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Monte Vista Middle

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Monte Vista Middle ranks 1186 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 57% of California middle schools

Summary

Monte Vista Middle is a public school serving about 575 students in grades 6-8 in Camarillo, part of the well-regarded Pleasant Valley School District.

The school finds itself in a unique position: it is the lower-performing of the two middle schools within its own strong district, notably trailing its sister school, Las Colinas Middle, in academic rankings and test scores, particularly in math. However, it consistently outperforms most middle schools in several neighboring districts, such as Rio Elementary and Oxnard, which face greater economic challenges. A key strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate, which is better than the state average, and the school has shown exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, including English Learners and students in special education.

Recent trends show a decline in the school's overall state ranking and in performance for some of its larger student subgroups. Math achievement is a clear area for needed improvement, as proficiency rates lag behind state and district averages. The school's per-student spending is relatively high and has increased, which raises questions about how resources are being used to address these core academic challenges and support all students effectively.

576

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,224

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

888 North Lantana St.
Camarillo, CA 93010-3023

(805) 383-5335

District: Pleasant Valley

Feeder schools for Monte Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Camarillo Heights STEM Academy
	Dos Caminos Elementary
	Las Posas Elementary
	Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts
	More...
	Rancho Rosal Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

34.2%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,186^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1186 of 2761	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	1053 of 2783	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	940 of 2781	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	920 of 2740	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	380 of 894	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	840 of 2715	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	879 of 2480	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	987 of 2508	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	912 of 2497	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.1	740 of 2477	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	48.6	1187 of 2379	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	868 of 2259	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	771 of 2236	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.0	580 of 2179	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.6	587 of 2063	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	249 of 2005	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	259 of 1999	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	85.8	186 of 1804	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	248 of 1777	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	269 of 1769	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	83.1	68 of 643	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	51 of 600	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	40.0	487 of 700	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	542 of 1531	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	98 of 354	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	592 of 1491	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	448 of 1369	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	196 of 1478	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	339 of 1521	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	285 of 1540	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	76 of 363	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	126 of 1442	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	55.1	356 of 1364	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1155 of 2533	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1012 of 2551	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	903 of 2531	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	887 of 2509	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	329 of 738	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	758 of 2380	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	766 of 2262	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1546 of 2395	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1363 of 2388	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1135 of 2374	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	829 of 2359	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	878 of 2213	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1035 of 2072	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	28 of 477	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1483 of 2542	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1352 of 2579	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	996 of 2531	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	942 of 2458	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	383 of 721	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	852 of 2369	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1054 of 2230	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1097 of 2534	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	963 of 2552	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	838 of 2538	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	816 of 2527	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	303 of 763	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	783 of 2407	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	864 of 2273	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	122 of 194	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	110 of 192	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	80 of 193	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	292 of 726	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	228 of 701	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	290 of 677	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	428 of 665	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	425 of 554	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	362 of 462	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	531 of 1566	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	439 of 1552	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	388 of 1531	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	731 of 1520	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	746 of 1537	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	675 of 1543	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	855 of 1555	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	686 of 1602	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	696 of 1496	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)94th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2019)89th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2018)30th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	888 North Lantana St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5335	576	27	21.4	45.5%	197 (34.2%)	14 (2.4%)	275 (47.7%)	49 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.4%)	49.7	1186^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.0%		53.6	1053^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	133		32.4	32.4		48.7	50.3	44.4	47.8		37.2	30.5	23.0	30.4	$16,224	$1,689	$14,535
Las Colinas Middle	Public	6-8	5750 Fieldcrest Dr.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5320	819	35	23.5	30.0%	311 (38.0%)	13 (1.6%)	346 (42.2%)	91 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.5%)	76.8	545^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		74.5	599^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.5%	54		39.3	39.3		64.4	60.1	63.1	62.6		52.5	50.0	42.2	48.4	$15,105	$1,801	$13,304
Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	569	30	19.0	77.9%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (91.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	27.8	1903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		29.1	1856^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.3%	47		19.5	19.5		27.3	41.2	36.3	35.2		19.7	17.9	22.4	19.9	$26,513	$1,955	$24,558
Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	3050 Thames River Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-1507	637	28	22.3	65.1%	33 (5.2%)	15 (2.4%)	550 (86.3%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	18.7	2280^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%		23.6	2103^rd of 2783 public middle schools	24.4%	177		13.0	13.0		26.5	27.8	30.3	28.4		13.3	14.3	16.5	14.8	$23,558	$1,720	$21,838
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,027	54	18.9	89.1%	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (93.0%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	31	1800^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		30.3	1798^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	2		18.0	18.0		34.3	46.3	39.1	40.1		22.0	23.1	14.1	19.7	$24,481	$2,030	$22,451
Ocean View Junior High	Public	6-8	4300 Olds Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-6421	700	32	22.2	76.0%	22 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	641 (91.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	24.8	2013^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		21.4	2198^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	185		22.9	22.9		26.4	26.2	35.6	29.6		11.6	24.0	20.4	18.8	$11,038	$2,035	$9,003
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	2855 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3617	798	41	19.6	31.0%	357 (44.7%)	4 (0.5%)	305 (38.2%)	77 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.0%)	62.7	835^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		74.4	602^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	233		38.6	38.6		50.2	51.7	45.4	49.0		44.6	43.5	40.4	42.8	$15,709	$1,065	$14,644
Briggs Elementary	Public	5-8	14438 West Telegraph Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-7151	221	12	17.6	66.5%	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (94.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	2125^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.0%		17.2	2386^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.3%	261	39.1	23.0	29.9	52.2	31.4	21.9	24.6	31.1	34.8	27.5	13.9	18.0	22.4	$16,939	$2,060	$14,879
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Public	6-8	1130 North M St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1539	617	38	16.3	86.2%	31 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	557 (90.3%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	2343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.1%		14.6	2490^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	147		12.6	12.6		25.3	23.0	27.9	25.5		17.8	12.8	15.3	15.2	$30,387	$3,293	$27,094
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	647 West Hill St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1545	696	42	16.4	93.2%	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27.9	1897^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.3%		24.5	2058^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.1%	161		16.5	16.5		26.5	37.5	39.3	34.3		17.4	23.8	24.0	21.7	$23,940	$2,186	$21,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Middle

How many students attend Monte Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Monte Vista Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Middle?

Students at Monte Vista Middle are 48% Hispanic, 34% White, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Monte Vista Middle a good school?

Monte Vista Middle ranks 1186^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Monte Vista Middle in?

Pleasant Valley

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