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Valley Center Elementary

Regular School · Valley Center, CA

Valley Center Elementary is a regular school school in Valley Center, California, serving grades 03–05 with 476 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 25.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
03 – 05
Enrollment
476
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Student–Teacher Ratio
25.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 294 62%
White 97 20%
American Indian / Alaska Native 38 8%
Two or more races 36 8%
Asian 7 1%
Black or African American 4 1%
Total enrollment 476 253M / 223F

English Language Learners: 177 (37% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 17.0% -16.9pp 33.9% 460
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -19.7pp 48.7% 461
Science Proficiency 20-24% — 147

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.43 grade levels
Math
-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
107
22.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 476 100%

Contact & Location

28751 Cole Grade Rd.

Valley Center, CA 92082

Phone: (760)749-1631

http://vceus.vcpusd.org

District

Valley Center-Pauma Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,245

District enrollment: 3,790

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

060006908614

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD