Is Leona Valley Elementary a good school?

Leona Valley Elementary ranks 4114 th of 5887 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leona Valley Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 328 students attended Leona Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leona Valley Elementary?

Students at Leona Valley Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Leona Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leona Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Quartz Hill High

Leona Valley Elementary

Public K-8

9063 W. Leona Ave.
Leona Valley, CA 93551-7330

(661) 948-9010

District: Westside Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4114^th of 5,887 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,579

Students who attend Leona Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Quartz Hill High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 328

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

22.9%

African American:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leona Valley Elementary ranks worse than 69.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.39. (See more...)

Compare Details Leona Valley Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2013 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Leona Valley Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Westside Union Elementary School District. Student population at Leona Valley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.4%), White (22.9%), African American (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leona Valley Elementary is 23.2, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Leona Valley Elementary employs 14.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leona Valley Elementary is $9,579, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Westside Union Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Leona Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leona Valley Elementary 4114^th of 5887 California public elementary schools. (See Leona Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Westside Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westside Union Elementary 794^th of 2062 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leona Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.22	824^th	4809	82.9%
2005	74.37	1150^th	4822	76.2%
2006	66.66	1479^th	4818	69.3%
2007	76.54	1114^th	5113	78.2%
2008	85.95	704^th	5113	86.2%
2009	77.97	1093^rd	5193	79.0%
2010	84.48	759^th	5314	85.7%
2011	79.47	1036^th	5377	80.7%
2012	79.59	1051^st	5390	80.5%
2013	77.09	1217^th	5530	78.0%
2015	71.68	1434^th	5611	74.4%
2016	57.09	2127^th	5614	62.1%
2017	64.47	1819^th	5692	68.0%
2018	51.11	2509^th	5662	55.7%
2019	57.17	2202^nd	5789	62.0%
2022	27.39	4111^th	5883	30.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.27	3974^th	5264	24.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.15	3636^th	5635	35.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	63.03	1824^th	5510	66.9%
2022	25.54	4193^rd	5663	26.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	33.50	3413^th	5084	32.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Leona Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.24	2230^th	2737	18.5%
2019	34.44	2030^th	2834	28.4%
2022	8.55	2557^th	2726	6.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Leona Valley Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2006	46.55	882^nd	1804	51.1%
2007	38.39	1152^nd	1999	42.4%
2008	74.43	393^rd	2005	80.4%
2010	71.22	521^st	2179	76.1%
2011	72.73	469^th	2236	79.0%
2012	62.67	749^th	2259	66.8%
2013	55.41	1004^th	2379	57.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

One thing about "rating" this school is that it is so small. In the past year, there has been an enormous amount of change. The teaching staff and principals are almost all brand new to the school 2017-2018. So, reading the other comments prior to this one is POINTLESS. They are all invalid at this point. There are only 4 teachers and all the classes are combo classes. There are GREAT benefits to this, but it isn't for everyone. The teachers here know how to teach a combo. The classroom is naturally set up to be differentiated for students. The teachers cultivate an atmosphere of leadership excelling in AVID, coding, technology, and performing art opportunities. The school events are incredible, inviting the entire Leona Valley Community to be involved. The student relationships here are different than at other schools, as the school has only roughly 100 students. The students treat each other like family as they normally are in the same class with the same kids for their entire Elementary Career. The students are very close nit, but LOVE having a fresh face among them. If your child needs specialized services, you may want to consider sending them somewhere else as the school is small and doesn't have as great of access as a bigger school. Overall, this school is truly a gem and HIGHLY recommended. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Leona Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	165	0	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
1989	180	0	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	186
1990	187	0	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	189
1991	162	0	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	167
1992	170	0	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	176
1993	137	0	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	143
1994	144	0	2	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	156
1995	136	3	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
1996	136	3	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
1997	143	3	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1998	136	2	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	148
1999	140	1	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	2	154
2000	131	0	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	144
2001	118	5	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	136
2002	75	4	1	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	100
2003	75	4	1	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	100
2004	59	0	1	14	3	n/a	n/a	8	85
2005	56	0	0	8	1	n/a	n/a	8	73
2006	117	1	0	26	2	n/a	n/a	12	158
2007	123	7	2	20	0	n/a	n/a	14	166
2008	118	5	4	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	148
2009	115	5	2	14	1	0	6	0	143
2010	136	4	1	19	3	0	4	0	167
2011	131	4	2	20	2	0	6	0	165
2012	134	4	3	19	2	0	10	0	172
2013	104	3	2	16	1	0	6	0	132
2014	103	1	2	24	1	0	5	0	136
2015	97	0	1	21	1	0	7	0	127
2016	74	0	1	20	2	0	5	0	102
2017	72	0	0	24	2	0	7	0	105
2018	70	1	0	25	3	0	9	0	108
2019	57	1	0	23	3	1	7	0	92
2020	53	0	0	25	2	1	6	0	87
2021	34	0	0	18	0	0	2	0	54
2022	75	40	19	172	1	1	20	0	328

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leona Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	172	5.0	34.4	n/a
1989	186	5.0	37.2	n/a
1990	189	6.0	31.5	n/a
1991	167	6.0	27.8	n/a
1992	176	6.1	28.8	3.4
1993	143	6.0	23.8	6.3
1994	156	5.6	27.9	9.6
1995	153	6.0	25.5	2.6
1996	153	6.0	25.5	2.6
1997	156	6.0	26.0	3.8
1998	148	7.0	21.1	9.5
1999	154	9.5	16.2	9.2
2000	144	8.5	16.9	7.6
2001	136	8.0	17.0	12.5
2002	100	5.0	20.0	25
2003	100	5.0	20.0	25
2004	85	5.4	15.7	15.6
2005	73	4.0	18.3	21.5
2006	158	5.0	31.6	0
2007	166	5.4	30.7	18.4
2008	148	4.5	32.9	18.9
2009	143	5.4	20.4	9.8
2010	167	6.0	27.8	13.2
2011	165	n/a	n/a	14.5
2012	172	6.0	28.6	16.3
2013	132	5.0	26.4	15.2
2014	136	4.5	30.2	23.5
2015	127	5.0	25.4	29.9
2016	102	4.0	25.5	33.3
2017	105	4.0	26.2	26.7
2018	108	5.0	21.6	19.4
2019	92	4.0	23.0	20.7
2020	87	n/a	n/a	25.3
2021	54	2.5	21.6	25.9
2022	328	14.1	23.2	64.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leona Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	172	5.0	34.4	n/a
1989	186	5.0	37.2	n/a
1990	189	6.0	31.5	n/a
1991	167	6.0	27.8	n/a
1992	176	6.1	28.8	3.4
1993	143	6.0	23.8	6.3
1994	156	5.6	27.9	9.6
1995	153	6.0	25.5	2.6
1996	153	6.0	25.5	2.6
1997	156	6.0	26.0	3.8
1998	148	7.0	21.1	9.5
1999	154	9.5	16.2	9.2
2000	144	8.5	16.9	7.6
2001	136	8.0	17.0	12.5
2002	100	5.0	20.0	25
2003	100	5.0	20.0	25
2004	85	5.4	15.7	15.6
2005	73	4.0	18.3	21.5
2006	158	5.0	31.6	0
2007	166	5.4	30.7	18.4
2008	148	4.5	32.9	18.9
2009	143	5.4	20.4	9.8
2010	167	6.0	27.8	13.2
2011	165	n/a	n/a	14.5
2012	172	6.0	28.6	16.3
2013	132	5.0	26.4	15.2
2014	136	4.5	30.2	23.5
2015	127	5.0	25.4	29.9
2016	102	4.0	25.5	33.3
2017	105	4.0	26.2	26.7
2018	108	5.0	21.6	19.4
2019	92	4.0	23.0	20.7
2020	87	n/a	n/a	25.3
2021	54	2.5	21.6	25.9
2022	328	14.1	23.2	64.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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