Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse · Photo: Flickr user Allan Ferguson · CC BY 2.0Spring Valley’s public schools score below 51% of California districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Spring Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Spring Valley, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Spring Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 543 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spring Valley’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Grossmont Union High spends $20,908 per student and La Mesa-Spring Valley $18,879, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then 12 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Trinity Christian School (private), Heartland Christian (private) and Fred Finch Youth Center Nonpublic School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Spring Valley’s grade
B−: better than 49% of California school districts, #516 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Spring Valley · depends on your address
Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Grades K–5 · 378 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Highlands Elementary
Grades K–5 · 357 students · 27:1 students per teacher
Loma Elementary
Grades K–5 · 315 students · 29:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Spring Valley
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Spring Valley
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Spring Valley
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Spring Valley
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 20:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Spring Valley
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Spring Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Spring Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | B− | La Mesa-Spring Valley K–8 · Cajon Valley Union Elementary K–8 · Grossmont Union High 9–12 |
| Lemon Grove | B− | Lemon Grove Elementary K–8 · Grossmont Union High 9–12 |
| La Mesa | B | La Mesa-Spring Valley K–8 · Grossmont Union High 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Grossmont Union High with Spring Valley for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Spring Valley
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Spring Valley’s schools
Are Spring Valley’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring Valley children attend score below 51% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #516 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring Valley in?
Grossmont Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 16,401 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Spring Valley kids go to high school?
Monte Vista High, with 1,543 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Spring Valley’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Grossmont Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Spring Valley spend per student?
$20,908 in Grossmont Union High School District, $18,879 in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District and $19,663 in Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Spring Valley?
Yes: Trinity Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 193 students), Heartland Christian (religious, grades PK–12, 163 students) and Fred Finch Youth Center Nonpublic School (special education, grades 8–12, 16 students).
Parents talk
What Spring Valley families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.