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Valley Center High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

31322 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, CA 92082 · (760) 751-5500 · Part of Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District

Valley Center’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of California school districts

Directions
Students
1,075
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Valley Center High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Valley Center kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Valley Center HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

31322 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9304
Grade 10244
Grade 11261
Grade 12266
Enrollment over time
1,174’20
1,228’21
1,181’22
1,094’23
1,075’24

Down 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 21%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Center High from Valley Center families.

Other schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District

The district →
Valley Center Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Valley Center
496 students20:1
Lilac
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Valley Center
C+
438 students22:1
Pauma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Pauma Valley
D−
245 students22:1
Valley Center Prep
Other · Grades K–12 · Valley Center
B−
56 students22:1
Valley Center Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Valley Center
C−
476 students25:1
Valley Center Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley Center
C−
766 students22:1

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; Valley Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.