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Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

Public Grades K-6

1339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning is a consistently high-performing public elementary school (TK-6th grade) serving 317 students in the Duarte Unified school district, where it stands out for its strong academic results and effective technical and creative learning focus.

The school differentiates itself from nearby schools with significantly higher test scores in English, math, and science, often outperforming them by 15 to 25 percentage points. For example, it far exceeds the proficiency rates of other Duarte Unified schools like Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8) and outperforms schools in neighboring districts such as Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy in Monrovia Unified and several in Azusa Unified, including Charles H. Lee Elementary. This strong performance is consistent, with the school maintaining a 4-star rating for a decade, and is coupled with a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%, which is a dramatic improvement and much lower than the rates at comparable schools like Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8).

Valley View Academy achieves these excellent outcomes efficiently, with per-student spending similar to other local schools, suggesting its educational approach is particularly effective. The school has also shown impressive success in supporting all students, as evidenced by high statewide rankings for specific student groups. Its technical and creative learning model, combined with a strong school culture, appears to be a key factor in delivering measurable academic success that reliably exceeds both district and state averages.

317

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,959

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

237 Melcanyon Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010-1528

(626) 599-5500

District: Duarte Unified

Students who attend Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) usually attend:

High:

Duarte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.9%

White:

15.5%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,339^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Duarte Unified

678^th of 1,543Duarte 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	75.8	1339 of 5857	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	1434 of 5869	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	1756 of 5859	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	1338 of 5883	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	362 of 1417	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	1010 of 5789	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	1155 of 5662	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	1213 of 5692	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.3	1298 of 5614	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	1610 of 5611	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	64.9	1837 of 5530	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	1681 of 5390	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	1510 of 5377	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	1652 of 5314	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	1756 of 5193	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.0	2544 of 5113	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.4	2000 of 5113	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	2069 of 4818	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.6	1853 of 4822	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.9	1574 of 4809	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1660 of 5597	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1009 of 5612	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	1818 of 5609	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	1229 of 5635	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	274 of 1267	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	1014 of 5492	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	939 of 5413	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	686 of 5107	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1155 of 5107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	1401 of 5087	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	945 of 5084	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	290 of 4963	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	414 of 4830	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	1256 of 5460	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1383 of 5517	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	1261 of 5363	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	403 of 5264	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	157 of 1110	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	349 of 5173	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	547 of 5084	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	1279 of 5628	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	2179 of 5643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	1670 of 5638	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	1462 of 5663	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	417 of 1272	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	1042 of 5510	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	1420 of 5431	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	1198 of 2598	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	1127 of 2661	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	466 of 2726	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	571 of 2834	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	873 of 2737	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science49%+16 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)	% 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 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	% 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 Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)	Public	K-6	237 Melcanyon Rd.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5500	317	16	19.8	61.2%	49 (15.5%)	17 (5.4%)	193 (60.9%)	31 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	75.8	1339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.4	1434^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	95	48.7		48.7	54.6	67.5	53.9	63.6			59.6	68.2	65.0	41.0	42.4			55.1	95.3	96.9	95.3	96.9	95.3	$20,959	$2,975	$17,984
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)	Public	K-8	2499 Royal Oaks Dr.	Bradbury	91008	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5400	848	36	23.8	57.9%	71 (8.4%)	36 (4.2%)	526 (62.0%)	140 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.6%)	47.1	2757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		41.2	3117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	360	43.3	35.6	37.7	36.7	36.8	52.2	53.5	54.8	57.7	51.3	31.7	32.0	29.9	32.4	31.6	43.4	34.9						$17,661	$2,865	$14,796
Victor F. Hodge Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West 11th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-4800	460	22	20.9	79.6%	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	423 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	38.4	3320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		32	3782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	462	23.1		23.1	39.5	38.5	35.4				38.0	40.7	31.8	35.4				36.4						$22,171	$1,899	$20,272
Longfellow	Public	K	245 West 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-4700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Henry Dalton Elementary	Public	K-5	500 East 10th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5245	333	15	21.4	77.2%	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	270 (81.1%)	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	33.2	3714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		43.4	2967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	747	20.5		20.5	21.3	27.5	50.0				32.4	23.4	37.3	40.9				33.8	95.6			95.6		$24,383	$2,696	$21,687
Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy	Public	K-5	930 East Lemon Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2100	368	18	20.4	62.2%	56 (15.2%)	19 (5.2%)	243 (66.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	46.7	2789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		55.4	2270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	519	35.6		35.6	43.1	31.6	48.3				42.3	38.9	34.2	39.0				37.9						$20,689	$2,203	$18,486
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
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
Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 East Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5200	470	23	20.2	83.8%	16 (3.4%)	7 (1.5%)	431 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	38.7	3302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		30.1	3915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	613	27.1	28.0	27.6	45.0	30.4	25.0	44.4	26.7	44.0	36.0	40.0	50.0	25.0	25.9	20.0	20.0	29.7						$20,929	$3,854	$17,075
Wild Rose School of Creative	Public	K-5	232 Jasmine Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2500	416	19	21.4	66.3%	58 (13.9%)	13 (3.1%)	299 (71.9%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	35	3578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		32	3786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	208	31.2		31.2	32.9	25.3	46.7				34.1	32.4	28.0	37.7				32.4	97.4					$18,443	$2,146	$16,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)

What district is Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) in?

Duarte Unified

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)?

Students at Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) are 61% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) a good school?

Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) ranks 1339^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6).

What schools do graduates of Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) attend?

Students who attend Valley View Academy of Technical and Creative Learning (Tk-6) usually go on to attend:

High : Duarte High

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