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University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands is a K-8 charter school in Camarillo serving 743 students, operating as its own district and showing a strong, consistent upward trend in statewide rankings to the 69th percentile.

Academically, the school outperforms state averages in English, Math, and Science, with particular strengths in preparing 8th graders and in effectively supporting English Language Learners. It achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, operating more efficiently than several nearby schools like Mesa Elementary and Dos Caminos Elementary while delivering competitive outcomes. The school also maintains a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many local alternatives, including Somis Elementary and Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts.

While the school excels in many areas, it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and has identified 4th grade as a point for potential academic support. Compared to a school with similar demographics like Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts, University Prep achieves stronger academic results. Overall, it represents a model of effective and equitable education that has demonstrated remarkable improvement in recent years.

743

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,219

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1099 Bedford Dr.
Camarillo, CA 93010-4833

(805) 482-4608

District: UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

White:

16.6%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,825^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

604^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

333^rd of 1,543UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1825 of 5857	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	1886 of 5869	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2118 of 5859	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	3022 of 5883	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	905 of 1417	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2993 of 5789	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	941 of 3162	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	751 of 3245	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	35.6	391 of 602	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1339 of 3275	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1772 of 5597	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1962 of 5612	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2363 of 5609	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	3464 of 5635	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	851 of 1267	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2989 of 5492	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1042 of 5107	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	933 of 5107	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1305 of 5087	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	2230 of 5084	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2502 of 4963	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	2062 of 5460	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	1834 of 5517	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2131 of 5363	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	3176 of 5264	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	838 of 1110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2713 of 5173	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1787 of 5628	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	1746 of 5643	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1791 of 5638	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2506 of 5663	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	750 of 1272	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2757 of 5510	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1176 of 2598	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	1409 of 2651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	1422 of 2661	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	2023 of 2726	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1589 of 2834	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	604 of 2761	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	708 of 2783	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	618 of 2781	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	1167 of 2740	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	432 of 894	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	932 of 2715	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	850 of 2533	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	846 of 2551	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	855 of 2531	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1146 of 2509	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	282 of 738	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	908 of 2380	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	290 of 2395	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	358 of 2388	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	242 of 2374	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	856 of 2359	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	545 of 2213	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	447 of 2542	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	594 of 2579	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	511 of 2531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	1014 of 2458	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	322 of 721	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	997 of 2369	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	387 of 2534	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	569 of 2552	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	367 of 2538	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	1002 of 2527	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	430 of 763	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	804 of 2407	66.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	581 of 1520	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.4	142 of 1543	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	54.1	715 of 1602	55.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands	Public, Charter	K-8	1099 Bedford Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 482-4608	743	42	17.5	41.5%	123 (16.6%)	13 (1.7%)	553 (74.4%)	29 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	65.3	1825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		63.8	1886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	61	38.0	43.8	40.6	58.5	45.2	57.0	56.4	58.3	63.5	56.1	54.9	39.3	50.6	45.5	47.2	45.3	47.2			$14,219	$1,507	$12,712
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy	Public	K-5	35 Catalina Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5305	353	17	20.7	35.4%	165 (46.7%)	6 (1.7%)	123 (34.8%)	27 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (8.2%)	71.1	1548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		80.9	1120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	428	40.0		40.0	60.3	44.8	66.1				57.1	58.6	46.6	58.3				54.6			$17,262	$1,143	$16,119
Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts	Public	K-8	1555 Kendall Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5330	614	24	25.4	18.2%	282 (45.9%)	7 (1.1%)	199 (32.4%)	67 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.4%)	81.9	1085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%		84.5	974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	111	47.1	53.6	50.4	66.7	56.5	62.9	79.1	65.7	75.4	67.6	69.6	65.2	50.0	50.0	53.7	39.1	54.6	94.9		$13,491	$1,096	$12,395
Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts	Public	K-8	700 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5340	540	29	18.7	60.9%	86 (15.9%)	14 (2.6%)	381 (70.6%)	41 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	41.7	3095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		46.2	2783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	312	30.0	20.0	25.2	40.6	37.9	50.0	34.0	58.7	49.2	45.6	43.9	27.1	34.3	26.4	23.4	21.5	29.7	96.7	96.7	$15,664	$1,732	$13,932
Las Posas Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Calle La Guerra	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5325	455	18	25.2	48.8%	120 (26.4%)	48 (10.5%)	206 (45.3%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	31 (6.8%)	80.1	1152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%		69.1	1630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	478	42.9		42.9	66.7	56.3	58.7				60.7	80.0	62.5	52.4				65.5	96.3		$15,257	$1,529	$13,728
Dos Caminos Elementary	Public	K-5	3635 Appian Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5310	337	16	21.0	63.5%	59 (17.5%)	5 (1.5%)	229 (68.0%)	19 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	59	2115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		68	1683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	432	26.0		26.0	54.4	45.2	67.4				57.1	52.2	38.7	38.0				43.3			$18,861	$1,717	$17,144
Rancho Rosal Elementary	Public	K-5	3535 Village at the Park Dr.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5350	588	27	21.7	37.6%	222 (37.8%)	11 (1.9%)	277 (47.1%)	45 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	56.3	2239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		66	1776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	463	26.9		26.9	44.1	51.6	49.0				48.2	55.9	49.0	37.5				47.4	96.4		$16,261	$1,365	$14,896
La Mariposa	Public	K-5	4800 Corte Olivas	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5315	601	26	23.1	28.1%	210 (34.9%)	13 (2.2%)	240 (39.9%)	87 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	45 (7.5%)	95.3	307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.8	282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	25	69.5		69.5	76.1	77.5	87.4				80.4	81.5	72.2	69.5				74.4	96.3	97.2	$15,869	$1,405	$14,464
Tierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Woodcreek Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5360	502	21	23.9	24.3%	266 (53.0%)	5 (1.0%)	157 (31.3%)	32 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	86.8	831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		90.6	661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	170	58.0		58.0	61.5	61.8	79.3				67.6	63.9	69.7	62.2				65.2			$15,838	$1,183	$14,655
Somis Elementary	Public	K-8	5268 North St.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Somis Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 386-5711	270	12	22.3	81.1%	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (79.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	67.3	1725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.5%		69.3	1625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	100	21.4	6.1	13.1	73.9	57.1	42.9	56.3	45.5	42.4	52.0	79.2	67.9	32.1	50.0	30.3	15.2	43.8	92.5	92.5	$20,236	$1,567	$18,669

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Is University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands a good school?

University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands ranks 1825^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands.

What is the racial makeup of University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands?

Students at University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands are 74% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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