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Arleta, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Valor Academy Elementary District #827 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,992 per pupil, Valor Academy Elementary District ranks #729 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Valor Academy Elementary District operates 1 public schools serving 371 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,992 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 49.3% state, and 11.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #827 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 387:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Asian, 2.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Valor Academy Elementary, enrolling 387 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Valor Academy Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Valor Academy Elementary District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valor Academy Elementary District a distant remainder — means Valor Academy Elementary District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Valor Academy Elementary District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Valor Academy Elementary District student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Valor Academy Elementary District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Valor Academy Elementary District is typically wider than the Valor Academy Elementary District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Valor Academy Elementary District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Valor Academy Elementary District?
Valor Academy Elementary District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 371 students.
How much does Valor Academy Elementary District spend per student?
Valor Academy Elementary District spends $15,992 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #827 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Valor Academy Elementary District?
Valor Academy Elementary District students are 90.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Asian, 2.1% White, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valor Academy Elementary District?
Valor Academy Elementary District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #827 out of 1517 districts in California.