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Valley View Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 675 students in Riverside, part of the Alvord Unified School District, which faces academic challenges across most of its neighborhood schools.

While the school's overall academic ranking is in the bottom quartile of the state, it has several notable strengths that set it apart. Most impressively, Valley View has the lowest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the area—less than half the district average—suggesting a positive and engaging school climate. It also performs better in science than most other Alvord Unified schools and shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as those in special education and students experiencing homelessness, who perform at or above state averages. This is achieved despite the school having significantly lower per-student funding than nearby schools like Rosemary Kennedy Elementary.

An interesting comparison is with Promenade Elementary, a higher-performing school in the same district with similar demographics, indicating that different approaches within the same system can yield different results. For parents, Valley View appears to be a school that fosters strong daily attendance and provides effective support for vulnerable students, creating a stable foundation even as it works to improve overall academic achievement.

675

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,631

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11750 Gramercy Pl.
Riverside, CA 92505-3128

(951) 358-1670

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ysmael Villegas Middle
High:	La Sierra High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,447^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Alvord Unified

1146^th of 1,543Alvord Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4447 of 5857	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4526 of 5869	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4203 of 5859	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4598 of 5883	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4680 of 5789	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	5061 of 5662	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	5147 of 5692	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	4471 of 5614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	4458 of 5611	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	3861 of 5530	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.2	3583 of 5390	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.8	4618 of 5377	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	4965 of 5314	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	4374 of 5193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.3	4801 of 5113	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	4370 of 5113	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3993 of 4818	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	4043 of 4822	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	4022 of 4809	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	1046 of 2227	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	2862 of 3162	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1997 of 3245	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	2713 of 3311	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1225 of 3275	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1220 of 3246	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4649 of 5597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4781 of 5612	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4545 of 5609	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4522 of 5635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3921 of 5492	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4269 of 5413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3437 of 5107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3403 of 5107	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3123 of 5087	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4013 of 5084	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3800 of 4963	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4444 of 4830	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	150 of 429	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	4291 of 5460	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4688 of 5517	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3719 of 5363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4176 of 5264	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4006 of 5173	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4587 of 5084	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3846 of 5628	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3891 of 5643	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3543 of 5638	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4240 of 5663	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4847 of 5510	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5221 of 5431	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1387 of 2847	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	1595 of 2635	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1317 of 2420	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.2	2499 of 2726	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-13 vs school

White (2022)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening31%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Writing14%-3 vs state

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Clean school, amazing staff and teachers. My child has excelled in this school. Thank you. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	11750 Gramercy Pl.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1670	675	29	23.1	81.8%	42 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	593 (87.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	24.6	4447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.5	4526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	79	12.9	14.5	1.7	9.8	48.4	19.4	25.4	31.2	17.7	17.7	5.1	13.7	9.7	11.3	3.4	8.2	26.2	26.2	31.7	25.0	34.0	30.1	29.7	20.4	20.4	23.3	94.7	96.2	95.5	96.2	95.5	$14,631	$1,438	$13,193
Twinhill Elementary	Public	K-5	11000 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1665	442	20	22.6	92.5%	21 (4.8%)	12 (2.7%)	386 (87.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	32.1	3786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		40	3177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	609																	21.3	21.3	20.3	29.9	57.3	36.9	19.7	16.2	40.0	25.8	96.3					$19,735	$1,491	$18,244
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Ambs Dr.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1640	621	27	22.5	89.0%	47 (7.6%)	54 (8.7%)	487 (78.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	25.6	4349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.3	4558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	209																	17.0	17.0	31.0	33.3	35.6	33.3	33.0	19.7	21.7	25.3						$19,095	$2,056	$17,039
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	3166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	803																	25.5	25.5	20.3	34.4	43.4	34.1	24.3	23.7	29.3	26.0						$19,612	$1,443	$18,169
Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	425	19	22.3	93.4%	24 (5.6%)	26 (6.1%)	346 (81.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	25.2	4375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.9	3791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	584																	21.8	21.8	28.6	29.2	34.6	31.0	34.9	19.4	21.8	24.9	93.3			93.3	97.1	$21,048	$2,539	$18,509
La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	16.6	5140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	5316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																	10.0	10.0	18.8	23.4	27.8	23.2	25.3	21.9	20.0	22.4	92.7	95.5	96.4	93.6	94.6	$19,809	$2,244	$17,565
Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-6120	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 Mitchell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1655	398	19	21.1	85.9%	30 (7.5%)	13 (3.3%)	330 (82.9%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	35.2	3561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		24.2	4441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	880																	23.3	23.3	44.8	51.0	30.0	41.5	29.9	38.8	13.3	26.7						$22,143	$1,524	$20,619
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72																	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5	30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1	26.4						$21,397	$2,273	$19,124
Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	65.8	1803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		54.4	2324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	521																	40.0	40.0	54.3	54.8	53.1	54.1	54.3	51.6	40.6	48.5	97.0	98.0				$20,980	$1,954	$19,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ysmael Villegas Middle
High : La Sierra High

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Valley View Elementary.

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