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Best Public Schools in Valley Center, CA

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At a glance

Schools

3,551

Students

Districts

Top rankedValley Center High1216^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Oak Glen High up 167 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Valley Center Primary 20.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Valley Center, California, has nine schools: four elementary schools, one middle school, three high schools and one alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school. Six schools have 2025–2026 test results; two charter schools have results only for 2024–2025, and no test-score results were supplied for Valley Center Primary. Across the six schools with current results, the average was 34% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in science and just 17% in math; math was the largest shortfall, averaging 22 percentage points below the state.

Valley Center High led current-year ELA at 48%, about 17 points above the other schools’ average and 1 point below the state. Valley Center Elementary led math at 29% and science at 26%, though those scores were still 9 and 10 points below state results. At the other end, Oak Glen High had the lowest scores in all three subjects: 24% in ELA, 5% in math and 10% in science. Valley Center Prep stands out for a split profile: its 43% ELA score was second-highest, while its 8% math score was second-lowest. Valley Center Middle had the lowest science result, 9%.

Recent changes vary: across the same six schools, average ELA rose 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math was essentially flat, and science fell 4 points. Oak Glen High improved in all three subjects, including a 21-point ELA gain, but chronic absenteeism was 77% and graduation was 79%, compared with 27% and 96% in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified district. SchoolDigger rankings also tell a mixed story: Oak Glen rose from the 4th to the 18th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while Valley Center High fell from the 60th to the 43rd. Among K–5 schools, Lilac outscored All Tribes Elementary Charter in 2024–2025 ELA, 40% to 5%, and math, 34% to 0%; their free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 56% and 96%, respectively—context, not an explanation for the score difference. These comparisons span different grades and, for the charters, the available results are from an earlier year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Center High	Public	9-12	31322 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-5500	1,075	51	21.4	61.7%	221 (20.6%)	7 (0.7%)	680 (63.3%)	20 (1.9%)	84 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.9%)	42	1216^th of 2135 public high schools	43.0%		43.1	1187^th of 2162 public high schools	45.1%	29			24.3		24.1							48.4	48.4							20.5	20.5			$18,234	$1,041	$17,193
Oak Glen High	Public	9-12	14172 West Oak Glen Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-0455	78	3	31.2	76.9%	4 (5.1%)	1 (1.3%)	55 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	15.3	1753^rd of 2135 public high schools	17.9%		11.9	1920^th of 2162 public high schools	11.2%	167			10.5		10.0							23.7	23.7							5.1	5.1			$20,761	$758	$20,003
Valley Center Middle	Public	6-8	28102 North Lake Wohlford Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-4295	766	35	22.1	65.8%	147 (19.2%)	3 (0.4%)	496 (64.8%)	9 (1.2%)	58 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	13	2498^th of 2740 public middle schools	8.8%		14.8	2450^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.3%	48		8.6			8.6				28.5	25.3	24.4		26.1				13.0	12.8	7.4		11.1			$16,943	$1,267	$15,676
Valley Center Primary	Public	K-2	14249 Fruitvale Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-8282	496	24	20.3	59.7%	104 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	312 (62.9%)	15 (3.0%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)																						95%	0%	$17,984	$1,790	$16,194
Valley Center Elementary	Public	3-5	28751 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-1631	476	19	25.1	63.9%	97 (20.4%)	4 (0.8%)	294 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	30.6	3956^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.5	3995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%	39	25.9				25.9	38.5	25.2	38.8					34.3	39.6	23.7	24.3					29.4			$16,154	$1,301	$14,853
Valley Center Prep	Public, Alternative	K-12	28751-U Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-0455	56	3	22.4	57.1%	6 (10.7%)	1 (1.8%)	34 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)								(n/a)					21.4								42.9								8.0			$23,560	$668	$22,892
Lilac	Public	K-5	30109 Lilac Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-1042	438	20	21.9	56.4%	115 (26.3%)	5 (1.1%)	277 (63.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	25.7	4320^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.7%		43.1	3001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%	1319	23.9				23.9	24.7	36.0	32.6					31.1	28.2	26.7	25.0					26.6	≥ 98%		$17,720	$1,167	$16,553
All Tribes Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	34320 Valley Center Rd. Ste. B	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-4375	84	2	41.5	96.4%	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (15.5%)	6	5765^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.8	5856^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.0%	91						8.3	20.0						13.9	5.9							8.3	≥ 95%		$23,441	$7,714	$15,727
All Tribes Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	34320 Valley Center Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-5982	82	6	13.6	96.3%	6 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)								(n/a)					0.0				0.0	0.0			0.0				0.0	0.0			0.0			$33,106	$8,879	$24,227

Cities Near Valley Center

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pauma Valley	4.82 mi	1	862^nd
Escondido	6.45 mi	47	481^st
Pala	8.09 mi	2
Bonsall	8.56 mi	5	326^th
San Marcos	8.66 mi	29	315^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.