Spring Valley Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Spring Valley, California

Spring Valley Academy in Spring Valley, California enrolled 597 students in 2024-25 with 35.4 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 66% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 64%

359 students in 2022-23, 341 students in 2023-24, 597 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 35.4.

Students enrolled at Spring Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-233592023-243412024-25597
Students enrolled at Spring Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-233592023-243412024-25597
Students enrolled at Spring Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-233592023-243412024-25597
Students enrolled at Spring Valley Academy by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 59702004006002022-233592023-243412024-25597
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335921.616.6
2023-2434122.415.2
2024-2559735.416.9

16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Spring Valley Academy 16.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpring Valley Academy 16.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Spring Valley Academy 16.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpring Valley Academy 16.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Spring Valley Academy 16.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpring Valley Academy 16.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Spring Valley Academy 16.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpring Valley Academy 16.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 208 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spring Valley Academy enrolled 415 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 208 of the 415 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent51.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.6% of students were Hispanic, 15.5% White, 9.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.6%
  2. White15.5%
  3. Black9.6%
  4. Two or more races7.6%
  5. Asian4.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Spring Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%48%45%
Math, 2022-2323%35% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Spring Valley

3 public middle schools in Spring Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Spring Valley Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa80017.866.5%
Spring Valley Academy59716.965.7%
College Preparatory Middle39719.633.2%

All public schools in Spring Valley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Spring Valley Academy

  1. College Preparatory MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 397 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. La Mesa Arts AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 1,059 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Spring Valley Academy with College Preparatory MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools spends per student$16,770 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,770
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSpring Valley Academy is the number 759 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#759 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Spring Valley Academy

  1. How many students attend Spring Valley Academy?
    597 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spring Valley, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Valley Academy?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spring Valley Academy a Title I school?
    Spring Valley Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spring Valley Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Spring Valley Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Spring Valley Academy in?
    La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools, NCES district ID 0620250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062025002445 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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