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Valley Center Prep School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
28751 U Cole Grade Rd.
Valley Center, CA 92082
Phone
(760) 751-0455
District
VALLEY CENTER-PAUMA UNIFIED
County
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
118
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Valley Center Prep School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
41%
29%
54%
0%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
30
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 3 2.5%
Grade 1 5 4.2%
Grade 2 7 5.9%
Grade 3 10 8.5%
Grade 4 3 2.5%
Grade 5 6 5.1%
Grade 6 4 3.4%
Grade 7 11 9.3%
Grade 8 8 6.8%
Grade 9 9 7.6%
Grade 10 12 10.2%
Grade 11 17 14.4%
Grade 12 23 19.5%
Total 118 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.0% 24.1% 22.7%
Black 0.9% 0.5% 5.4%
Hispanic 52.3% 64.5% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.5% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 15.9% 9.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.9% 59.3% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 37.3% 38.9% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 20.4% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,445 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 84.9 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,966 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.8% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.6% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 19.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.6% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.8% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,979 $27,504,239 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $604 $2,380,364 5.0%
Staff $653 $2,573,473 5.4%
General Administration $205 $807,905 1.7%
School Administration $921 $3,629,661 7.6%
Operation $1,115 $4,394,215 9.2%
Transportation $541 $2,132,081 4.4%
Other $560 $2,206,960 4.6%
Total Support $4,598 $18,120,718 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $583 $2,297,603 4.8%
Total Expenditures $12,160 $47,922,560 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%