Valley Center Primary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Valley Center, California

Valley Center Primary in Valley Center, California enrolled 496 students in 2024-25 with 24.3 full-time teachers, 20.4 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

526 students in 2022-23, 512 students in 2023-24, 496 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 24.3.

Students enrolled at Valley Center Primary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235262023-245122024-25496
Students enrolled at Valley Center Primary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235262023-245122024-25496
Students enrolled at Valley Center Primary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235262023-245122024-25496
Students enrolled at Valley Center Primary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 49602004006002022-235262023-245122024-25496
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352624.021.9
2023-2451224.121.2
2024-2549624.320.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Valley Center Primary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley Center Primary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Valley Center Primary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley Center Primary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Valley Center Primary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley Center Primary 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Valley Center Primary 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherValley Center Primary 20.4state median 22.4U.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 470 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Center Primary enrolled 470 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 470 of the 470 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent50.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.9% of students were Hispanic, 21.0% White, 7.5% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.9%
  2. White21.0%
  3. American Indian7.5%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. Black0.2%

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.

Elementary schools in Valley Center

4 public elementary schools in Valley Center report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Center Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Valley Center Primary49620.459.1%
Valley Center Elementary47625.263.7%
Lilac43821.956.2%
All Tribes Elementary Charter8441.696.4%

All public schools in Valley Center →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Center Primary

  1. Valley Center ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 476 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. LilacThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 438 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Valley Center Primary with Valley Center ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley Center-Pauma Unified spends per student$15,786 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,786
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaValley Center Primary is the number 2,464 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,464 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.4:1
  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 Valley Center Primary

  1. How many students attend Valley Center Primary?
    496 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 526 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Valley Center, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Center Primary?
    20.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Center Primary a Title I school?
    Valley Center Primary 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. What district is Valley Center Primary in?
    Valley Center-Pauma Unified, NCES district ID 0600069. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060006908613 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
  • 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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