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Valencia Park Elementary

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Valencia Park Elementary ranks 3492 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valencia Park Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 415 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 588 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Academically, Valencia Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 33.99% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.17% in the district and 48.81% statewide. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also low, with only 20.75% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 41.51% in the district and 33.39% statewide. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly better than their peers at the school.

Valencia Park Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.27% to 90.71% over the past three years. The school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, but it also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 32.3% over the past three years. While the school faces significant challenges, it is located within 1.5 miles of several other elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District that generally perform better, as well as some schools in the National Elementary School District that perform similarly or slightly better.

393

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,131

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5880 Skyline Dr.
San Diego, CA 92114-5599

(619) 344-3500

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Valencia Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Knox Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

African American:

15.8%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,492^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	36.0	3492 of 5857	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3993 of 5869	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4561 of 5859	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3573 of 5883	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3418 of 5789	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2991 of 5662	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	3354 of 5692	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	3595 of 5614	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	3062 of 5611	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	3631 of 5530	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	3084 of 5390	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.2	3369 of 5377	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	3099 of 5314	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	2816 of 5193	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.7	3292 of 5113	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.9	3655 of 5113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.9	2726 of 4818	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.4	3033 of 4822	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.1	2741 of 4809	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	108 of 593	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	168 of 661	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	162 of 663	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	191 of 747	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	131 of 700	81.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	938 of 1149	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1462 of 3162	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	2657 of 3245	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2707 of 3311	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1379 of 3275	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	1273 of 3246	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3027 of 5597	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3254 of 5612	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3428 of 5609	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3135 of 5635	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3489 of 5492	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2912 of 5413	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2808 of 5107	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3079 of 5107	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4089 of 5087	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	2343 of 5084	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	2895 of 4963	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2375 of 4830	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	3014 of 5460	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3289 of 5517	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3896 of 5363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2686 of 5264	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	2337 of 5173	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1827 of 5084	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3678 of 5628	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4320 of 5643	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5111 of 5638	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3660 of 5663	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3044 of 5510	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2898 of 5431	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1625 of 2635	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)82nd percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2019)18th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3500	393	17	23.1	87.3%	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.8%)	248 (63.1%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.1%)	36	3492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.3	3993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	501	20.8		20.8	45.6	23.9	30.0				34.0	55.2	34.8	17.0				36.3					$23,131	$4,791	$18,340
Nye Elementary	Public	K-5	981 Valencia Pkwy.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1200	385	16	24.0	71.7%	21 (5.5%)	79 (20.5%)	116 (30.1%)	121 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.4%)	89.6	684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.6	722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	38	64.9		64.9	67.8	72.7	70.2				70.0	61.7	72.7	73.7				68.9	97.2	97.2			$20,516	$3,951	$16,565
Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	44.4	2922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.2	3353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	431	30.9		30.9	28.3	47.9	47.3	42.6			41.9	36.2	47.9	29.1	31.0			35.6	96.9			96.9	$24,570	$3,079	$21,491
Encanto Elementary	Public	K-5	822 65th St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6700	386	18	21.4	93.5%	10 (2.6%)	32 (8.3%)	312 (80.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	27.1	4210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		20.2	4853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	643	20.0		20.0	37.7	30.5	24.1				30.9	27.9	41.0	13.1				27.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	$23,961	$5,833	$18,128
Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	386	15	25.7	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	325 (84.2%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13.1	5411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.1	5681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	270	8.8		8.8	17.3	25.0	24.6				22.5	22.2	15.0	12.3				16.4					$21,360	$4,165	$17,195
Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	590	25	23.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	98 (16.6%)	408 (69.2%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.3%)	10.9	5577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.4	5441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	136	8.6		8.6	21.9	11.6	27.0				20.0	13.4	4.0	16.1				11.0	97.0			98.0	$21,881	$4,092	$17,789
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Kelton Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4900	283	12	23.5	82.3%	13 (4.6%)	92 (32.5%)	148 (52.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	32.3	3776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		29.3	3986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	210	32.5		32.5	24.4	20.6	46.2				30.5	31.1	20.0	37.5				30.0					$26,936	$5,054	$21,882
Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Oriskany Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-4040	341	16	21.8	73.0%	47 (13.8%)	57 (16.7%)	131 (38.4%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.5%)	35.3	3558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		51.5	2473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	1085	18.2		18.2	41.5	38.2	34.2				37.9	46.3	29.4	25.0				33.6	96.0			96.0	$23,683	$3,614	$20,069
El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	381	17	22.4	86.6%	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	303 (79.5%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	31.7	3826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.3	4428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	602	16.4		16.4	20.5	22.6	33.3	49.0			31.3	40.9	31.8	26.2	35.3			32.9					$26,070	$3,135	$22,935
Fulton K-8	Public	K-8	7055 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3200	310	14	22.1	90.3%	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	169 (54.5%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.1%)	22.9	4604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.2	4924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	320	24.3	25.0	24.7	21.4	26.1	32.4	26.3	16.0	36.1	26.9	33.3	13.0	24.3	15.8	12.0	25.0	22.5					$21,883	$3,902	$17,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Valencia Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Park Elementary?

Students at Valencia Park Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

Is Valencia Park Elementary a good school?

Valencia Park Elementary ranks 3492^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valencia Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox Middle
High : Lincoln High

How many students attend Valencia Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Valencia Park Elementary.

What district is Valencia Park Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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