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Valencia Park Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valencia Park Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 398 students in the Fullerton Elementary district, situated in a high-need community where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its statewide ranking declining over the past decade to the 22nd percentile; only about 31% of students are proficient in English and 22% in math, which is substantially below both district and state averages. The school has a very high student-teacher ratio of over 30-to-1, and while it spends more per student than some nearby schools like Robert C. Fisler Elementary, it struggles with outcomes, particularly in upper-grade math and science. However, the school has shown notable effectiveness with English Language Learners and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to below the state average.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences within the same district; for instance, Robert C. Fisler Elementary achieves proficiency rates above 85% with a lower student-teacher ratio and less funding per student, highlighting complex questions about resource allocation. Other schools in different districts, such as James A. Whitaker Elementary in the Buena Park Elementary district, serve similar high-need populations but show varying academic results, indicating that demographic factors alone do not determine a school's performance.

398

Students ?

30.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,061

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3441 West Valencia Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92833-3131

(714) 447-7755

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Valencia Park Elementary usually attend:

High:

Buena Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Asian:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg54%

California avg41%

4,552^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fullerton Elementary

474^th of 1,543Fullerton 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	23.4	4552 of 5857	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4895 of 5869	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4511 of 5859	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4177 of 5883	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4574 of 5789	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3367 of 5662	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	2952 of 5692	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	2768 of 5614	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.3	2944 of 5611	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.6	2315 of 5530	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	2428 of 5390	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.0	2598 of 5377	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.3	3038 of 5314	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.7	3924 of 5193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	3977 of 5113	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.6	3387 of 5113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.5	3418 of 4818	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	3948 of 4822	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	4191 of 4809	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2134 of 2227	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1189 of 2585	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.1	1968 of 2128	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	1296 of 3162	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	748 of 3245	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	1115 of 3311	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	631 of 3275	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	564 of 3246	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4231 of 5597	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4394 of 5612	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4238 of 5609	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4219 of 5635	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4254 of 5492	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3221 of 5413	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3757 of 5107	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4192 of 5107	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3713 of 5087	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3490 of 5084	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3532 of 4963	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2340 of 4830	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3868 of 5460	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4157 of 5517	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3868 of 5363	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3307 of 5264	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3746 of 5173	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	2464 of 5084	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4502 of 5628	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5007 of 5643	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4422 of 5638	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3824 of 5663	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4446 of 5510	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3289 of 5431	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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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)	% 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	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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.4	4552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.7	4895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	343																	18.0		18.0	25.0	33.3	36.7	29.6			31.3	22.5	24.2	30.0	10.7			21.7							$26,061	$1,190	$24,871
James A. Whitaker Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Montana St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-9770	559	27	20.7	91.9%	26 (4.7%)	17 (3.0%)	453 (81.0%)	42 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.5%)	21.5	4709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		23.4	4543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	166																	15.5		15.5	17.8	28.6	27.8				25.2	25.4	30.1	24.7				26.7	96.5			98.3	97.4		$21,392	$1,926	$19,466
Orangethorpe Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Brookhurst Rd.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7730	489	22	22.1	77.7%	41 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	383 (78.3%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	30.7	3907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		27.7	4144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	237																	21.3		21.3	41.3	37.2	35.1	37.9			37.8	40.6	23.3	17.3	18.2			24.6	89.3	93.2	97.1	92.2	91.3	91.3	$29,843	$1,432	$28,411
Pacific Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7735	607	27	22.4	70.7%	52 (8.6%)	11 (1.8%)	495 (81.5%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	34.4	3625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		25.3	4343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	718																	16.2		16.2	33.0	41.4	41.2	46.3			40.2	33.7	30.0	30.9	20.0			28.7	92.8	95.2		93.6	94.4	94.4	$24,036	$780	$23,256
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	24																	60.4	76.5	68.3	74.5	85.7	84.9	94.3	96.0	94.9	88.6	84.2	87.0	80.2	84.0	96.1	84.7	86.1							$16,227	$239	$15,988
Charles G. Emery Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Somerset St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-5134	646	25	26.3	55.3%	31 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	201 (31.1%)	368 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	83.1	1013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.6	772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	241																	54.4		54.4	50.5	64.2	73.5				62.8	58.9	69.1	65.8				64.8							$21,303	$1,920	$19,383
Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	7101 Stanton Ave.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-8568	365	19	19.7	87.7%	12 (3.3%)	13 (3.6%)	285 (78.1%)	37 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	33.9	3656^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		34.6	3558^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	98																	10.9		10.9	24.3	47.3	28.9				35.0	27.0	58.2	13.0				34.8							$22,337	$1,994	$20,343
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.5	2316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	168																	42.0		42.0	34.5	43.6	49.0	60.4			46.1	41.7	54.8	38.0	52.1			46.8							$18,413	$360	$18,053
Glen H. Dysinger Senior Elementary	Public	K-6	7770 Camellia Dr.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3240	468	19	24.6	65.8%	78 (16.7%)	7 (1.5%)	256 (54.7%)	87 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	57	2211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		60.5	2046^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	165																	40.5		40.5	48.0	40.7	51.4	46.2			47.0	55.3	44.4	31.1	42.4			43.3							$15,923	$1,935	$13,988
Marshall (John) Elementary	Public	K-6	2066 Falmouth Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8941	688	31	22.1	82.1%	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	583 (84.7%)	43 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	21.8	4683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.6	4715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	32	7.4	20.0	0.0	9.2	29.6	20.0	22.2	24.6	7.4	25.0	5.6	12.3	3.7	15.0	0.0	6.2	16.3		16.3	27.4	33.7	26.7	30.5			29.5	28.4	30.5	15.1	14.7			22.1	97.7	98.4			97.7		$22,939	$1,326	$21,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Valencia Park Elementary

Is Valencia Park Elementary a good school?

Valencia Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Park Elementary?

Students at Valencia Park Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is Valencia Park Elementary in?

Fullerton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Valencia Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Buena Park High

How many students attend Valencia Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Valencia Park Elementary.

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