Elementary Schools in Ventura Unified

Ventura Unified has 18 elementary schools serving 6,487 students: 14 schools serve kindergarten through grade five, and four serve kindergarten through grade eight; Homestead (Alternative) is identified as an alternative school. Across the schools, 2025–26 averages were 44% in English language arts (ELA), 38% in math and 35% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%. Only six of 18 schools exceeded the state result in each subject. The clearest takeaway is how uneven results are from school to school: the highest-to-lowest spreads were 54 percentage points in ELA, 49 in math and 61 in science.

Loma Vista, Mound and Pierpont stand out across multiple subjects. Loma Vista led ELA and math, with 69% and 60%, and scored 66% in science; Mound was close behind at 67% in ELA, 60% in math and 60% in science. Pierpont led science at 68%, alongside 65% in ELA and 57% in math. At the other end, Sheridan Way was lowest in all three subjects, at 16% ELA, 12% math and 8% science. E. P. Foster was also among the lowest, with 18%, 15% and 13%, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentiles similarly placed Loma Vista, Mound and Pierpont near the top of this group—85th, 84th and 82nd—while Sheridan Way ranked at the 2nd percentile and E. P. Foster at the 5th; these are rankings, not test-score percentages.

Across the two years provided, the school averages slipped by less than one point in ELA and by one point in math, while science rose by one point; California’s averages rose by less than one point, one point and three points, respectively. So the group’s average moved farther below the state in all three subjects. Individual patterns differed: Loma Vista improved in all three, while Lemon Grove gained seven points in ELA. Income measures also vary among schools with strong results: for 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible was 37% at Loma Vista and 39% at Mound, compared with 70% at Portola, which also posted strong results (59% ELA, 51% math and 45% science). These figures are context, not an explanation for performance; all-grades results also combine schools with different grade spans, and Homestead enrolls 52 students.