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Valleydale Elementary

Q: Is Valleydale Elementary a good school?

Valleydale Elementary ranks 3886 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valleydale Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 526 students in the Azusa Unified district, notable for its strong and steady academic recovery in recent years.

The school is on a clear upward trend, having significantly improved its statewide ranking since the pandemic and now performing better than several other Azusa Unified schools like Magnolia Elementary and Clifford D. Murray Elementary. Key strengths include mathematics, where its proficiency rate leads the district, and science. The school has also made impressive gains in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which coincides with its academic improvement.

Parents should note a couple of specific patterns: student scores tend to dip noticeably in fourth grade before rebounding in fifth, and performance can vary year-to-year for students in special education. A broader, important context is that all elementary schools in the neighboring Covina-Valley Unified district, such as Grovecenter Elementary just over a mile away, consistently rank higher, indicating a district-level effect on school performance.

526

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,740

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 South Lark Ellen
Azusa, CA 91702-5499

(626) 633-8600

District: Azusa Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,886^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Azusa Unified

1214^th of 1,543Azusa 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	30.9	3886 of 5857	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	5002 of 5869	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4860 of 5859	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5413 of 5883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3665 of 5789	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3929 of 5662	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	3537 of 5692	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	3894 of 5614	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3735 of 5611	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	16.6	4950 of 5530	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	3927 of 5390	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	4357 of 5377	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	5156 of 5314	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	5088 of 5193	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	4867 of 5113	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	4679 of 5113	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	4141 of 4818	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	4389 of 4822	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	4261 of 4809	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	2038 of 2585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	2662 of 3162	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	2271 of 3245	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	2651 of 3311	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1649 of 3275	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	2422 of 3246	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3912 of 5597	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5000 of 5612	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4507 of 5609	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5170 of 5635	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3438 of 5492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3729 of 5413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	2943 of 5107	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4235 of 5107	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4209 of 5087	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4671 of 5084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2843 of 4963	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3052 of 4830	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	83 of 429	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3481 of 5460	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4573 of 5517	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4254 of 5363	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4737 of 5264	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2739 of 5173	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3082 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3547 of 5628	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4593 of 5643	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4742 of 5638	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5144 of 5663	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3496 of 5510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3767 of 5431	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	2310 of 2847	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.1	756 of 2635	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	30.9	3886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.7%		18.3	5002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	1116	22.4	22.4	39.5	21.0	38.2	32.9	38.6	15.7	34.2	29.6	94.7			95.8			$21,740	$2,232	$19,508
Paramount Elementary	Public	K-5	409 West Paramount St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5104	513	20	26.2	88.3%	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	476 (92.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33.3	3696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.5	3740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	44	19.6	19.6	47.1	35.3	29.0	36.0	51.5	30.6	18.8	31.5	95.5	97.3			95.5		$22,899	$2,575	$20,324
Clifford D. Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	505 East Renwick Rd.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8700	397	17	23.3	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	369 (92.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	13	5423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.7	5153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	270	10.9	10.9	10.7	23.8	20.5	18.4	13.8	18.2	21.7	17.7							$24,077	$2,961	$21,116
Merwin Elementary	Public	K-5	16125 Cypress St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7660	462	20	23.1	84.2%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	402 (87.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	46.8	2779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		54.7	2304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	475	27.0	27.0	44.8	43.1	50.0	45.8	59.7	30.1	22.2	37.4							$22,304	$1,507	$20,797
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	558	21	26.1	79.0%	30 (5.4%)	18 (3.2%)	450 (80.6%)	41 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	48.1	2695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		42	3072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	377	34.7	34.7	48.7	36.2	51.0	45.2	42.9	34.0	34.4	36.7	95.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2	98.1	$22,537	$1,714	$20,823
Grovecenter Elementary	Public	K-5	775 North Lark Ellen Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4400	595	24	24.7	78.3%	27 (4.5%)	19 (3.2%)	447 (75.1%)	87 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	69.8	1607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		66.1	1773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	166	54.2	54.2	44.7	39.0	76.0	54.0	52.6	46.5	61.5	53.8	97.3				97.3		$21,816	$1,711	$20,105
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	945 East Nearfield	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5800	367	16	22.9	86.1%	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	332 (90.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	25.2	4382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		39.4	3211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	1171	21.3	21.3	26.4	25.9	34.4	29.2	33.3	31.5	17.7	27.1	96.5						$26,012	$2,319	$23,693
Charles H. Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	550 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5269	378	16	24.3	90.5%	19 (5.0%)	10 (2.6%)	336 (88.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	20.6	4781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		28.1	4104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	677	17.9	17.9	20.7	38.9	34.6	31.1	13.3	25.0	12.5	16.9							$24,449	$2,471	$21,978
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	4131 North Nora Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7640	425	19	22.9	62.8%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	384 (90.4%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	33	42.4	42.4	58.8	56.3	72.9	62.4	76.9	74.7	64.4	72.0							$21,085	$1,287	$19,798
Rowland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4700	423	17	24.4	76.1%	18 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	326 (77.1%)	62 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	68.8	1653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		78	1241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	412	43.8	43.8	62.3	55.3	53.4	57.1	62.3	48.7	35.6	49.1							$21,957	$1,471	$20,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Valleydale Elementary

Is Valleydale Elementary a good school?

Valleydale Elementary ranks 3886^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valleydale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valleydale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gladstone Middle

What is the racial makeup of Valleydale Elementary?

Students at Valleydale Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Valleydale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Valleydale Elementary.

What district is Valleydale Elementary in?

Azusa Unified

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