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Elmhurst Elementary

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Elmhurst Elementary ranks 3919 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elmhurst Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 378 students in the Ventura Unified School District, but it consistently ranks in the lower third of all California elementary schools with a 2-star rating.

Academically, the school's students perform below both district and state averages in all core subjects, with only about a third proficient in English and a quarter in Math. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over 22% of students missing too much school, which is higher than the district average. The school serves a population with high economic need, with over 70% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it receives substantial per-student funding that is higher than most nearby schools, yet it achieves the lowest academic outcomes in the local area.

This performance stands in stark contrast to several high-performing schools very close by, such as Mound Elementary and Pierpont Elementary, which have 4-star ratings. Interestingly, Portola Elementary, which serves a student population with a similarly high level of economic need, achieves significantly better academic results, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide compared to Elmhurst's 33rd.

378

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,925

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5080 Elmhurst St.
Ventura, CA 93003-3999

(805) 289-1860

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend Elmhurst Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anacapa Middle
High:	Buena High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

White:

31.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,919^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	30.5	3919 of 5857	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3354 of 5869	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3668 of 5859	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3666 of 5883	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	816 of 1417	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3747 of 5789	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3819 of 5662	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	3405 of 5692	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	3264 of 5614	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	3190 of 5611	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	3881 of 5530	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.3	2785 of 5390	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	3641 of 5377	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	3803 of 5314	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.7	2382 of 5193	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.2	2415 of 5113	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.6	2224 of 5113	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	1885 of 4818	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	1867 of 4822	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.8	1367 of 4809	71.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	2395 of 3245	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	702 of 3275	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	28.2	2513 of 3246	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4061 of 5597	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3217 of 5612	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3838 of 5609	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3236 of 5635	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	818 of 1267	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3384 of 5492	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3770 of 5413	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3216 of 5107	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2364 of 5107	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	3148 of 5087	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3121 of 5084	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3771 of 4963	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3678 of 4830	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3892 of 5460	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	3264 of 5517	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3435 of 5363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3492 of 5264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	309 of 1110	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	3978 of 5173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4363 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	3468 of 5628	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3271 of 5643	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3227 of 5638	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3795 of 5663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	645 of 1272	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3667 of 5510	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3615 of 5431	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1578 of 2847	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1948 of 2598	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	2045 of 2651	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	2147 of 2661	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2339 of 2726	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2076 of 2834	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	2198 of 2737	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Elmhurst is a wonderful school, my children love it, our second home. Close Quote

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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
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	$18,925	$15,968	$2,957
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				$20,567	$20,322	$245
Mound Elementary	Public	K-5	455 South Hill Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1886	490	21	23.2	38.6%	204 (41.6%)	8 (1.6%)	176 (35.9%)	60 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.1%)	83.9	967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		87.3	845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	122									58.4		58.4	61.0	58.0	83.1				66.8	61.0	58.0	66.2				61.5				$18,560	$17,108	$1,452
Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	350 North Victoria Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7971	351	15	23.4	38.5%	200 (57.0%)	3 (0.9%)	115 (32.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.0%)	73.8	1428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		57.9	2155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	727									48.4		48.4	71.2	52.4	65.6				63.2	64.6	49.2	35.9				50.0				$22,281	$20,716	$1,565
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	$16,517	$15,440	$1,077
Portola Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Eagle St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1734	444	17	26.1	70.3%	120 (27.0%)	10 (2.3%)	256 (57.7%)	31 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	68.2	1680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		70.4	1576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	104									34.5		34.5	51.3	66.3	50.6				56.3	54.7	66.7	40.0				53.9				$17,917	$16,702	$1,215
Montalvo Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Grand Ave.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1872	397	16	24.8	66.5%	71 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	306 (77.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	47.7	2719^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		48.8	2622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	97	16.3	16.3	25.6	25.6	20.9	20.9	18.6	18.6	35.7		35.7	43.1	38.3	47.6				42.0	44.6	44.4	26.2				40.4				$17,841	$16,764	$1,077
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				$23,903	$21,398	$2,505
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				$15,995	$15,024	$971
Juanamaria Elementary	Public	K-5	100 South Crocker Ave.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-0291	397	17	24.0	55.9%	140 (35.3%)	5 (1.3%)	220 (55.4%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	41.7	3097^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		56.3	2223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.1%	874									30.6		30.6	37.9	33.3	43.5				38.9	29.3	40.0	37.7				36.0	96.4		96.4	$22,135	$20,612	$1,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmhurst Elementary

What schools do graduates of Elmhurst Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elmhurst Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anacapa Middle
High : Buena High

How many students attend Elmhurst Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Elmhurst Elementary.

What district is Elmhurst Elementary in?

Ventura Unified

Is Elmhurst Elementary a good school?

Elmhurst Elementary ranks 3919^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elmhurst Elementary?

Students at Elmhurst Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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