Valley View Elementary, Nuevo CA

Original Research by School Decision on Valley View Elementary

Valley View Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Nuevo, a rural-suburban community east of Perris in Riverside County. The school enrolls a small population of students, most of whom come from families with low incomes. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of white, multiracial, Asian, and Black students; the school does not report rates for English learners or special education students.

The school's state assessment results show low proficiency across subjects and grades. In the most recent testing cycle, overall proficiency in English language arts stands in the low to mid-range across grades three through six, with fourth and fifth grade performing somewhat better than third and sixth. Math proficiency is lower than English language arts at every grade level. Science proficiency, tested in fifth grade only, is quite low. These results place the school below the midpoint for proficiency compared to other districts in Riverside County.

The neighborhood of Nuevo itself is rural and car-dependent, characterized by half-acre to two-acre residential lots, older homes mixed with newer construction, and limited commercial activity. The community is experiencing growth, with new housing developments and builders such as KB Home and D.R. Horton adding subdivisions. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to state benchmarks, though affordability pressures exist: the price-to-income ratio is higher than the national benchmark, and rent as a share of typical income is substantial. For families considering this area, home purchases are feasible but stretched, and the district has recently asked voters for a property tax increase. Voters approved Measure K, a general obligation bond, in November 2024 to modernize aging facilities and address overcrowding and security; the bond carries an ongoing property tax levy on assessed home value that will persist for the life of the bonds.

The school's low proficiency rates, particularly in math and science, reflect challenges that a parent may want to look into further with the school itself. No trend data was available, so it is not clear whether these results represent a stable pattern or recent change. A parent considering Valley View should understand that students here start from a foundation where most peers are not yet proficient in state standards, and should ask the school directly about academic support, intervention strategies, and the school's approach to closing proficiency gaps.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 34% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 24% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 20%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 28% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 44% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 32% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Science

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 18% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income50%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income17%16 pp gap