014	60	135	305	337	13	12	29	0	891
2015	51	139	322	345	16	14	32	0	919
2016	51	114	319	347	11	10	34	0	886
2017	45	113	319	367	12	11	30	0	897
2018	35	101	309	360	12	7	37	0	861
2019	37	88	306	366	9	9	46	0	861
2020	37	92	341	381	6	9	44	0	910
2021	33	85	329	350	7	7	40	1	852
2022	30	81	337	324	6	9	45	0	832
2023	30	66	348	326	4	11	41	0	826
2024	30	68	346	329	4	9	42	0	828

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 Valentine Peyton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	799	28.8	27.7	85.7
2009	768	32.9	21.3	90.1
2010	742	38.0	19.5	74
2011	786	n/a	n/a	76.1
2012	854	33.5	25.4	n/a
2013	884	27.2	32.4	71.6
2014	891	25.9	34.3	75.9
2015	919	30.0	30.6	80
2016	886	28.0	31.6	71.2
2017	897	24.5	36.4	73.4
2018	861	30.6	28.0	61.7
2019	861	26.9	31.9	55.7
2020	910	n/a	n/a	59.3
2021	852	35.8	23.7	62.7
2022	832	34.7	23.9	64.4
2023	826	31.5	26.2	59.6
2024	828	31.4	26.3	67.1

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 Valentine Peyton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	799	28.8	27.7	85.7
2009	768	32.9	21.3	90.1
2010	742	38.0	19.5	74
2011	786	n/a	n/a	76.1
2012	854	33.5	25.4	n/a
2013	884	27.2	32.4	71.6
2014	891	25.9	34.3	75.9
2015	919	30.0	30.6	80
2016	886	28.0	31.6	71.2
2017	897	24.5	36.4	73.4
2018	861	30.6	28.0	61.7
2019	861	26.9	31.9	55.7
2020	910	n/a	n/a	59.3
2021	852	35.8	23.7	62.7
2022	832	34.7	23.9	64.4
2023	826	31.5	26.2	59.6
2024	828	31.4	26.3	67.1

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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