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La Mariposa

Public Grades K-5

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Mariposa Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 601 students in Camarillo's Pleasant Valley School District, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, where student proficiency in English and Math is roughly double the state average, and for its remarkable success with all student groups. For example, it achieves these results while maintaining a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.9%, a strong indicator of student engagement. Interestingly, La Mariposa delivers this excellence with per-student spending that is efficient compared to nearby schools like Dos Caminos Elementary or Somis Elementary, which spend more but have significantly lower rankings.

When compared to schools just minutes away, La Mariposa's performance is even more striking. It dramatically outperforms close neighbors like Rancho Rosal Elementary (1.7 miles away) and even outranks other well-regarded schools in the district such as Tierra Linda Elementary. While the highest-ranked school in the broader area is Sycamore Canyon in the neighboring Conejo Valley Unified district, La Mariposa's combination of top-tier academics, equitable support for all learners, and efficient operations makes it a gold standard for public elementary education in the region.

601

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,150

Per pupil spending ?

28.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Corte Olivas
Camarillo, CA 93012-4043

(805) 383-5315

District: Pleasant Valley

Students who attend La Mariposa usually attend:

Middle:	Las Colinas Middle
High:	Adolfo Camarillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

34.9%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pleasant Valley

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg53%

California avg41%

307^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	307 of 5857	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	282 of 5869	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	465 of 5859	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	593 of 5883	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	110 of 1417	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	368 of 5789	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	590 of 5662	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	741 of 5692	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	719 of 5614	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	91.8	519 of 5611	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	773 of 5530	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	84.7	744 of 5390	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.7	580 of 5377	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	90.1	434 of 5314	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	281 of 5193	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	93.0	312 of 5113	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	92.5	382 of 5113	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.7	448 of 4818	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	93.0	328 of 4822	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.9	515 of 4809	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	357 of 1203	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	59 of 1205	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	187 of 1190	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	348 of 1154	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	140 of 1149	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	274 of 1071	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	91.3	159 of 2585	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	131 of 2128	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	337 of 5597	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	288 of 5612	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	502 of 5609	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	549 of 5635	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	104 of 1267	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	316 of 5492	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	568 of 5413	89.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	61 of 5107	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	40 of 5107	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	173 of 5087	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	198 of 5084	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	88 of 4963	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	243 of 4830	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	326 of 5460	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	618 of 5517	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	346 of 5363	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	1033 of 5264	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	98.8	7 of 1110	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	94 of 5173	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	357 of 5084	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	308 of 5628	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	325 of 5643	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	401 of 5638	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	607 of 5663	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	117 of 1272	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	417 of 5510	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	603 of 5431	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	532 of 2847	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	274 of 2598	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	241 of 2651	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	412 of 2661	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	585 of 2726	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	377 of 2834	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	672 of 2737	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+32 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science69%+37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Mariposa

How many students attend La Mariposa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended La Mariposa.

What schools do graduates of La Mariposa attend?

Students who attend La Mariposa usually go on to attend:

Middle : Las Colinas Middle
High : Adolfo Camarillo High

Is La Mariposa a good school?

Yes. La Mariposa ranks in the top 5.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of La Mariposa?

Students at La Mariposa are 40% Hispanic, 35% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is La Mariposa in?

Pleasant Valley

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