Thunderbirds S.O.A.R!

Tahoe Valley's PBIS Focus for Student Skills and Citizenship

At Tahoe Valley Elementary, we help develop well-rounded students who are successful students and successful citizens. When Thunderbirds S.O.A.R. we are:
Successful Scholars
Outstanding
Attitude
Respectful

2025-2026 Demographics
• 68.2% of our students are identified as socio-economically disadvantaged
• 21.1% of our students are identified as English Learners
• 45.8% of our students are identified as Hispanic or Latinx
• 42.3% of our students are identified as White
• 11.9% of our students are identified as other ethnic backgrounds or multi-ethnic
• 13.7% of our students are identified as Students with Disabilities
• 3.5% of our students are Identified as Homeless
• 0.7% of our students are identified as Foster Youth

• Currently student/teacher ratios are: TK at 10:1; K-1 22:1, 2-3 at 24:1; 4-5 at 26:1
• Full-Day Kindergarten has been implemented since 2006 and Transitional Kindergarten (modified 4-hour day schedule) has been implemented since 2012
• Reading Intervention for Kindergarten is supported by Transitional Kindergarten teachers in the afternoon during their student contact hours daily

• Tahoe Valley has implemented Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) as our school focus. Students attend weekly choral/instrumental instruction along with P.E./Dance instruction, both taught by credentialed teachers. Every year, students in grades 1 through 5 also perform in a public musical performance. In 2019- 2020, we implemented general music theory instruction for all students in TK through 5th grade along with instrumental instruction (Drumming to TK-K; Boomwhackers to 1st; Handbells to 2nd; Recorders to 3rd; Ukuleles to 4th, and Keyboarding to 5th grade students).

• The District administers the iReady local assessments to grade K through 5 students. The iReady assessments are administered at the beginning of the school year and twice throughout the school year to provide data to drive instructional practices and interventions and monitor student growth.

• Current adopted core curriculum is McGraw-Hill English Language Arts and English Language Development, McGraw-Hill My Math for Mathematics, School Specialty Foss for Science, and Savvas for Social Studies.

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