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Meadows Elementary

Public Grades K-6

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 729 students in Valencia, California, within the Newhall School District, known for its consistent academic excellence and diverse student community.

The school stands out for its strong and consistent performance, ranking in the top 7% of all California elementary schools. What's particularly impressive is that it achieves these top-tier results while serving a student population with above-average economic need, outperforming nearby schools with similar demographics like Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary and Wiley Canyon Elementary. Meadows also does an excellent job supporting all student groups, with historically high rankings for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and military-connected families, and it manages student attendance very effectively.

While Meadows is a star within its district, alongside peers like Stevenson Ranch Elementary and Oak Hills Elementary, it does so with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some lower-performing neighbors. Parents can be confident in the school's sustained high quality, though the school is monitoring a recent dip in performance for special education students and a small, emerging gap between male and female student achievement to ensure every child continues to thrive.

729

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,361

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25577 North Fedala Rd.
Valencia, CA 91355-2536

(661) 291-4050

District: Newhall

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Placerita Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	William S. Hart High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

33.3%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg66%

California avg41%

405^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Newhall

244^th of 1,543Newhall 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	93.9	405 of 5857	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	365 of 5869	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	293 of 5859	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	385 of 5883	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	93 of 1417	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	437 of 5789	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	402 of 5662	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	363 of 5692	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	440 of 5614	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	885 of 5611	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	91.0	403 of 5530	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.9	735 of 5390	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.0	639 of 5377	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	88.9	509 of 5314	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	451 of 5193	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	89.8	493 of 5113	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	88.5	588 of 5113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	92.4	369 of 4818	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	423 of 4822	91.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	293 of 4809	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.7	163 of 2227	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	22 of 293	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	406 of 2585	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	289 of 2128	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	285 of 5597	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	319 of 5612	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	299 of 5609	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	385 of 5635	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	96 of 1267	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	317 of 5492	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	245 of 5413	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	96 of 5107	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	106 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	116 of 5087	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	101 of 5084	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	124 of 4963	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	148 of 4830	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	253 of 5460	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	281 of 5517	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	37 of 5363	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	136 of 5264	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	37 of 1110	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	268 of 5173	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	727 of 5084	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	642 of 5628	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	516 of 5643	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	309 of 5638	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	392 of 5663	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	97 of 1272	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	494 of 5510	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	476 of 5431	91.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	12 of 118	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	12 of 140	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	492 of 2847	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	96.8	73 of 2635	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	81 of 2420	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	301 of 2598	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	238 of 2651	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	119 of 2661	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	197 of 2726	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	365 of 2834	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	163 of 2737	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science68%+35 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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-6	25577 North Fedala Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4050	729	28	26.0	35.8%	345 (47.3%)	12 (1.6%)	243 (33.3%)	57 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.9%)	93.9	405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		94.7	365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	40													67.6	67.6	70.0	71.9	82.9	86.4	77.9	69.7	67.5	75.7	86.4	74.9	97.4				97.4		$14,361	$680	$13,681
Old Orchard Elementary	Public	K-6	25141 North Avenida Rondel	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4040	520	23	22.6	51.7%	142 (27.3%)	4 (0.8%)	318 (61.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	79.3	1181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.5	1132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	49	8.3	15.8	11.6	10.4	36.8	22.1	22.9	31.6	26.7	10.4	21.1	15.1	42.3	42.3	56.9	50.7	69.0	74.3	63.0	63.8	50.7	63.4	63.5	60.0							$16,228	$1,076	$15,152
Wiley Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	24240 La Glorita Cir.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4030	388	18	21.5	78.9%	42 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (75.5%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)	63.7	1895^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		64.6	1841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	54													41.1	41.1	41.5	51.9	65.5	62.9	55.9	52.8	49.1	28.1	42.9	42.9							$19,546	$1,845	$17,701
Peachland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	24800 Peachland Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4020	463	21	22.0	60.9%	126 (27.2%)	6 (1.3%)	274 (59.2%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.1%)	70.1	1597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%		67.1	1724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	127													55.4	55.4	54.6	41.8	60.7	66.1	55.9	40.0	51.8	46.4	58.9	49.3	97.1			98.0	98.0		$17,389	$1,859	$15,530
Valencia Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	23601 Carrizo Dr.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4060	738	30	24.6	33.1%	341 (46.2%)	9 (1.2%)	231 (31.3%)	70 (9.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.2%)	91.4	584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		90.1	698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	114													69.2	69.2	76.3	74.8	83.2	77.6	78.1	67.7	53.5	64.5	77.6	65.7	95.3	97.2	97.2				$14,454	$935	$13,519
Newhall Elementary	Public	K-6	24607 North Walnut St.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4010	493	20	24.6	93.5%	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	460 (93.3%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	27.2	4205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		26.3	4264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	59													21.3	21.3	31.3	39.2	34.6	26.1	32.5	34.2	28.8	20.0	20.2	25.6							$17,178	$1,342	$15,836
Pico Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	25255 Pico Canyon Rd.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4080	851	34	25.0	35.1%	240 (28.2%)	25 (2.9%)	250 (29.4%)	236 (27.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.2%)	95.4	298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		94	428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	130													70.0	70.0	80.8	76.3	82.8	77.6	79.0	82.9	75.7	69.0	70.4	74.4	93.0		98.0		95.0	98.0	$14,459	$710	$13,749
Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	26730 Old Rock Rd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4100	660	26	25.3	24.2%	189 (28.6%)	21 (3.2%)	131 (19.8%)	236 (35.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (12.1%)	95.5	290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.6	198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	92													71.9	71.9	72.6	76.9	88.2	86.5	80.7	73.5	72.5	79.2	80.4	76.3	96.2				96.2		$14,310	$795	$13,515
Stevenson Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	25820 North Carroll Ln.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4070	764	27	28.2	21.9%	227 (29.7%)	24 (3.1%)	166 (21.7%)	236 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.5%)	98.2	55^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.2	68^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	13													73.4	73.4	84.4	89.1	87.2	94.5	89.0	82.6	85.2	80.7	92.1	85.4	97.1		98.1				$14,335	$646	$13,689
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	K-6	23670 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5375	866	33	26.2	34.2%	280 (32.3%)	48 (5.5%)	278 (32.1%)	178 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	89.5	688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		90.1	697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	9													50.8	50.8	71.1	69.7	73.3	75.0	72.5	74.6	61.5	63.4	66.9	66.5	98.2			98.2			$13,910	$514	$13,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Elementary

Is Meadows Elementary a good school?

Yes. Meadows Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Placerita Junior High
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : William S. Hart High

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Elementary?

Students at Meadows Elementary are 47% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Meadows Elementary.

What district is Meadows Elementary in?

Newhall

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