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Valley Center-Pauma Unified Schools
Valley Center-Pauma Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Valley Center). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Valley Center-Pauma Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Valley Center-Pauma Unified
7 of 8 schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Valley Center High Valley Center (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Valley Center Prep Valley Center (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D+ Valley Center Elementary Valley Center (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Lilac Valley Center (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Oak Glen High Valley Center (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Valley Center Middle Valley Center (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Pauma Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Valley Center-Pauma Unified
High schools (2)
- D Oak Glen High Valley Center, Valley Center
- C+ Valley Center High Valley Center, Valley Center
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Valley Center Middle Valley Center, Valley Center
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- F Pauma Elementary, Pauma Valley
- D+ Valley Center Elementary Valley Center, Valley Center
- Valley Center Primary Valley Center, Valley Center
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Lilac Valley Center, Valley Center
- C- Valley Center Prep Valley Center, Valley Center
Where Valley Center-Pauma Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Valley Center (7)
- Pauma Valley (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,711 students with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers and 401 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600069
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bonsall Unified (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Escondido Union High (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Escondido Union (24 schools, 13 mi)
- San Marcos Unified (19 schools, 17 mi)
- Ramona City Unified (11 schools, 18 mi)
- Temecula Valley Unified (29 schools, 18 mi)
- Vista Unified (28 schools, 18 mi)
- Poway Unified (38 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Valley Center-Pauma Unified
How many schools are in Valley Center-Pauma Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Valley Center-Pauma Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Valley Center, Pauma Valley.
How good are the schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 21.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.9%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Valley Center-Pauma Unified?
3,711 students were enrolled in Valley Center-Pauma Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Valley Center-Pauma Unified?
Valley Center-Pauma Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Valley Center. Its boundary covers about 302 sq mi.