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Mira Monte Elementary

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Mira Monte Elementary ranks 2730 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mira Monte Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 523 students in the scenic Ojai Unified district, showing a positive trend by improving its statewide ranking over the past two years.

Academically, the school has notable strengths in mathematics and science, outperforming both its district and the state averages in those subjects. It is particularly effective in supporting its special education students, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for that subgroup. While the school serves a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—a number that has grown recently—it maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many peers, including nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary and Sheridan Way Elementary in the Ventura Unified district.

An interesting finding is that Mira Monte achieves these outcomes with significantly lower per-student spending than many comparable schools in neighboring districts. The school shows a strong performance trajectory compared to some local schools, such as Topa Topa Elementary, which has seen a recent decline. While there are areas for growth, like supporting fourth-grade proficiency, the school's overall resilience and efficient use of resources make it a solid performer within its community context.

523

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,606

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1216 Loma Dr.
Ojai, CA 93023-3825

(805) 640-4384

District: Ojai Unified

Students who attend Mira Monte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nordhoff Junior High
High:	Nordhoff High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

White:

45.9%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,730^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Ojai Unified

726^th of 1,543Ojai 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	47.6	2730 of 5857	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	3061 of 5869	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2809 of 5859	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	2045 of 5883	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	618 of 1417	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	3428 of 5789	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2813 of 5662	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	2013 of 5692	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	1625 of 5614	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	1641 of 5611	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	64.2	1875 of 5530	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	2370 of 5390	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	1803 of 5377	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	1391 of 5314	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	1049 of 5193	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	85.7	715 of 5113	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	1141 of 5113	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	88.4	566 of 4818	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	937 of 4822	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.1	828 of 4809	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	2226 of 5597	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	2750 of 5612	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	3259 of 5609	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	2240 of 5635	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	730 of 1267	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2842 of 5492	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2612 of 5413	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3079 of 5107	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3722 of 5107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2845 of 5087	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	1487 of 5084	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	3212 of 4963	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2697 of 4830	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3099 of 5460	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3283 of 5517	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3163 of 5363	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	1371 of 5264	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	477 of 1110	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	4000 of 5173	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2455 of 5084	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3111 of 5628	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3134 of 5643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	2258 of 5638	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1779 of 5663	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	342 of 1272	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	26.7	4055 of 5510	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2986 of 5431	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	658 of 2847	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	1376 of 2635	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1825 of 2598	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	2002 of 2651	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1965 of 2661	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1579 of 2726	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	2343 of 2834	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1942 of 2737	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mira Monte Elementary	Public	K-6	1216 Loma Dr.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4384	523	21	25.5	54.7%	240 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	245 (46.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	47.6	2730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		42.1	3061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	331									38.7		38.7	36.8	30.6	55.4	47.6			42.8	46.8	31.9	37.3	30.5			36.6	88.7	93.6	95.2	93.6	93.6	93.6	$5,606	$239	$5,367
Meiners Oaks Early Education	Public	K	400 South Lomita Ave.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4378	71	4	17.7	36.6%	48 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (22.5%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)								(n/a)																										83.9	92.9	91.1	92.9	91.1	94.6	$7,855	$285	$7,570
Topa Topa Elementary	Public	K-6	916 Mountain View Ave.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4366	347	14	24.7	53.6%	206 (59.4%)	5 (1.4%)	117 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	39.9	3224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		38.3	3287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	63									26.4		26.4	42.9	47.1	48.1	35.4			43.5	27.5	31.4	26.4	33.3			29.6	80.0	83.3	86.7	80.0	83.3	86.7	$5,668	$196	$5,472
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Sunset Ave.	Oak View	93022	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 649-6600	357	13	27.4	66.1%	165 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (49.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	30.6	3911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		43.6	2951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	960									26.9	41.7	31.6	31.4	26.5	50.0	34.3	31.0	37.5	35.7	20.0	20.4	26.9	25.7	31.0	33.3	25.5							$14,863	$2,032	$12,831
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 648-5503	455	20	22.5	37.4%	236 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (34.7%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	64.7	1855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		60.6	2043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	188									44.4	45.7	44.9	50.0	60.7	60.0	51.4	57.5	75.0	58.7	37.3	45.5	38.2	59.5	44.4	61.1	46.2	96.2				96.2		$13,660	$710	$12,950
E. P. Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Pleasant Pl.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5420	299	12	26.0	90.3%	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	18.6	4956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.4	5174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	218									20.8		20.8	16.4	16.7	34.0				21.8	14.6	29.1	20.8				21.5	96.2	96.2			96.2		$21,965	$3,329	$18,636
Sheridan Way Elementary	Public	K-5	573 Sheridan Way	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5491	325	13	25.0	94.2%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	5584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%		10.8	5638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	54	2.4	2.4	7.1	7.1	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	11.8		11.8	11.7	7.7	19.6				12.9	21.7	11.5	17.3				17.1							$19,394	$3,910	$15,484
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5438	202	8	25.2	74.8%	73 (36.1%)	6 (3.0%)	110 (54.5%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	20.9	4749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		29.1	4002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	747									11.8		11.8	20.7	34.5	23.5				26.1	20.7	37.9	17.7				25.0							$20,387	$3,406	$16,981
Olivelands Elementary	Public	K-4	12465 Foothill Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-2254	236	11	21.4	62.3%	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	3157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		31.2	3848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	691												39.5	40.7					40.2	45.5	29.6					36.7	93.8				93.8		$17,873	$2,174	$15,699
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Lynn Dr.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5443	396	18	22.0	37.1%	269 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	79.9	1161^st of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		80.9	1119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	42									54.1		54.1	67.1	55.4	72.9				65.4	65.8	48.2	49.2				55.3	95.4	96.5			96.5		$17,196	$1,997	$15,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Mira Monte Elementary

How many students attend Mira Monte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Mira Monte Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mira Monte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mira Monte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nordhoff Junior High
High : Nordhoff High

Is Mira Monte Elementary a good school?

Mira Monte Elementary ranks 2730^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mira Monte Elementary?

Students at Mira Monte Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 46% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Mira Monte Elementary in?

Ojai Unified

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