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Spring Valley Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3900 Conrad Dr., Spring Valley, CA 91977 · (619) 668-5750 · Part of La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix’s School Grade B− better than 49% of California school districts

Directions
Students
597
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Spring Valley Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Casa de Oro-Mount Helix kids: 9 high schools

On the path

Where Casa de Oro-Mount Helix kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Spring Valley AcademyYou are here
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3900 Conrad Dr., Spring Valley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6205
Grade 7191
Grade 8201
Enrollment over time
522’20
416’21
359’22
341’23
597’24

Up 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 16%Black 10%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Spring Valley Academy from Casa de Oro-Mount Helix families.

Other schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

The district →
Murdock Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Mesa
608 students24:1
Fletcher Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · El Cajon
540 students26:1
Murray Manor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Mesa
C−
530 students25:1
Lemon Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Mesa
502 students28:1
Kempton Street Literacy Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spring Valley
480 students25:1
La Mesa Dale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Mesa
460 students26:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Casa de Oro-Mount Helix’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.