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Mountain Vista

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Mountain Vista ranks 3721 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Vista is a K-5 elementary school serving about 430 students in the Fillmore Unified School District, and it stands out as a school that has made significant and steady academic improvements in recent years.

While the school faces challenges common to the area, its upward trajectory is notable, especially in math and science where it often leads other schools in the district like Piru Elementary and San Cayetano Elementary. The school has shown particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and achieves these results with efficient use of resources compared to some neighboring schools. However, a high rate of chronic student absenteeism remains a pressing concern that the school is working to address.

When looking at nearby districts, schools such as Walnut Canyon Elementary in Moorpark Unified or McKevett Elementary in Santa Paula Unified have higher overall rankings, highlighting the broader challenges within the Fillmore district. Despite this context, Mountain Vista's consistent improvement, especially in core subjects, makes it a school on a positive path within its community.

430

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,217

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

918 Fifth St.
Fillmore, CA 93015

(805) 524-6781

District: Fillmore Unified

Students who attend Mountain Vista usually attend:

Middle:	Fillmore Middle
High:	Fillmore Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

4.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fillmore Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

California avg41%

3,721^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Fillmore Unified

1252^nd of 1,543Fillmore Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3721 of 5857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4358 of 5869	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4760 of 5859	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4825 of 5883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	5390 of 5789	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5254 of 5662	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	5206 of 5692	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	5298 of 5614	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	5027 of 5611	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	4919 of 5530	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	4674 of 5390	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	4236 of 5377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	4154 of 5314	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	4781 of 5193	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.3	4694 of 5113	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	4511 of 5113	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	1932 of 3162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	1293 of 3245	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	2119 of 3311	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3157 of 3275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3093 of 3246	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3662 of 5597	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4553 of 5612	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4521 of 5609	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4954 of 5635	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5196 of 5492	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4910 of 5413	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2548 of 5107	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	3384 of 5107	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3798 of 5087	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3962 of 5084	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4587 of 4963	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4523 of 4830	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3248 of 5460	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3938 of 5517	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4347 of 5363	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4228 of 5264	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4994 of 5173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	4838 of 5084	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3533 of 5628	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3773 of 5643	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4604 of 5638	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4283 of 5663	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5015 of 5510	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	5106 of 5431	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	2211 of 2635	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2415 of 2420	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Vista	Public	K-5	918 Fifth St.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6781	430	18	23.5	87.0%	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	403 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	33	3721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		25.1	4358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	637	21.3		21.3	44.3	29.9	40.0				38.2	37.7	30.3	20.0				29.1	95.8		95.8	$21,217	$1,629	$19,588
San Cayetano Elementary	Public	K-5	514 Mountain View St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6040	514	26	19.5	76.3%	31 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (92.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.3	5235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		17.4	5085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	150	13.0		13.0	26.0	20.9	25.0				24.0	27.0	17.7	8.7				18.0				$23,038	$2,200	$20,838
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Edgewood St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-4210	553	23	23.7	57.3%	52 (9.4%)	7 (1.3%)	462 (83.5%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	33	3728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		36.2	3421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	307	12.4		12.4	48.7	38.4	30.3				38.7	39.7	35.4	16.9				30.5				$18,709	$1,682	$17,027
Santa Clara Elementary	Public	K-6	20030 East Telegraph Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Clara Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4573	53	3	21.1	17.0%	27 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)										69.7							69.7				$18,221	$788	$17,433
Piru Elementary	Public	K-5	3811 East Center St.	Piru	93040	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 521-1709	272	12	22.2	76.8%	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		22.5	4631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	654	10.0		10.0	45.8	32.5	46.0				42.0	36.7	22.5	8.0				22.3				$22,198	$1,622	$20,576
Thelma Bedell Elementary	Public	K-6	1305 Laurel Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8951	294	16	18.3	67.0%	24 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	262 (89.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24	4500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.5	4156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	344	23.4		23.4	32.4	29.4	29.8	32.5			30.8	29.4	23.5	19.2	17.5			22.1				$22,717	$3,966	$18,751
Barbara Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 Saticoy St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8930	325	18	18.0	90.5%	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	310 (95.4%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	4065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		21.4	4741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	676	17.8		17.8	39.5	24.4	50.0	31.0			36.5	23.9	23.3	37.8	2.4			22.2	96.9			$22,745	$4,104	$18,641
Grace Thille Elementary	Public	K-6	1144 Ventura St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8920	358	16	22.3	93.0%	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	342 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	3448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		37.1	3358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	90	28.6		28.6	39.5	43.5	54.1	25.5			41.3	28.9	32.6	27.0	15.4			25.7	97.1			$23,215	$4,018	$19,197
Mupu Elementary	Public	K-8	4410 North Ojai Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Mupu Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-6111	175	10	17.4	60.0%	41 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (74.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	3859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.3	3653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	206	14.3	58.3	42.1	15.8	35.3	35.7	46.7	57.9	62.5	43.5	26.3	41.2	14.3	40.0	44.4	29.2	32.7				$14,726	$419	$14,307
McKevett Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Pleasant St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8910	300	14	21.4	87.0%	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	274 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	49.6	2612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		41.2	3106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	494	23.7		23.7	50.0	47.7	39.5	33.3			42.3	59.5	59.1	31.6	27.5			44.0	96.1	96.1		$23,845	$4,017	$19,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista

What district is Mountain Vista in?

Fillmore Unified

How many students attend Mountain Vista?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Mountain Vista.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista?

Students at Mountain Vista are 94% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Mountain Vista a good school?

Mountain Vista ranks 3721^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain Vista attend?

Students who attend Mountain Vista usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fillmore Middle
High : Fillmore Senior High

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