Elementary school (grades K-5) · Valley Home, CA

Valley Home Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Valley Home Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 064080006742
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
4
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Valley Home Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of California schools.

27
Resource Index · Lower
23.9:1
large classes for California
30.2%
free-lunch eligible
191
students enrolled

Valley Home Elementary has class sizes larger than 70% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+17 students YoY

Valley Home Elementary grew from 169 students in 2022-23 to 186 in 2023-24 (+10.1%).

Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+17 students YoY 064080006742 · Valley Home, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

191 enr · 23.9:1 · 30.2% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Le Pera Elementary School (191 students)

Valley Home Elementary grew from 169 students in 2022-23 to 186 in 2023-24 (+10.1%). Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Valley Home Elementary compares

Valley Home Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.9:1 ▲ 11% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.2% ▼ 46% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 191 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.9:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
191
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.2%
free-lunch eligible - 46% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.9:1
students per teacher - 11% above state mean
Top 70% in California - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
21.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,556
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 56.5%
Hispanic or Latino 38.2%
Two or More 5.2%

Largest group: White at 56.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.2, Valley Home Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Valley Home Joint Elementary reports $15,556 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Valley Home Elementary

How many students attend Valley Home Elementary?

Valley Home Elementary has 191 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Valley Home, CA. CCD year-over-year: 169 (2022-23) → 186 (2023-24), up 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Home Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Valley Home Elementary is 23.9:1, which is 11% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 52% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Valley Home Elementary?

30.2% of students at Valley Home Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Valley Home Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Valley Home Elementary is White at 56.5% of enrollment, in Valley Home, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Valley Home Elementary?

Valley Home Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Valley Home Joint Elementary?

None reported; Valley Home Joint Elementary operates only Valley Home Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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