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Valentine Elementary

Public Grades K-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valentine Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 711 students in the high-performing San Marino Unified school district, which is itself ranked 9th out of over 1,500 districts in California.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, with recent test scores in English, Math, and Science more than doubling the state averages, and it maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.2%. Its performance is remarkably consistent year after year and across all grade levels. A standout strength is its extraordinary effectiveness in supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 100th percentile statewide for that subgroup. Interestingly, Valentine Elementary achieves these top-tier outcomes with relatively moderate per-student spending compared to some neighboring schools that spend significantly more for lower results.

While Valentine Elementary is a 5-star school in the 99th percentile statewide, it operates within an intensely competitive local environment. Its district neighbor, Carver Elementary, performs at a nearly identical elite level. This creates a sharp contrast with schools just outside the San Marino Unified district boundaries, such as Wilson Elementary (San Gabriel Unified) or Hamilton Elementary (Pasadena Unified), where academic rankings are notably lower despite sometimes being less than two miles away.

711

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,285

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Huntington Dr.
San Marino, CA 91108-2503

(626) 299-7090

District: San Marino Unified

Students who attend Valentine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Huntington Middle
High:	San Marino High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.2%

White:

18.4%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg83%

California avg41%

52^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the San Marino Unified

9^th of 1,543San Marino 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	98.2	52 of 5857	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	34 of 5869	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	66 of 5859	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	35 of 5883	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	32 of 1417	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	12 of 5789	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	12 of 5662	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	9 of 5692	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	23 of 5614	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	28 of 5611	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	279 of 5530	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	161 of 5390	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	190 of 5377	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	94.2	186 of 5314	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	95.0	163 of 5193	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	96.7	92 of 5113	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	97.3	87 of 5113	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.5	78 of 4818	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	98.0	52 of 4822	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	72 of 4809	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	119 of 1203	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	50 of 1205	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	107 of 1190	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	84 of 1154	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	32 of 1149	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	37 of 1071	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	109 of 5597	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	29 of 5612	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	31 of 5609	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	15 of 5635	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	20 of 1267	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	20 of 5492	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	7 of 5413	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	20 of 5460	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	5 of 5517	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	34 of 5628	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	37 of 5643	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	118 of 5638	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	74 of 5663	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	43 of 1272	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	14 of 5510	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	21 of 5431	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	135 of 718	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	211 of 670	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	120 of 610	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	23 of 445	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	19 of 339	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	83 of 2598	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	70 of 2651	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	255 of 2661	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	72 of 2726	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	74 of 2834	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	6 of 2737	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+40 vs state

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

Science81%+49 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)	% 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	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
Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	711	34	20.9	11.3%	131 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	428 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (13.5%)	98.2	52^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.8	34^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	18	81.3		81.3	85.7	88.1	92.0				88.5	83.2	86.1	83.8				84.5							$14,285	$231	$14,054
Coolidge Elementary	Public	K-5	421 North Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-6952	232	11	21.0	65.1%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.9%)	117 (50.4%)	82 (35.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	54.4	2347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		68.2	1674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	673	30.0		30.0	58.3	46.3	40.0				46.7	70.8	46.2	31.6				46.5							$20,686	$2,193	$18,493
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	300 North San Marino Ave.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-3926	401	17	23.5	68.3%	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	171 (42.6%)	184 (45.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.5%)	76.5	1310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		80.5	1135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	175	44.6		44.6	68.2	64.5	58.2				64.0	63.6	54.6	41.1				53.8	94.2	97.1		94.2	97.1	94.2	$17,866	$1,894	$15,972
Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 South Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	348	20	17.1	54.6%	11 (3.2%)	5 (1.4%)	224 (64.4%)	94 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.2	4119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.7	3882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	237	17.7	24.2	20.9	28.6	26.7	27.3	48.7	52.5	53.1	40.2	35.1	9.7	17.7	32.5	39.7	29.4	29.5	90.9						$16,374	$1,620	$14,754
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	577	31	18.6	46.8%	25 (4.3%)	9 (1.6%)	314 (54.4%)	195 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	64.2	1878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.6	1749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	129	34.3	54.6	44.1	38.6	57.9	52.9	68.0	55.3	80.3	59.1	41.4	60.0	40.0	57.7	46.8	56.1	50.1	96.1	97.4		96.1	97.4	97.4	$14,010	$1,090	$12,920
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	8317 East Sheffield Rd.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-0497	379	16	23.6	46.2%	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.7%)	272 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	87.1	821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		87.1	859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	38	61.0		61.0	64.9	65.6	62.3				64.3	71.4	73.8	59.0				68.3							$18,603	$2,406	$16,197
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7080	777	36	21.5	10.8%	103 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.4%)	520 (66.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.6%)	98.5	38^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	31^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	7	77.8		77.8	89.1	85.7	91.1				88.8	88.3	87.9	85.9				87.3							$15,263	$623	$14,640
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2089 Rose Villa St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5730	510	21	24.8	52.2%	107 (21.0%)	41 (8.0%)	220 (43.1%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.5%)	76.6	1303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		78	1239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	64	44.6		44.6	71.3	57.8	52.2				61.0	62.4	67.6	46.7				58.3							$24,673	$3,604	$21,069
Marengo Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Marengo Ave.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5850	783	31	25.2	12.6%	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (15.3%)	356 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	166 (21.2%)	98.6	33^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	63^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	30	79.3		79.3	89.4	87.4	86.2				87.5	93.9	89.8	86.2				89.7							$15,802	$508	$15,294
McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	19.4	4884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.1	5117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	233	16.1	12.3	14.1	28.6	32.1	27.9	29.2	21.0	25.4	26.9	31.1	17.2	14.5	11.9	10.0	11.0	14.8	92.8	97.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	$26,351	$4,288	$22,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Valentine Elementary

How many students attend Valentine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Valentine Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valentine Elementary?

Students at Valentine Elementary are 60% Asian, 18% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Valentine Elementary a good school?

Yes! Valentine Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 52^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Valentine Elementary in?

San Marino Unified

What schools do graduates of Valentine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valentine Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Huntington Middle
High : San Marino High

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