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Spring Valley Academy

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Spring Valley Academy ranks 1977 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Spring Valley Academy is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Spring Valley, CA, with 341 students. The school is part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, which is ranked 728 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($18,160 to $23,584 in recent years) than the state average, Spring Valley Academy consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, typically between 1700-2000 out of around 2700-2800 schools. The school's academic proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.52% of Spring Valley Academy students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.17% for the district and 48.81% statewide. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 19.89% at Spring Valley Academy, compared to 36.53% for the district and 37.3% statewide.

Spring Valley Academy also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 37% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75-81% in recent years, indicating a high-need student population. Comparisons to nearby schools, such as Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa and Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy, suggest that there is room for improvement, as these schools perform better academically than Spring Valley Academy, though they still lag behind the state averages in many areas. The highest-performing nearby school is La Mesa Arts Academy, which ranks in the top 500 middle schools in California and has much stronger academic outcomes.

597

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,584

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Conrad Dr.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-1437

(619) 668-5750

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Students who attend Spring Valley Academy usually attend:

High:

Monte Vista High

Feeder schools for Spring Valley Academy:

Elementary:	Casa de Oro Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	Murdock Elementary
	Sweetwater Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

15.4%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2011 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,977^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley

723^rd of 1,543La Mesa-Spring Valley 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1977 of 2761	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1766 of 2783	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1708 of 2781	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1787 of 2740	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1984 of 2715	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1560 of 2497	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	1257 of 2477	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	1244 of 2379	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	1071 of 2259	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	1078 of 2236	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	1135 of 2179	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	985 of 2063	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	867 of 2005	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	856 of 1999	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	719 of 1804	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.8	720 of 1777	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	672 of 1769	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	391 of 609	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	216 of 627	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	225 of 613	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	308 of 637	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	441 of 643	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	909 of 1531	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1255 of 1491	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	385 of 1478	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	373 of 1521	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	237 of 1540	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	646 of 1442	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1878 of 2533	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1566 of 2551	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1382 of 2531	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1596 of 2509	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1723 of 2380	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1763 of 2395	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1544 of 2388	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1364 of 2374	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1543 of 2359	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1613 of 2213	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	456 of 477	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	334 of 336	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1803 of 2542	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1826 of 2579	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1339 of 2531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1605 of 2458	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1775 of 2369	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1912 of 2534	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1790 of 2552	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1752 of 2538	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1717 of 2527	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1860 of 2407	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	132 of 194	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	600 of 726	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	519 of 701	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	529 of 677	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	548 of 665	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	482 of 554	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1036 of 1566	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	962 of 1552	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	837 of 1531	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1151 of 1520	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1079 of 1537	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1209 of 1543	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	811 of 1555	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1018 of 1602	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science16%-17 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)	% 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 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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Valley Academy	Public	6-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	597	35	16.8	77.4%	92 (15.4%)	57 (9.5%)	371 (62.1%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.5%)	25.5	1977^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.4%		31.1	1766^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.5%	211		15.8	15.8		30.4	33.3	37.1	33.5		19.4	22.0	18.3	19.9			$23,584	$2,522	$21,062
College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10269 Madrid Way	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-2782	397	20	19.6	42.8%	227 (57.2%)	17 (4.3%)	106 (26.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	98.6	25^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		97.9	58^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.9%	33	75.8	80.4	78.0	80.8	87.9	84.0	91.5	86.0	75.8	81.8	79.0	79.8	79.1			$10,901	$00	$10,901
La Mesa Arts Academy	Public	5-8	4200 Parks Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5730	1,059	51	20.7	46.4%	410 (38.7%)	60 (5.7%)	407 (38.4%)	65 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (10.6%)	79.2	490^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		88.3	313^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	177	60.9	48.2	51.0	78.2	63.8	63.1	63.1	64.7	40.2	55.1	43.3	46.9	47.6			$18,556	$1,513	$17,043
Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Public	6-8	7866 Lincoln St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5628	516	26	20.2	80.4%	45 (8.7%)	59 (11.4%)	340 (65.9%)	30 (5.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.6%)	31.4	1784^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.4%		32	1732^nd of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	52		21.7	21.7			37.1	38.0	37.6			22.2	21.0	21.6	97.5	97.5	$20,711	$2,902	$17,809
EJE Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	851 South Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	254	15	16.8	67.7%	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	237 (93.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	28.7	1870^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		28.2	1896^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.9%	26		15.6	15.6		29.3	46.7	39.0	38.6		17.1	22.2	15.8	18.6			$17,637	$1,745	$15,892
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	Public	5-8	1001 Leland St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5720	800	45	17.8	79.8%	70 (8.8%)	74 (9.3%)	558 (69.8%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.8%)	36.3	1605^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		43.5	1358^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.2%	247		22.7	22.7		31.6	41.0	38.0	36.9		18.7	32.8	32.2	27.9			$19,929	$1,934	$17,995
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	Public	6-8	9009 Park Plaza Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5810	897	50	18.0	48.8%	332 (37.0%)	60 (6.7%)	349 (38.9%)	49 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	89 (9.9%)	54.7	1045^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.2%		56.6	975^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.0%	70		31.5	31.5		58.9	52.5	39.1	49.9		37.0	37.2	30.3	34.7			$17,388	$1,581	$15,807
Hillsdale Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Brabham St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6156	1,481	67	22.0	73.3%	818 (55.2%)	51 (3.4%)	397 (26.8%)	59 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	142 (9.6%)	68.4	709^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		66.1	764^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.5%	55		38.6	38.6		57.2	58.8	56.1	57.4		42.2	43.0	39.2	41.4			$19,621	$2,210	$17,411
Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3092	942	47	20.2	94.4%	342 (36.3%)	93 (9.9%)	327 (34.7%)	131 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	37 (3.9%)	12.5	2537^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.1%		17	2398^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	139		10.3	10.3		16.3	17.7	17.9	17.5		9.8	11.6	15.6	12.9			$20,561	$2,939	$17,622
Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	8204 San Carlos Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3550	980	39	24.8	35.8%	459 (46.8%)	46 (4.7%)	294 (30.0%)	60 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	117 (11.9%)	82.1	440^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		83.5	409^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	31		43.3	43.3		69.6	68.0	54.5	64.7		55.7	56.1	50.2	54.3			$17,877	$2,413	$15,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Valley Academy

How many students attend Spring Valley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Spring Valley Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Valley Academy?

Students at Spring Valley Academy are 62% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Spring Valley Academy attend?

Students who attend Spring Valley Academy usually go on to attend Monte Vista High

What district is Spring Valley Academy in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

Is Spring Valley Academy a good school?

Spring Valley Academy ranks 1977^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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