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Valley View Elementary

Q: Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 4094 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 603 students in the high-need Coachella Valley Unified district, where it has shown steady academic improvement and now outperforms its district averages in core subjects.

The school has made significant progress, improving its statewide ranking and reducing chronic absenteeism, and it shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners. While it spends more per student than many nearby schools, including those in the neighboring Desert Sands Unified district, its overall academic results are mixed when compared; for example, Martin Van Buren Elementary in Desert Sands achieves similar or better outcomes with lower spending.

Within its own district, Valley View is a stronger performer, but it is notably outperformed by the exceptional Peter Pendleton Elementary located less than a mile away. Parents may also consider Imagine Schools Riverside County, a charter school with much lower chronic absenteeism and similar academic results. The data suggests Valley View is on a positive trajectory, with specific effectiveness for certain student groups, in a challenging economic environment.

603

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,427

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85-270 Valley Rd.
Coachella, CA 92236-3038

(760) 398-4651

District: Coachella Valley Unified

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bobby Duke Middle
High:	Coachella Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,094^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Coachella Valley Unified

1305^th of 1,543Coachella Valley 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	28.5	4094 of 5857	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4369 of 5869	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4886 of 5859	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	5150 of 5883	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1268 of 1417	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4590 of 5789	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4516 of 5662	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	4731 of 5692	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4760 of 5614	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	5260 of 5611	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	5404 of 5530	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	5310 of 5390	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	5263 of 5377	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	4764 of 5314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	4714 of 5193	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	4388 of 5113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	4901 of 5113	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	4658 of 4818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	4591 of 4822	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	4540 of 4809	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	1618 of 3162	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1362 of 3245	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	1958 of 3311	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	421 of 602	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	1288 of 3275	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1430 of 3246	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3808 of 5597	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3895 of 5612	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4690 of 5609	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4786 of 5635	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1048 of 1267	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4214 of 5492	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	4086 of 5413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3013 of 5107	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3343 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3921 of 5087	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4247 of 5084	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3599 of 4963	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3532 of 4830	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3552 of 5460	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4209 of 5517	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4309 of 5363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4507 of 5264	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	963 of 1110	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3923 of 5173	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3871 of 5084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4075 of 5628	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4469 of 5643	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4674 of 5638	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5079 of 5663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1190 of 1272	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4611 of 5510	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4603 of 5431	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science12%-21 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	85-270 Valley Rd.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-4651	603	25	23.9	94.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	599 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		25	4369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	275	11.7		11.7	28.2	39.2	37.9	33.7			34.8	32.1	39.2	18.3	23.6			27.5				$30,427	$1,418	$29,009
Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	499	21	23.5	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64.3	1873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		48.8	2629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	756	30.5		30.5	52.9	40.5	57.6	51.4			50.0	62.3	40.0	55.2	58.1			53.4				$31,575	$1,529	$30,046
Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	561	26	21.3	94.8%	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25	4391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.9	4478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.7%	87	9.1		9.1	22.7	24.0	15.2	40.9			25.4	42.7	28.6	11.6	31.9			29.6				$30,550	$1,402	$29,148
Valle del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	51-433 Education Way	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-1025	649	32	20.2	90.8%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	641 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	35.9	3509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.4	3274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	235	22.4		22.4	38.1	37.7	44.2	39.6			39.8	37.1	29.4	30.2	22.1			29.9	98.3			$29,390	$1,355	$28,035
Coral Mountain Academy	Public	K-6	51-375 Van Buren St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-3525	815	34	23.8	83.3%	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	795 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	3732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.6	3887^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	155	13.6		13.6	26.2	32.1	38.2	44.8			35.8	33.6	33.9	26.0	32.6			31.5	97.2		97.2	$30,243	$1,212	$29,031
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.9	4833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.7	4892^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	59	9.8		9.8	19.8	17.7	29.3	42.7			27.4	31.1	14.6	15.9	20.8			20.6				$30,568	$1,321	$29,247
Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23.0	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	26.1	4304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		20	4869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	565	21.5	26.7	23.1	31.1	33.9	34.9	31.2	45.1	54.7	35.9	34.2	31.6	12.8	15.6	22.0	18.7	23.4	97.8			$20,206	$1,283	$18,923
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	533	22	24.2	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	40.4	3190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.4	3482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	292	22.5		22.5	34.4	42.0	49.0				42.0	34.8	32.5	36.7				34.8				$19,476	$3,300	$16,176
John Kelley Elementary	Public	K-6	87-163 Center St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5101	505	32	15.7	93.3%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	492 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	21.9	4682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.1	4768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	86	15.4		15.4	14.9	10.7	42.2	30.4			25.6	14.9	7.3	26.2	32.1			20.6	96.8		96.8	$29,600	$1,396	$28,204
Westside Elementary	Public	K-6	82-225 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5171	349	18	19.2	91.4%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.4	4104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		28.7	4049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	55	0.0		0.0	20.9	28.3	6.1	54.7			28.3	41.9	23.9	8.2	41.5			28.8	96.5	96.5		$32,100	$1,327	$30,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Coachella Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Valley View Elementary.

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 4094^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Bobby Duke Middle
High : Coachella Valley High

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