Valentine Elementary

Valentine Elementary

Public Elementary School | Grade K-5
1650 Huntington Dr,  San Marino, CA
San Marino Unified School District
4.3
4.0
618 Students
A+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Colleen Shields
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Math Proficiency
91%
Reading Proficiency
87%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
87%
Math Proficiency
91%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
28
Full Time Teachers
28
Teachers in First or Second Year
5%

GreatSchools Rating

10
Test Scores
10
Equity
9
Student Progress
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Test Scores

Math
70.9%
State Average
17.9%
Science
55.4%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
604:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.5%
Female
47.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
60.8%
White
21.4%
Two or more races
12%
Hispanic
5.2%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#15 Best Public ES in California
#58 Best Public ES Teachers in California
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.3 4 Reviews
5.0 Alum
6/28/2019
This school is excellent!! There were fun activities and lots of fun sports you could enter! All the teachers were amazing and the state testing scores were above average!
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4.0 6 Reviews
1.0 parent
8/18/2014
My child has been attending this school for 2 years. The place and staff reminds me of the Stepford Wives. From what I can tell and hear from other parents, Carver is the better elementary school in San Marino. I feel like Principal Shields is the problem. She cares more about donations and fundrais...
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5.0 parent
1/18/2014
The only "drawback" here is that parents are heavily encouraged to donate to the school. Supposedly the majority of the school's funding comes from private donations and not from the city or state. However it's of course not mandatory so we have so far avoided giving any donations. Our kids do get m...
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5.0 parent
1/18/2014
When we moved to San Marino and enrolled our kids at Valentine, the change in their attitudes seemed almost immediate. Now they looked forward to school in the mornings, were beaming when we picked them up in the afternoons, and didn't make a fuss about doing their homework. They also became more cr...
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5.0 parent
1/18/2014
Valentine is easily among the best elementary schools in all of California, public or private. Yes, it's also consistently one of the highest-rated with the best test scores, but what really sets the school apart is not just how well the students do in statewide standardized testing, but how well th...
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