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Valley Center Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

28751 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, CA 92082 · (760) 749-1631 · Part of Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
476
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Valley Center Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Valley Center kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–2Valley Center Primary496 students
3–5Valley Center ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

28751 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3149
Grade 4170
Grade 5157
Enrollment over time
496’20
452’21
448’22
459’23
476’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Center Elementary 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 Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Valley Center
C−
766 students22:1
Valley Center High
High · Grades 9–12 · Valley Center
B
1,075 students

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.