Summary
Valley View Elementary serves 461 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in La Crescenta, within Glendale Unified. In 2025–2026, 81% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 78% in math, and 78% in science—above both state and district rates in every subject. Its 1.8% chronic-absenteeism rate was also the lowest among the 11 nearby schools in the comparison, below the district’s 12.3% and the state’s 18.3%. The clearest overall finding is that Valley View combines strong results across subjects with exceptionally low chronic absenteeism.
Science is where Valley View stands out most against nearby schools: its 78% proficiency rate was 17 points above the nearby-school average, and it ranked second of 11, behind Palm Crest Elementary. Valley View’s ELA and math rates were also above nearby averages by 10 and 9 points, respectively, though it ranked fourth in ELA and fifth in math. The school’s results exceeded state rates by 32 points in ELA, 39 in math, and 42 in science; its leads over district rates were 21, 23, and 30 points. Its overall strength does not mean it leads every nearby school in every subject.
Scores have risen since their lower points in recent years, especially science, but remain below 2022–2023 levels: since then, ELA is down 3 points, math 6, and science 7. SchoolDigger places Valley View in the 97th statewide percentile, ranked 162 of 5,804 schools, with five stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 25.6, above the nearby-school average of 23, and 39% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a lower relative statewide standing for White students (82nd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 97th overall) and a notable rise for Asian students, from the 75th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 97th in 2025–2026.
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