📍 28751-U Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, San Diego County, 92082
Valley Center Prep is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Valley Center, San Diego County. The school has 84 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Norma Carrillo. It is part of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Valley Center Prep enrolls 84 students across grades K–12. The student body is 35% male and 65% female. A teaching staff of 3.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 29% American Indian or Alaska Native and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 46% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 29% |
| White | 20 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 84 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Center Prep is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Valley Center Prep is one of 8 schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified, based in Valley Center, California. The district serves 3,636 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 84 students, Valley Center Prep is smaller than the district average of about 455 students per school.