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Valle Vista Elementary

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Valle Vista Elementary ranks 3912 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valle Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 204 students in the Mount Pleasant Elementary district, located in a high-need community in San Jose where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Valle Vista is the highest-performing school within its own district, ranking above peers like Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Ida Jew Academies, and Robert Sanders Elementary. Its most outstanding strength is its exceptional program for English Language Learner (ELL) students, which consistently ranks in the top 10% of similar programs statewide, outperforming even specialized schools like the Adelante Dual Language Academy. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 25.2%, which is higher than many nearby schools such as Cedar Grove Elementary (10%) and Norwood Creek Elementary (5.6%).

Performance varies by grade, with 4th graders showing strength in English while 5th-grade math scores are a notable concern. The school's statewide ranking has been volatile in recent years, and it operates with a high student-teacher ratio. A striking contrast exists just over a mile away at Norwood Creek Elementary, a school in the Evergreen Elementary district that ranks in the 90th percentile, highlighting the different contexts schools operate within. Overall, Valle Vista demonstrates it can achieve strong results for specific student groups, like ELLs, even amid broader challenges shared by its district.

204

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,521

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1966 Flint Ave.
San Jose, CA 95148-1719

(408) 223-3750

District: Mount Pleasant Elementary

Students who attend Valle Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	August Boeger Middle
High:	Mt. Pleasant High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

Asian:

26.5%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mount Pleasant Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,912^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Mount Pleasant Elementary

1276^th of 1,543Mount Pleasant 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3912 of 5857	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3737 of 5869	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3430 of 5859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	2349 of 5883	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	4663 of 5789	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4569 of 5662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	3719 of 5692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.5	2630 of 5614	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	2938 of 5611	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.1	3810 of 5530	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3536 of 5390	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	3595 of 5377	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	2567 of 5314	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	2451 of 5193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	1476 of 5113	71.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	964 of 1190	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.1	590 of 1154	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1044 of 1149	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	971 of 1071	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	2051 of 2585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	251 of 3162	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	216 of 3245	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	346 of 3311	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	800 of 3275	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	1436 of 3246	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4294 of 5597	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3714 of 5612	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2927 of 5609	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	2188 of 5635	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.8	4477 of 5492	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4580 of 5413	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3417 of 5107	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4038 of 5107	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4409 of 5087	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3267 of 5084	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4677 of 4963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4650 of 4830	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	3821 of 5460	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3391 of 5517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2748 of 5363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	1850 of 5264	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.1	4776 of 5173	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4172 of 5084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3071 of 5628	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3402 of 5643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3609 of 5638	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	2302 of 5663	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	4340 of 5510	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4146 of 5431	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)92nd percentile+56 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% 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
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1966 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3750	204	8	25.5	65.7%	14 (6.9%)	6 (2.9%)	111 (54.4%)	54 (26.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	10 (4.9%)	30.6	3912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		32.5	3737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	175																													23.5		23.5	23.3	44.4	41.2				37.0	26.7	35.1	11.8				24.8							$20,521	$3,531	$16,990
Ida Jew Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	1966 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3750	435	22	19.9	69.2%	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	393 (90.3%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	17.2	5084^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		20.3	4825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	259																													18.9	30.2	25.0	29.3	17.4	21.6	23.3	52.7	41.9	31.6	31.7	17.4	18.9	12.7	36.4	41.9	26.0							$23,520	$2,868	$20,652
Robert Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3411 Rocky Mountain Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-7288	304	16	19.0	78.6%	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.3%)	227 (74.7%)	50 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	21.5	4711^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.8	5226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	515																													13.6		13.6	28.6	29.6	27.1				28.3	37.1	22.7	18.6				24.6							$25,152	$4,576	$20,576
Adelante Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	2999 Ridgemont Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1900	505	24	20.8	56.6%	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.2	3332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		34.8	3544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	212	12.8	20.0	4.3	0.0	14.6	5.8	9.7	44.7	18.3	34.0	10.7	33.3	11.5	24.5	21.3	23.3	8.7	7.1	37.5	17.3	19.1	8.5	18.3	2.2	1.8	10.4	9.6	8.7	23.5	21.2	22.3	27.5	33.3	41.2	30.4	57.5	52.9	39.8	36.5	41.5	35.3	41.1	45.8	21.2	37.0							$23,691	$2,951	$20,740
Mt. Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	14275 Candler Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 258-6451	172	8	21.5	79.7%	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	143 (83.1%)	19 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	14.8	5277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	5062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	215																													27.3		27.3	16.7	11.8	36.4				20.0	16.7	11.8	9.1				12.5							$26,022	$4,808	$21,214
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2702 Sugar Plum Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4958	493	21	23.4	48.3%	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	160 (32.5%)	270 (54.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	64.3	1870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.5	1753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	117																													32.5		32.5	37.9	52.5	61.0	58.1			53.7	50.0	49.2	40.3	52.2			47.9	97.2			97.2			$12,336	$522	$11,814
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1609	235	9	26.1	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.6	5221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		9	5728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	507																													4.8	0.0	2.2	24.0	29.6	23.8	21.4	5.0	4.2	18.6	29.2	17.2	19.1	7.1	15.0	8.3	15.8	78.0	90.0	96.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$25,876	$2,858	$23,018
Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds	Public, Charter	K-5	2960 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	500	17	30.3	71.8%	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (75.2%)	102 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	51.8	2513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.7	2080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	433																													9.1		9.1	42.7	50.7	45.5				46.4	56.0	48.1	27.3				46.4	90.4	94.7	98.3	93.0	93.9	93.9	$22,299	$3,542	$18,757
Thomas P. Ryan Elementary	Public	K-5	1241 McGinness Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8650	247	13	19.0	83.8%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	12.1	5501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		17.5	5080^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	421																													7.7		7.7	7.3	18.2	25.5				17.7	9.5	18.8	19.2				16.2	91.8	93.9					$23,024	$3,182	$19,842
Norwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	3241 Remington Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6727	530	21	25.2	27.0%	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	117 (22.1%)	368 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	21 (4.0%)	90.9	610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		90.4	684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	74																													56.7		56.7	71.4	74.4	76.4	69.6			73.0	70.0	75.6	63.3	62.8			67.5							$11,612	$516	$11,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Valle Vista Elementary

How many students attend Valle Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Valle Vista Elementary.

What district is Valle Vista Elementary in?

Mount Pleasant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valle Vista Elementary?

Students at Valle Vista Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valle Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valle Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : August Boeger Middle
High : Mt. Pleasant High

Is Valle Vista Elementary a good school?

Valle Vista Elementary ranks 3912^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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