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Spring Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5
728th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 87% of California elementary schools
Summary

Spring Valley Elementary is a 375-student K–5 school in Millbrae, in the Millbrae Elementary district, with several nearby schools offering useful points of comparison. Overall, its 2025–26 results were above state and district levels, but the clearest concern is a sharp dip in fifth-grade math: proficiency fell from 77% in fourth grade to 59% in fifth, an 19-point drop, and ranked eighth among the 11 nearby schools.

The school is strongest compared with nearby schools in science, where it ranked fourth of 11, with 60% proficiency—6 points above the local average. In English and math, it ranked seventh in both subjects; English was only about 1 point above the nearby average, while math was 2 points above it. Still, Spring Valley exceeded the state and district in all three subjects: English was 67%, versus 49% statewide and 65% districtwide; math was 69%, versus 38% and 62%; and science was 60%, versus 36% and 56%. Its fifth-grade math score, however, was 1 point below the district’s.

Spring Valley remains a strong statewide school, though its margins have narrowed. SchoolDigger placed it in the 87th percentile with four stars in 2025–26, down from the 90th percentile in 2022–23; its lead over the state narrowed by 5 points in English, 8 in math, and 7 in science over that span. The year-to-year path was uneven: science, for example, rebounded to 60% in 2025–26 after 52% in 2024–25. The school’s 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 26.7, among the highest locally; 17.6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Asian Students was 48th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 87th overall, a persistent 39-point difference. Its ranking for Multi-racial Students rose from the 47th percentile in 2018–19 to the 88th in 2022–23.

375
Students ?
26.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,065
Per pupil spending ?
17.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 817 Murchison Dr.
       Millbrae, CA  94030-3025

(650) 697-5681

District: Millbrae Elementary


Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Taylor Middle
High:    Mills High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
59.2%
Two or more races:
13.3%
White:
12.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Millbrae Elementary's ranking
!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school67%
District avg62%
California avg42%
728th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From top 9% (2016) to top 13% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Millbrae Elementary
276th of 1,530Millbrae 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.4728 of 581787.5%★★★★☆
202588.3760 of 585787.0%★★★★☆
202488.6779 of 586986.7%★★★★☆
202392.1564 of 585990.4%★★★★★
202292.0594 of 588389.9%★★★★☆
202191.7137 of 141790.3%★★★★★
201991.8533 of 578990.8%★★★★★
201894.3345 of 566293.9%★★★★★
201794.2386 of 569293.2%★★★★★
201691.7515 of 561490.8%★★★★★
201590.2616 of 561189.0%★★★★☆
201384.5792 of 553085.7%★★★★☆
201274.51298 of 539075.9%★★★★☆
201178.61074 of 537780.0%★★★★☆
201080.9964 of 531481.9%★★★★☆
200987.3625 of 519388.0%★★★★☆
200885.9706 of 511386.2%★★★★☆
200786.4696 of 511386.4%★★★★☆
200683.5808 of 481883.2%★★★★☆
200584.5751 of 482284.4%★★★★☆
200485.5693 of 480985.6%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.7626 of 121048.3%★★☆☆☆
202558.7635 of 120347.2%★★☆☆☆
202459.2624 of 120548.2%★★☆☆☆
202357.0649 of 119045.5%★★☆☆☆
202255.1661 of 115442.7%★★☆☆☆
201959.9562 of 114951.1%★★★☆☆
201864.1472 of 107155.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201899.815 of 324699.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202688.1677 of 558187.9%★★★★☆
202587.0754 of 559786.5%★★★★☆
202487.7735 of 561286.9%★★★★☆
202389.9627 of 560988.8%★★★★☆
202288.8700 of 563587.6%★★★★☆
202192.2119 of 126790.6%★★★★★
201989.4596 of 549289.1%★★★★☆
201893.7311 of 541394.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202379.5758 of 508785.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202678.3848 of 542384.4%★★★★☆
202570.91240 of 546077.3%★★★★☆
202492.6340 of 551793.8%★★★★★
202382.0695 of 536387.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.8820 of 560385.4%★★★★☆
202585.9795 of 562885.9%★★★★☆
202486.8782 of 564386.1%★★★★☆
202391.9506 of 563891.0%★★★★★
202292.5481 of 566391.5%★★★★★
202188.8149 of 127288.3%★★★★☆
201991.2504 of 551090.9%★★★★★
201892.5418 of 543192.3%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202382.578 of 66988.3%★★★★☆
201955.0234 of 44547.4%★★☆☆☆
201869.9108 of 33968.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201974.8640 of 283477.4%★★★★☆
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 (2018)100th percentile+6 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile~ school
Female (2026)88th percentile~ school
Male (2026)85th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)85th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school
White (2019)77th percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2026)48th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics69%+31 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state
Science60%+24 vs state

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

Middle : Taylor Middle
High : Mills High

Students at Spring Valley Elementary are 59% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 13% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Spring Valley Elementary ranks 728th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Spring Valley Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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