# Valley Center-Pauma Unified

Valley Center-Pauma Unified is a unified district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 29.0%, -1.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 17.9%, +0.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/valley-center-pauma-unified |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students | 3,630 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,453 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,344 (64.5%) |
| English Learners | 836 (23.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.6% | 1,747 |
| 2024 | 29.4% | 1,863 |
| 2025 | 29.0% | 1,822 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.1% | 1,755 |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 1,866 |
| 2025 | 17.9% | 1,836 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 48.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | 41.9% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | 41.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.3% | 31.1% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | 26.3% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | 29.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 37.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 33.7% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | 34.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 22.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 22.0% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | 23.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alfonso Kolb Sr. | Member | kolb.al@vcpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Julie Stroh | President | stroh.ju@vcpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kesha Worthy | Member | worthy.ke@vcpusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michael Caputto | Clerk | caputto.mi@vcpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Paul Behneman | Vice President | behneman.pa@vcpusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Lilac | Valley Center | 40.1% | 34.1% | 37.1% | +8.7 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Valley Center Elementary | Valley Center | 32.2% | 27.0% | 29.6% | +1.9 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Valley Center High | Valley Center | 42.0% | 14.3% | 28.2% | -10.0 | -5.9 |
| 4 | Valley Center Prep | Valley Center | 38.9% | 12.9% | 25.9% | -2.0 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Valley Center Middle | Valley Center | 22.6% | 10.2% | 16.4% | -3.6 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Pauma Elementary | Pauma Valley | 16.2% | 13.8% | 15.0% | +3.2 | +6.2 |
| 7 | Oak Glen High | Valley Center | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | -12.7 | +3.0 |