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Coyote Valley Elementary

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Coyote Valley Elementary ranks 1666 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coyote Valley Elementary is a 427-student K–5 school in Hidden Valley Lake, serving the surrounding area as part of Middletown Unified. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Its clearest strength is math: 53% of students were proficient, well above the state and district rates.

Math is also where the school stands out most among nearby schools: Coyote Valley’s 53% rate was 8 percentage points above the next-highest nearby school with a current all-grades result, Cobb Mountain Elementary, at 45%. ELA results were 54%, compared with 49% statewide and 47% districtwide, but nearby Pope Valley Elementary was higher at 57%. Science was 39%, above the state’s 36% and the district’s 26%; the next-highest nearby school with a numeric result, Calistoga Elementary, had 34%. Within Coyote Valley, fifth-grade results were especially strong: 59% in ELA and 48% in math. Fourth grade was a relative low point in both subjects, though still above state rates.

Results have climbed since 2022–2023: ELA rose 6 percentage points, math 12, and science 16. SchoolDigger ranks Coyote Valley at the 71st percentile statewide and gives it 4 stars; among nearby schools with rankings for the same year, its percentile was highest. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves White Students places it at the 43rd percentile, 28 points below its overall standing. For Low Socio Economic Status Students, its percentile is 80, up 15 points since 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21.1, lower than seven of ten nearby schools with a reported ratio. In that same school year, 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among nearby schools reporting the same measure; California provides free meals to all students statewide.

427

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,762

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

18950 Coyote Valley Rd.
Hidden Valley Lake, CA 95461

(707) 987-3357

District: Middletown Unified

Students who attend Coyote Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Middletown Middle
High:	Middletown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg39%

California avg42%

1,666^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Middletown Unified

765^th of 1,530Middletown 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	1666 of 5817	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	1756 of 5857	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	2256 of 5869	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	2286 of 5859	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	2762 of 5883	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	705 of 1417	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	2046 of 5789	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2434 of 5662	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	2783 of 5692	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	2616 of 5614	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	1809 of 5611	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	1654 of 5530	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	61.2	1976 of 5390	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	1925 of 5377	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	1928 of 5314	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.2	2291 of 5193	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	2146 of 5113	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	1852 of 5113	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	1661 of 4818	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	1589 of 4822	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.1	1361 of 4809	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	1345 of 5581	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	1669 of 5597	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	2090 of 5612	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1821 of 5609	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2400 of 5635	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	665 of 1267	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	2223 of 5492	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2229 of 5413	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	1449 of 5094	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	1356 of 5107	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	1987 of 5107	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2139 of 5087	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2398 of 5084	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	1247 of 4963	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	1662 of 4830	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	1078 of 5423	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	1730 of 5460	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1928 of 5517	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	1023 of 5363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	1848 of 5264	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	290 of 1110	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1140 of 5173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	1508 of 5084	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	2039 of 5603	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	1770 of 5628	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2347 of 5643	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	2669 of 5638	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2951 of 5663	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	583 of 1272	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	1783 of 5510	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2572 of 5431	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	723 of 2635	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	1452 of 2536	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	1613 of 2598	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1831 of 2651	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1873 of 2661	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2035 of 2726	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	2123 of 2834	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2067 of 2737	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coyote Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	18950 Coyote Valley Rd.	Hidden Valley Lake	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-3357	427	20	21.1	43.3%	246 (57.6%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (32.1%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	68.3	1666^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	1756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%	90	39.4		39.4	53.6	51.3	59.1				54.4	60.9	50.0	48.5				53.0	95%	0%	$13,762	$864	$12,898
Minnie Cannon Elementary	Public	K-5	20931 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4130	164	7	23.2	62.8%	79 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	22.1	4620^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.6%		27.6	4164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%	456	17.4		17.4	39.1	7.4	17.4				20.6	60.9	3.7	8.7				23.3	≥ 95%		$14,465	$1,899	$12,566
Lake County International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15850 Armstrong St.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Lake County International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-3063	88	4	22.0	76.1%	60 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	92.3	520^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.1%		80.8	1124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%	604	58.3		61.1		66.7	91.7				60.4		66.7	83.3				52.8			$25,982	$1,048	$24,934
Highlands Academy	Public	1-8	9707 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	15	2	7.5	93.3%	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										5.0							0.0
Lower Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9240 Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-5787	743	28	26.3	80.1%	235 (31.6%)	11 (1.5%)	407 (54.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.3%)	11.6	5502^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		11	5564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	62	11.7		11.7	20.6	13.7	25.8	25.4			21.6	29.4	4.3	6.2	7.1			11.9	96%	0%
Cobb Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	15895 Highway 175	Cobb	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-1450	110	4	24.7	46.4%	82 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	53.5	2409^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.6%		31.2	3861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%	1452	26.3		26.3	59.1	52.6	31.6				48.3	59.1	52.6	21.1				45.0			$13,099	$453	$12,646
Burns Valley	Public	K-6	3620 Pine St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-2272	568	23	24.6	82.2%	120 (21.1%)	10 (1.8%)	376 (66.2%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	11.9	5483^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.1	5563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	80	17.5		17.5	14.0	16.4	28.4	22.4			20.2	15.3	12.5	8.8	16.4			13.2	90%	0%
Pomo	Public	K-6	3350 Acacia St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6744	702	27	26.0	85.3%	186 (26.5%)	6 (0.9%)	424 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.7%)	8.7	5674^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.5%		7	5781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%	107	11.1		11.1	11.8	25.0	18.8	6.9			15.2	15.3	16.0	7.0	6.0			10.6	91%	0%
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	287	13	22.0	65.9%	157 (54.7%)	3 (1.0%)	80 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	29.3	4047^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.4%		16.6	5142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%	1095	30.2		30.2	34.1	33.3	38.5				35.5	25.0	31.7	17.3				24.1	≥ 95%		$17,548	$1,432	$16,116
Pope Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	6200 Pope Valley Rd.	Pope Valley	94567	Napa County	Pope Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 965-2402	46	4	11.5	69.6%	11 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										57.1							33.3			$50,293	$4,262	$46,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Coyote Valley Elementary

How many students attend Coyote Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Coyote Valley Elementary.

What district is Coyote Valley Elementary in?

Middletown Unified

What schools do graduates of Coyote Valley Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Middletown Middle
High : Middletown High

What is the racial makeup of Coyote Valley Elementary?

Students at Coyote Valley Elementary are 58% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Coyote Valley Elementary a good school?

Coyote Valley Elementary ranks 1666^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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