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Valley View Elementary

Public Grades K-6

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 461 students in La Crescenta, California, as part of the Glendale Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all elementary schools in the state.

The school excels academically, with over 70% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, far exceeding district and state averages. What truly sets Valley View Elementary apart is its exceptional support for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds; it ranks in the 99th percentile for performance among low-income students statewide. This success is supported by an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.5%, a key factor in student achievement. The school achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending that is moderate compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Monte Vista Elementary and those in the neighboring La Canada Unified district.

While other nearby schools like Monte Vista Elementary also rank very highly, Valley View distinguishes itself by maintaining elite academic performance even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly. This demonstrates a highly effective educational model that delivers strong, balanced results for every student. It stands in contrast to some schools with similar demographics, like La Crescenta Elementary, and outperforms others in different districts, such as Pinewood Avenue Elementary in Los Angeles Unified, despite lower spending.

461

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,461

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Maryland Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91214-1245

(818) 236-3771

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Asian:

34.1%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Glendale Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg54%

California avg41%

308^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	95.3	308 of 5857	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	244 of 5869	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	118 of 5859	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	115 of 5883	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	214 of 5789	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	400 of 5662	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	429 of 5692	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	544 of 5614	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	351 of 5611	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	397 of 5530	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	487 of 5390	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.4	358 of 5377	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	526 of 5314	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	91.2	407 of 5193	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	305 of 5113	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	94.9	230 of 5113	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.8	342 of 4818	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	92.6	351 of 4822	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.2	442 of 4809	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	97 of 1203	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	304 of 1205	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	177 of 1190	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	145 of 1154	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	62 of 1149	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.9	327 of 1071	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	315 of 5597	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	482 of 5612	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	128 of 5609	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	174 of 5635	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	177 of 5492	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	348 of 5413	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	71 of 5460	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	151 of 5517	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	14 of 5363	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	35 of 5264	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	320 of 5628	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	157 of 5643	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	161 of 5638	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	106 of 5663	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	265 of 5510	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	445 of 5431	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	615 of 2598	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	428 of 2651	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	165 of 2661	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	136 of 2726	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	421 of 2834	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	808 of 2737	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science71%+38 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 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 View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$15,461	$637	$14,824
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$15,871	$563	$15,308
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$16,233	$696	$15,537
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$15,383	$567	$14,816
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$15,735	$563	$15,172
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	567	24	23.6	75.8%	411 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (20.6%)	50.8	2561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	75	32.9	32.9	39.1	42.7	51.4		43.5	45.3	40.7	43.8		43.4	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$17,812	$3,497	$14,315
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5	64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2	75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8	69.6							$15,535	$566	$14,969
Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0	73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7	89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4	88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$18,821	$344	$18,477
Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	215	14	15.3	95.8%	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	148 (68.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22.5	4629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		23	4575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	54	9.7	9.7	23.7	37.5	32.1		30.6	30.0	25.0	19.4		25.2	91.7			94.4			$35,018	$7,074	$27,944
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Valley View Elementary.

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Yes. Valley View Elementary ranks in the top 5.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 50% White, 34% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

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