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Valley View Elementary

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Valley View Elementary ranks 4098 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, California, serving 219 students in grades K-6 and part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing below district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.5% of Valley View students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 33.39% for the district and 48.81% for the state.

Valley View Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 31.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.1 to 21.4, is also relatively high, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive.

While Valley View Elementary faces these challenges, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Ellerhorst Elementary and Olinda Elementary, perform significantly better on these metrics. For example, Ellerhorst Elementary has much higher proficiency rates in both ELA (50.28%) and Mathematics (44.07%) for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Valley View. Addressing the root causes of Valley View Elementary's underperformance will be crucial for improving the school's overall performance and outcomes.

220

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3416 Maywood Dr.
Richmond, CA 94803-2099

(510) 231-1455

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Valley View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High:	De Anza High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

White:

20.0%

Asian:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,098^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	4098 of 5857	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3721 of 5869	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2787 of 5859	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3171 of 5883	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	4028 of 5789	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3245 of 5662	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	2781 of 5692	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	1839 of 5614	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	1518 of 5611	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	45.4	2982 of 5530	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	2513 of 5390	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	2568 of 5377	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	1467 of 5314	72.4%	★★★★☆
2009	63.7	1739 of 5193	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	1378 of 5113	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	1380 of 5113	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	1119 of 4818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	1108 of 4822	77.0%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	1271 of 4809	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	673 of 747	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	919 of 1190	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	2088 of 2585	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.7	3028 of 3275	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4540 of 5597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3552 of 5612	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2741 of 5609	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2444 of 5635	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	3715 of 5492	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3399 of 5413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4021 of 5107	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4277 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2605 of 5087	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	2416 of 5084	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	4730 of 4963	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3223 of 4830	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4097 of 5460	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3452 of 5517	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2726 of 5363	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	1750 of 5264	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	4515 of 5173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3206 of 5084	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3400 of 5628	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3581 of 5643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2626 of 5638	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	3213 of 5663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3934 of 5510	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2944 of 5431	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1178 of 2847	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.5	2548 of 2834	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1996 of 2737	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

White (2019)10th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2019)10th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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/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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	Total
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1455	220	10	22.0	65.0%	44 (20.0%)	29 (13.2%)	86 (39.1%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	28.5	4098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.7	3721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	377																	21.4		21.4	44.0	28.6	35.7	42.4			37.5	44.0	10.3	4.8	24.2			18.6
Murphy Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1427	460	21	21.9	65.4%	38 (8.3%)	64 (13.9%)	232 (50.4%)	79 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.3%)	24.9	4415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.6	4404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	11																	15.5		15.5	9.5	39.7	20.7	35.7			25.7	22.2	44.4	11.9	28.6			26.9
Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	318	15	21.4	67.9%	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.4%)	158 (49.7%)	60 (18.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	15.8	5197^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.7	4793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	404																	19.5		19.5	26.7	29.3	22.0	24.1			25.6	18.6	19.5	4.9	10.3			13.6	96.8
Ellerhorst Elementary	Public	K-6	3501 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1426	319	16	19.9	58.6%	64 (20.1%)	24 (7.5%)	135 (42.3%)	50 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.1%)	60.1	2067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		47.5	2704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	637																	40.0		40.0	53.2	45.5	55.6	46.3			50.3	55.3	36.4	40.0	43.9			44.1
Olinda Elementary	Public	K-6	5855 Olinda Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1452	318	14	22.7	39.6%	38 (11.9%)	38 (11.9%)	110 (34.6%)	91 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.3%)	59.7	2083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.4%		56.2	2227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	144																	40.9		40.9	41.9	41.9	59.5	47.6			47.7	54.8	44.2	40.0	47.6			46.7
Stewart Elementary	Public	K-8	2040 Hoke Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1410	379	19	20.4	48.8%	31 (8.2%)	38 (10.0%)	215 (56.7%)	69 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	45.7	2847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		42.4	3040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	193	17.7	0.0	0.0	6.5	70.6	0.0	21.4	32.6	35.3	0.0	15.4	18.2	17.7	0.0	0.0	6.8	29.3	32.4	30.8	39.5	42.1	56.1	30.6	71.4	47.2	48.5	40.5	41.0	41.5	25.0	34.9	33.3	36.2
Harbour Way Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1438	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Collins Elementary	Public	K-6	1224 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1446	311	17	18.2	50.5%	30 (9.6%)	45 (14.5%)	141 (45.3%)	67 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.0%)	31.7	3825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.1	3674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	151																	14.7		14.7	34.1	37.9	32.4	28.6			33.3	46.5	30.0	21.2	28.6			32.8	91.7
West County Mandarin	Public	K-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1453	528	23	22.9	33.9%	40 (7.6%)	29 (5.5%)	140 (26.5%)	223 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.2%)	85.4	908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		77	1290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	382																	59.7		59.7	62.1	62.5	59.7	71.4	60.4		63.0	75.8	68.8	56.1	55.1	35.4		59.9
Tara Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1428	317	14	22.6	67.5%	38 (12.0%)	47 (14.8%)	166 (52.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	15.9	5190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.2	5464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	274																	11.6		11.6	30.3	25.0	29.6	19.1			25.7	29.4	9.3	16.3	11.9			15.6	83.0	85.1	91.5	83.0	87.2	87.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary

Is Valley View Elementary a good school?

Valley View Elementary ranks 4098^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Betty Reid Soskin Middle
High : De Anza High

How many students attend Valley View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Valley View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary?

Students at Valley View Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 20% White, 17% Asian, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Valley View Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

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