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Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts

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Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts ranks 1085 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Camarillo, California, part of the Pleasant Valley School District. With 598 students, Los Primeros has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 school years, outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests.

Los Primeros excels academically, with 67.64% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.39% for the Pleasant Valley district and 48.81% for California. In math, 54.61% of Los Primeros students are proficient, higher than the district's 49.76% and the state's 37.3%. The school's performance is particularly strong for its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 657 out of 5,107 California elementary schools for this subgroup.

While Los Primeros maintains academic excellence, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2020-2021 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, on par with nearby Camarillo Heights STEM Academy and other Pleasant Valley district schools. The school and district should continue to monitor and address this issue to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

614

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,098

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1555 Kendall Ave.
Camarillo, CA 93010-3607

(805) 383-5330

District: Pleasant Valley

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg53%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,085^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

393^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Pleasant Valley

312^th of 1,543Pleasant Valley 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	81.9	1085 of 5857	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	974 of 5869	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1166 of 5859	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	1156 of 5883	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	268 of 1417	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	939 of 5789	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	1063 of 5662	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	939 of 5692	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	987 of 5614	82.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	1060 of 5611	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	1076 of 5530	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	1078 of 5390	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	912 of 5377	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	913 of 5314	82.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	920 of 5193	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	938 of 5113	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.7	684 of 5113	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	91.6	404 of 4818	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	92.8	346 of 4822	92.8%	★★★★★
2004	91.8	409 of 4809	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	907 of 5597	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	1153 of 5612	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	1340 of 5609	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	1403 of 5635	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	261 of 1267	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	1314 of 5492	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	1153 of 5413	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	657 of 5107	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	447 of 5107	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	673 of 5087	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	423 of 5084	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	648 of 4963	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	537 of 4830	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	642 of 5460	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	940 of 5517	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1212 of 5363	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	787 of 5173	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	1820 of 5084	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	1278 of 5628	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	933 of 5643	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	1024 of 5638	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	857 of 5663	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	252 of 1272	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	671 of 5510	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	1066 of 5431	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	1183 of 2598	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	1157 of 2651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1509 of 2661	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1508 of 2726	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	791 of 2834	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	1407 of 2737	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	393 of 2761	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	563 of 2783	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	427 of 2781	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	469 of 2740	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	131 of 894	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	686 of 2715	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	653 of 2480	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	416 of 2508	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	356 of 2497	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	360 of 2477	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.0	400 of 2379	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	298 of 2259	86.8%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	291 of 2236	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	367 of 2179	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	428 of 2063	79.3%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	199 of 2005	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	182 of 1999	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	188 of 1804	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	135 of 1777	92.4%	★★★★★
2004	89.8	124 of 1769	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	481 of 2533	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	733 of 2551	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	379 of 2531	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	382 of 2509	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	87 of 738	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	868 of 2380	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	823 of 2262	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	301 of 2395	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	392 of 2388	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	281 of 2374	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	210 of 2359	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	49.4	959 of 2213	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	691 of 2072	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	203 of 2542	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	357 of 2579	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	188 of 2531	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	62.0	650 of 2230	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	335 of 2534	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	409 of 2552	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	508 of 2538	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	530 of 2527	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	181 of 763	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	452 of 2407	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	438 of 2273	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	618 of 1520	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	763 of 1537	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	440 of 1543	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	575 of 1555	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	582 of 1602	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	716 of 1496	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science50%+18 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)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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
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		$15,098	$13,994	$1,104
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	$19,841	$17,714	$2,127
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			$24,386	$22,666	$1,720
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
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			$22,361	$21,166	$1,195
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	$22,150	$20,986	$1,164
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		$20,892	$19,602	$1,290
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			$18,714	$17,638	$1,076
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		$17,721	$16,204	$1,517
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	$30,722	$29,046	$1,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts

What is the racial makeup of Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts?

Students at Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts are 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts in?

Pleasant Valley

How many students attend Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts.

Is Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts a good school?

Los Primeros School of Sciences & Arts ranks 1085^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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