SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the CA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 26%Projected 42%

Valley Center High Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the CA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the CA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 14%CA 35%

English proficiency

School 42%CA 46%

Science proficiency

School 23%CA 31%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

95%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

30%

Students in at least one AP course. 25 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered25
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
3%

AP computer science

2%
1%

AP math

4%
3%

Gold marks the CA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

26.82 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C-

4.61 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C

18.19 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$124,427

CA average $108,618

Median home value

$774,312

CA average $772,924

Median rent

$1,975 /mo

CA average $2,158

Unemployment rate

4.6%

CA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.1%CA 84.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

23:1

CA average 19:1

Teachers

191

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$57,454

All teachers in Valley Center-pauma Unified.

Student to counselor ratio CA average 393:1394:1
Support staff15
Psychologists6
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff4

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%CA 95%

Experienced teachers

School N/ACA N/A

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days167
Out-of-school suspension days6
Total days missed to suspension756
Expulsions with services4
Expulsions without services3
Zero-tolerance expulsions2
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7930 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$5.81

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

27%

Native American

8%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

1%

Latino

60%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged53%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language11%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless2%
Migratory1%

High schools nearest to Valley Center High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Oak Glen High

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 0.1 mi
Valley Center Prep

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 3.1 mi
Bonsall High

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 8.8 mi
Valley High (continuation)

  • Actual: 2%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 8.9 mi
Escondido High

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 10.0 mi
Escondido Charter High

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 10.0 mi
Orange Glen High

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 10.4 mi
Alta Vista High (continuation)

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 11.9 mi
Vista High

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 13.1 mi
Ivy High (continuation)

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 13.1 mi