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E. P. Foster Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

E. P. Foster Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 299 students in the Ventura Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its proficiency rates in English, math, and science (all around 21%) being less than half the district averages and far behind nearby schools like Poinsettia Elementary and Pierpont Elementary. This low performance, resulting in a 1-star state rating, represents a steep decline from a decade ago, despite the school now receiving the highest per-student funding in the area at nearly $22,000.

The school's struggles are shared with its close neighbor, Sheridan Way Elementary, suggesting broader neighborhood factors. An interesting comparison is the nearby Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education, which serves a more economically mixed population and achieves much higher academic results with significantly lower funding, indicating that factors beyond money are influencing outcomes at E. P. Foster.

299

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,965

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Pleasant Pl.
Ventura, CA 93001-1326

(805) 641-5420

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend E. P. Foster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts
High:	Ventura High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

White:

9.0%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg41%

California avg41%

4,956^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Ventura Unified

670^th of 1,543Ventura 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	18.6	4956 of 5857	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5174 of 5869	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4802 of 5859	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4336 of 5883	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1049 of 1417	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3651 of 5789	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2919 of 5662	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.3	1998 of 5692	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	2329 of 5614	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.8	2510 of 5611	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	18.5	4833 of 5530	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	4549 of 5390	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	4688 of 5377	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	4176 of 5314	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	2828 of 5193	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	2389 of 5113	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	1808 of 5113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	1660 of 4818	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.1	2828 of 4822	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.4	3907 of 4809	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	1484 of 2585	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3032 of 3162	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2284 of 3245	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1897 of 3311	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	303 of 602	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1036 of 3275	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	957 of 3246	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4189 of 5597	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	5403 of 5612	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4202 of 5609	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4179 of 5635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	983 of 1267	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3835 of 5492	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2786 of 5413	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4085 of 5107	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4232 of 5107	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3710 of 5087	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3742 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3022 of 4963	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	1908 of 4830	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4279 of 5460	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4887 of 5517	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4489 of 5363	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3700 of 5264	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	605 of 1110	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2865 of 5173	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	1733 of 5084	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5161 of 5628	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4482 of 5643	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4879 of 5638	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4172 of 5663	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	856 of 1272	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3198 of 5510	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2856 of 5431	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1716 of 2847	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1695 of 2635	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E. P. Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Pleasant Pl.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5420	299	12	26.0	90.3%	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	18.6	4956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.4	5174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	218									20.8		20.8	16.4	16.7	34.0				21.8	14.6	29.1	20.8				21.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	$21,965	$3,329	$18,636
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 648-5503	455	20	22.5	37.4%	236 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (34.7%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	64.7	1855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		60.6	2043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	188									44.4	45.7	44.9	50.0	60.7	60.0	51.4	57.5	75.0	58.7	37.3	45.5	38.2	59.5	44.4	61.1	46.2	96.2		96.2	$13,660	$710	$12,950
Sheridan Way Elementary	Public	K-5	573 Sheridan Way	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5491	325	13	25.0	94.2%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	5584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%		10.8	5638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	54	2.4	2.4	7.1	7.1	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	11.8		11.8	11.7	7.7	19.6				12.9	21.7	11.5	17.3				17.1				$19,394	$3,910	$15,484
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5438	202	8	25.2	74.8%	73 (36.1%)	6 (3.0%)	110 (54.5%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	20.9	4749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		29.1	4002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	747									11.8		11.8	20.7	34.5	23.5				26.1	20.7	37.9	17.7				25.0				$20,387	$3,406	$16,981
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	316 Howard St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5496	426	15	28.4	62.7%	103 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	309 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	35.9	3505^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		45.4	2837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	668	5.4	5.4	12.2	12.2	13.5	13.5	4.1	4.1	24.2		24.2	25.7	47.3	34.9				36.2	37.1	41.9	21.2				33.8				$16,096	$2,017	$14,079
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Lynn Dr.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5443	396	18	22.0	37.1%	269 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	79.9	1161^st of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		80.9	1119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	42									54.1		54.1	67.1	55.4	72.9				65.4	65.8	48.2	49.2				55.3	95.4	96.5	96.5	$17,196	$1,997	$15,199
Pierpont Elementary	Public	K-5	1254 Marthas Vineyard Ct.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5470	304	12	26.4	34.9%	212 (69.7%)	3 (1.0%)	54 (17.8%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	81.7	1093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.1	1109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	16									63.0		63.0	51.3	69.5	69.6				64.6	51.3	65.0	53.3				57.6				$17,084	$1,607	$15,477
Lemon Grove	Public	K-8	450 Valmore Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1817	299	14	21.3	63.9%	134 (44.8%)	11 (3.7%)	134 (44.8%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	42.9	3008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		42.8	3013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	5									17.9	45.5	30.0	26.8	48.7	39.3	38.9	37.5	50.0	39.5	46.3	59.0	25.0	22.2	12.5	31.8	36.6				$20,895	$4,218	$16,677
Homestead (Alternative)	Public	K-8	150 Day Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7955	52	3	17.2	59.6%	21 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (48.1%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)								(n/a)											46.7							61.0							36.6				$20,739	$2,316	$18,423
Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Elmhurst St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1860	378	18	20.9	71.7%	119 (31.5%)	7 (1.9%)	231 (61.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	30.5	3919^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.2	3354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	565									22.2		22.2	29.3	31.6	47.6				36.5	35.1	21.1	24.2				26.7	95.9	97.3	95.9	$19,786	$4,308	$15,478

Frequently Asked Questions about E. P. Foster Elementary

What is the racial makeup of E. P. Foster Elementary?

Students at E. P. Foster Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of E. P. Foster Elementary attend?

Students who attend E. P. Foster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts
High : Ventura High

What district is E. P. Foster Elementary in?

Ventura Unified

How many students attend E. P. Foster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended E. P. Foster Elementary.

Is E. P. Foster Elementary a good school?

E. P. Foster Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of California elementary schools.

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