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Valley Vista Elementary

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Valley Vista Elementary ranks 2246 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 513 students in Bonita, California, within the Chula Vista Elementary district, and it stands out for its remarkable and rapid improvement in recent years.

The school has made one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the area, climbing 25 percentile points in statewide ranking over just two years. A key driver of this success is its exceptional focus on attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 35% to just 6.3%, which is the best rate among comparable schools like Allen (Ella B.) Elementary and Clear View. Valley Vista also shows particular strength in supporting English Learner students and excels in English Language Arts and science, where its proficiency beats both district and state averages and rivals higher-ranked schools.

While mathematics is an identified area for growth, the school achieves these strong outcomes very efficiently, spending significantly less per student than nearby schools such as Rosebank Elementary and Halecrest Elementary. This combination of rapid academic improvement, excellent attendance, and effective resource use makes Valley Vista a compelling and steadily rising choice for families.

513

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,969

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3724 Valley Vista Way
Bonita, CA 91902-1139

(619) 479-7171

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Valley Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonita Vista Middle
High:	Bonita Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

7.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 37th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,246^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Chula Vista Elementary

516^th of 1,543Chula Vista Elementary 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	56.2	2246 of 5857	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	2793 of 5869	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	3705 of 5859	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3431 of 5883	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	3147 of 5789	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2662 of 5662	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	2420 of 5692	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	2145 of 5614	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	2876 of 5611	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.1	1825 of 5530	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.9	2332 of 5390	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	1738 of 5377	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	1879 of 5314	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.3	1424 of 5193	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	1162 of 5113	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	1341 of 5113	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.4	1492 of 4818	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.2	1693 of 4822	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.9	2111 of 4809	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	908 of 3162	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.2	2294 of 3245	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1967 of 3311	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	1227 of 3275	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1485 of 3246	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	2021 of 5597	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2887 of 5612	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3201 of 5609	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3279 of 5635	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	2680 of 5492	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	2120 of 5413	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	1360 of 5107	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	2098 of 5107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3210 of 5087	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	2936 of 5084	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	2131 of 4963	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	1960 of 4830	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2111 of 5460	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2715 of 5517	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	3690 of 5363	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3419 of 5264	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3141 of 5173	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2531 of 5084	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	2411 of 5628	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2577 of 5643	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	3837 of 5638	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3308 of 5663	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3449 of 5510	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3200 of 5431	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	1252 of 2420	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	42.9	1766 of 2834	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)48th percentile+12 vs school

White (2019)38th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

Extremely happy with the program and the teachers. I love the dual immersion curriculum. Close Quote

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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 6th 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 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
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3724 Valley Vista Way	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-7171	513	23	22.3	53.6%	36 (7.0%)	7 (1.4%)	428 (83.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	56.2	2246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46	2793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	547	45.6	45.6	53.8	58.5	55.9	66.1	58.2	40.7	30.3	17.7	30.7	30.3							$15,969	$1,715	$14,254
Allen (Ella B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Allen School Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-3662	422	20	21.6	48.6%	66 (15.6%)	7 (1.7%)	276 (65.4%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	82.7	1036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.3	1357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	321	48.6	48.6	56.5	66.2	71.4	77.2	68.5	59.6	53.9	60.0	55.2	57.1							$19,353	$2,683	$16,670
Pacific View Leadership Elementary	Public	K-5	6196 Childs Ave.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1600	227	9	26.3	76.7%	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	163 (71.8%)	36 (15.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	39.2	3275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		27.2	4191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	916	30.6	30.6	29.2	41.9	55.9		43.8	25.0	28.1	27.8		27.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4		$22,556	$3,079	$19,477
Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2797 Utica Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1700	366	16	22.8	81.4%	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.7%)	213 (58.2%)	65 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	53.2	2417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.5	2212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	205	27.0	27.0	62.3	55.4	50.8		55.8	50.0	33.9	25.4		35.7	90.0	97.1	95.7	95.7	92.9	95.7	$23,212	$3,540	$19,672
Clear View	Public	K-6	455 Windrose Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-3000	513	24	21.3	38.4%	64 (12.5%)	12 (2.3%)	366 (71.3%)	51 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	77	1283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.8	1420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	137	50.8	50.8	61.0	66.7	73.4	61.8	65.7	54.1	62.3	49.2	36.8	49.8	96.8						$19,585	$2,421	$17,164
Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	823	33	24.9	71.0%	25 (3.0%)	94 (11.4%)	358 (43.5%)	211 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.2%)	62.1	1958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		66.1	1774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	184	40.9	40.9	52.7	46.5	61.7		53.8	45.1	41.7	44.5		43.6	96.2	98.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	$21,016	$4,167	$16,849
Rosebank Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8329	485	20	24.2	64.3%	21 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	414 (85.4%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	34	3649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		45.7	2817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	832	20.6	20.6	27.5	34.6	38.4	54.3	39.3	29.1	27.2	21.9	32.4	27.5	96.2				96.2		$18,041	$2,263	$15,778
Halecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	475 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-0771	415	18	23.0	50.4%	56 (13.5%)	5 (1.2%)	312 (75.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	60.2	2059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		75.2	1361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	698	26.2	26.2	59.4	54.0	52.5	62.5	57.1	48.4	38.1	29.5	48.4	41.3							$18,596	$2,220	$16,376
Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	213	9	23.6	75.1%	10 (4.7%)	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.1%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27 (12.7%)	22.2	4657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.6	4797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	140	16.7	16.7	38.1	25.0	40.0		34.1	31.8	8.8	13.9		16.3	77.1	80.0	85.7	80.0	77.1	80.0	$25,704	$3,732	$21,972
Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	423	17	24.8	86.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (85.6%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		20.3	4829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	13.0	13.0	16.7	12.7	28.9	41.6	26.3	24.5	18.8	20.4	25.0	22.2	94.4			94.4		96.3	$25,411	$3,073	$22,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Vista Elementary

Is Valley Vista Elementary a good school?

Valley Vista Elementary ranks 2246^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Valley Vista Elementary.

What district is Valley Vista Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valley Vista Elementary?

Students at Valley Vista Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valley Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Bonita Vista Middle
High : Bonita Vista Senior High

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