Summary:
Spring Valley, California, has 15 listed schools, spanning elementary, middle and high school grades: nine elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools. In 2025–26, elementary schools averaged 37% in ELA, 28% in math and 23% in science, all below state results of 49%, 38% and 36%; middle-school averages were above the state in all three subjects. The clearest overall standout is College Preparatory Middle, which led the schools with current scores in ELA, math and science.
College Preparatory Middle scored 81% in ELA, 74% in math and 71% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. At the lower end, Kempton Street Literacy Academy had the lowest ELA and science results, at 25% and 11%—24 and 25 points below the state. Mount Miguel High had the lowest math result, 18%, 21 points below the state. Among elementary schools, Sweetwater Springs Elementary was a relative bright spot: its 49% ELA result nearly matched the state, and its 38% math result was close. All-grades figures are not perfectly comparable across different grade spans; 2025–26 high-school comparisons include just two schools.
Elementary averages improved from the prior year by 1 point in ELA, 3 in math and 3 in science, though gains varied by school. Casa de Oro Elementary gained 13 points in science and La Presa Elementary gained 10, but both remained below the state. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from 16 to 23 for Rancho Elementary and fell from 37 to 27 for Spring Valley Academy; rankings are a separate measure from test scores. School context also differs: in 2024–25, College Preparatory Middle had a 19.6 student–teacher ratio and 43% free/reduced lunch eligible, while Sweetwater Springs Elementary had a 22.2 ratio and 70% free/reduced lunch eligible. These are observations, not explanations for score differences.
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