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Somis Elementary

Q: Is Somis Elementary a good school?

Somis Elementary ranks 1725 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Somis Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 270 students in the small, rural community of Somis, California, as part of the Somis Union district, and it has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, rising to a 4-star rating.

The school stands out for its exceptional success in keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.1%—far below the state average—and for its strong academic performance in English and math relative to the state, even while serving a community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It invests more per student than many nearby schools, such as La Mariposa or Las Posas Elementary, and this support appears effective, particularly for its youngest learners where 3rd-grade scores are very strong.

Parents should note that the school faces a significant challenge in science achievement, with proficiency rates well below the state average, especially by 8th grade. Performance in math also tends to decline in the upper grades. When compared to the highest-performing local school, La Mariposa in the Pleasant Valley district, there is a notable gap in outcomes, though the student populations and resources differ considerably. Overall, Somis Elementary demonstrates a powerful commitment to its community, with a clear trajectory of growth and specific strengths in attendance and core subject support for its students.

270

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,722

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5268 North St.
Somis, CA 93066-9531

(805) 386-5711

District: Somis Union

Students who attend Somis Elementary usually attend:

High:

Adolfo Camarillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,725^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,350^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

532^nd of 1,543Somis Union 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	67.3	1725 of 5857	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	1625 of 5869	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	1666 of 5859	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	2416 of 5883	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	537 of 1417	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	2956 of 5789	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	3252 of 5662	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	2540 of 5692	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.0	3475 of 5614	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	4193 of 5611	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3766 of 5530	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	3532 of 5390	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.6	4292 of 5377	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	4007 of 5314	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	4105 of 5193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	3287 of 5113	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	3282 of 5113	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.6	3327 of 4818	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.7	2406 of 4822	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.7	2068 of 4809	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.4	303 of 3311	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	40.0	1785 of 3275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	918 of 3246	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1845 of 5597	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1994 of 5609	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2672 of 5635	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	495 of 1267	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2864 of 5492	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3977 of 5413	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	1358 of 5107	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1154 of 5107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	1382 of 5087	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	2184 of 5084	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	2605 of 4963	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3010 of 4830	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1547 of 5460	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	1216 of 5517	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1223 of 5363	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	1757 of 5264	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	252 of 1110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	2978 of 5173	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2654 of 5084	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1783 of 5628	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1681 of 5643	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	1719 of 5638	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1956 of 5663	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	360 of 1272	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	2278 of 5510	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	3095 of 5431	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1350 of 2761	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	959 of 2783	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	1463 of 2781	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1075 of 2740	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	374 of 894	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	603 of 2715	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	1148 of 2480	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	883 of 2508	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	1058 of 2497	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	834 of 2477	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	559 of 2379	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	37.5	1432 of 2259	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1355 of 2236	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	1276 of 2179	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	1033 of 2063	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.5	1262 of 2005	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.1	958 of 1999	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.6	925 of 1804	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	653 of 1777	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.9	818 of 1769	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1435 of 2533	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	793 of 2551	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	1543 of 2531	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	990 of 2509	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	352 of 738	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	462 of 2380	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1111 of 2395	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	691 of 2388	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	32.9	1510 of 2374	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	882 of 2359	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	243 of 2213	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	842 of 2072	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1044 of 2542	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	586 of 2579	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	1406 of 2531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.3	463 of 2458	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	141 of 721	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	225 of 2369	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	59.3	722 of 2230	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1110 of 2534	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	495 of 2552	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	871 of 2527	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	644 of 2407	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	1138 of 2273	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)91st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science13%-20 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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 Somis Elementary

What district is Somis Elementary in?

Somis Union

How many students attend Somis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Somis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Somis Elementary?

Students at Somis Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 19% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Somis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Somis Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Adolfo Camarillo High

Is Somis Elementary a good school?

Somis Elementary ranks 1725^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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