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Sycamore Elementary

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Sycamore Elementary ranks 3123 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 359 students in the Simi Valley Unified School District, but recent data shows it is struggling academically compared to both its own past performance and many nearby schools.

The school's statewide ranking has fallen significantly over the past decade, now placing in the 47th percentile, and it faces particular challenges with low science proficiency and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3%. Performance varies widely by grade, with third-grade math scoring above average while fifth-grade scores are far below, suggesting inconsistency in instruction or skill retention. Notably, the school spends more per student ($17,181) than most neighboring schools, including top performers like Vista Elementary and Township Elementary, yet achieves weaker results.

Comparisons with nearby schools are striking; for example, Vista Elementary, less than a mile away, maintains a 91st percentile ranking with much lower absenteeism and spending. This indicates that Sycamore's challenges may relate to factors within the school's control, such as instructional practices or school culture, rather than resources alone. The school's accelerated decline in recent years suggests it may have been disproportionately impacted by post-pandemic challenges, highlighting areas like attendance intervention and curriculum alignment as critical needs for improvement.

359

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,181

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Ravenna St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-2736

(805) 520-6745

District: Simi Valley Unified

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually attend:

High:

Simi Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

39.3%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,123^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Simi Valley Unified

682^nd of 1,543Simi Valley 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	41.4	3123 of 5857	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2714 of 5869	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	2463 of 5859	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	2366 of 5883	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	461 of 1417	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	2548 of 5789	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	2360 of 5662	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	1947 of 5692	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.6	1407 of 5614	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	1265 of 5611	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	1492 of 5530	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.7	873 of 5390	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	1246 of 5377	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	1267 of 5314	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	1066 of 5193	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	87.3	646 of 5113	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	724 of 5113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	86.1	682 of 4818	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	1211 of 4822	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	60.1	1707 of 4809	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	172 of 3245	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3086 of 5597	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2548 of 5612	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2626 of 5609	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	2317 of 5635	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	494 of 1267	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	3157 of 5492	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2879 of 5413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3329 of 5107	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2751 of 5107	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	2320 of 5087	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2524 of 5084	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	3145 of 4963	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2348 of 4830	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3379 of 5460	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2466 of 5517	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2196 of 5363	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2777 of 5264	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	557 of 1110	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3317 of 5173	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	3162 of 5084	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2911 of 5628	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2489 of 5643	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1930 of 5638	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1829 of 5663	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	427 of 1272	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1963 of 5510	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	1960 of 5431	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1949 of 2598	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1576 of 2651	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	1390 of 2661	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1479 of 2726	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	1484 of 2834	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1689 of 2737	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)95th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science23%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Sycamore Elementary

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Ravenna St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6745	359	17	21.1	45.4%	141 (39.3%)	12 (3.3%)	174 (48.5%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	41.4	3123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		47.3	2714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	409	22.9	22.9	35.6	39.2	52.1	42.4	53.3	31.4	22.9	35.4	96.8	96.8	96.8		96.8	$17,181	$1,285	$15,896
Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2175 Wisteria St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6750	567	24	23.6	33.3%	219 (38.6%)	4 (0.7%)	158 (27.9%)	154 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.8%)	92	550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		92.6	529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	21	51.0	51.0	73.9	78.9	75.0	75.9	83.7	78.9	61.5	74.5						$13,765	$1,098	$12,667
Atherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2350 East Greensward St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6730	456	21	21.7	33.1%	224 (49.1%)	5 (1.1%)	160 (35.1%)	43 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	53.5	2396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		54.4	2322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	74	38.4	38.4	37.0	45.2	50.7	44.3	45.2	51.4	34.3	43.6	95.0	96.7			95.0	$14,701	$1,174	$13,527
Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2250 North Tracy Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6700	283	15	18.8	59.7%	91 (32.2%)	7 (2.5%)	156 (55.1%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	57.6	2194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		59.4	2098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	96	35.3	35.3	48.4	43.8	58.0	51.3	48.4	25.0	49.0	42.1						$18,236	$1,311	$16,925
Berylwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Heywood St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6705	457	20	22.7	76.1%	44 (9.6%)	17 (3.7%)	377 (82.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	21.1	4733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		20.3	4844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	111	20.5	20.5	24.6	20.9	37.2	28.2	33.9	18.8	11.4	20.5	96.7					$16,503	$2,642	$13,861
Justin Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Justin Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6619	103	12	8.9	44.7%	34 (33.0%)	4 (3.9%)	39 (37.9%)	19 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)								(n/a)																$33,951	$3,667	$30,284
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Fletcher Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6775	401	17	23.0	55.1%	163 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	192 (47.9%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	44.4	2921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		44.1	2916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	5	34.7	34.7	33.3	39.3	56.0	44.0	41.4	32.8	26.7	33.0						$14,876	$1,228	$13,648
Crestview Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Crosby Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6715	248	11	22.5	51.2%	112 (45.2%)	8 (3.2%)	117 (47.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	65.8	1805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		57.1	2189^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	384	28.2	28.2	52.9	57.6	63.2	57.4	59.6	54.6	34.2	50.4						$15,518	$1,005	$14,513
Santa Susana Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Apricot Rd.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6765	312	16	19.4	67.6%	58 (18.6%)	2 (0.6%)	226 (72.4%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	26.6	4263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		29.9	3931^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	332	28.8	28.8	27.3	24.5	39.7	30.9	25.5	22.0	23.7	23.8	96.1	97.4		97.4	96.1	$18,032	$2,599	$15,433
Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Alexander St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6755	319	19	16.3	85.9%	39 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	263 (82.4%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.3	4469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.2	4656^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	187	22.8	22.8	25.0	27.1	33.3	28.9	31.8	33.3	12.3	24.8	96.7	96.7				$16,062	$2,520	$13,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Elementary

What district is Sycamore Elementary in?

Simi Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Sycamore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Simi Valley High

How many students attend Sycamore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Sycamore Elementary.

Is Sycamore Elementary a good school?

Sycamore Elementary ranks 3123^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Elementary?

Students at Sycamore Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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