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Montalvo Elementary

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Montalvo Elementary ranks 2719 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montalvo Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 397 students in the Ventura Unified School District, maintaining an average statewide ranking while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Montalvo shows a notable strength in mathematics, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, a significant achievement compared to some nearby schools like Elmhurst Elementary and Juanamaria Elementary. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate better than the district and state. Furthermore, Montalvo operates with lower per-student funding than several comparison schools but achieves comparable or better results in key areas, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

While math is a strength, English Language Arts proficiency lags behind district and state averages, indicating an area for focus. Performance also varies by grade, with fifth-grade math showing a particular drop. The school performs well for many students but has room for growth with others. When compared to higher-performing schools in the district like Mound Elementary and Poinsettia Elementary, Montalvo's overall academic results are lower, which is an important consideration for parents evaluating their options within Ventura Unified.

397

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,467

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Grand Ave.
Ventura, CA 93003-6729

(805) 289-1872

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend Montalvo Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ventura High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

17.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,719^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	47.7	2719 of 5857	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2622 of 5869	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2527 of 5859	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2666 of 5883	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	772 of 1417	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	2403 of 5789	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	2737 of 5662	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	2290 of 5692	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	2437 of 5614	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	2940 of 5611	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	3968 of 5530	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3838 of 5390	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	3427 of 5377	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	2944 of 5314	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	2934 of 5193	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	2946 of 5113	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	2793 of 5113	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	2598 of 4818	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.1	3689 of 4822	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3900 of 4809	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	3115 of 3245	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	248 of 602	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	1250 of 3275	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1108 of 3246	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2829 of 5597	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2541 of 5612	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	2433 of 5609	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2466 of 5635	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	540 of 1267	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	2243 of 5492	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	3113 of 5413	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1854 of 5107	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	1832 of 5107	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1715 of 5087	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	1981 of 5084	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1699 of 4963	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	2152 of 4830	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3177 of 5460	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3218 of 5517	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2969 of 5363	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2701 of 5264	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	623 of 1110	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	2283 of 5173	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	3062 of 5084	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2519 of 5628	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2477 of 5643	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	2427 of 5638	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2700 of 5663	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	889 of 1272	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	2393 of 5510	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2274 of 5431	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1815 of 2598	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1029 of 2834	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Writing21%+4 vs state

Reading19%+11 vs state

Overall16%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$16,467	$2,733	$13,734
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						$18,327	$2,077	$16,250
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						$18,335	$2,468	$15,867
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
Rio del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	839	33	25.7	54.6%	104 (12.4%)	23 (2.7%)	558 (66.5%)	97 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	66.5	1765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		58.3	2131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	366									41.4	21.8	33.5	37.1	60.0	68.1	61.7	61.6	48.7	57.0	50.6	49.5	37.1	43.9	38.4	37.2	42.8						$23,003	$1,927	$21,076
Rio del Norte	Public	K-5	2500 Lobelia Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 604-1412	495	22	22.5	73.1%	19 (3.8%)	18 (3.6%)	431 (87.1%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21	4741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.4	4334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	407									14.3		14.3	29.5	31.9	27.0				29.6	24.4	22.2	20.6				22.5	86.2	93.1	86.2	92.0	89.7	$21,787	$1,841	$19,946
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						$18,716	$2,737	$15,979
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		$21,729	$3,033	$18,696
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
Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	8880 Halifax St.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-2717	418	18	23.2	54.1%	154 (36.8%)	5 (1.2%)	220 (52.6%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	55.3	2287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		45.3	2846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	559									29.2		29.2	56.3	43.6	52.8				51.2	50.0	46.8	33.7				42.3						$16,873	$2,210	$14,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Montalvo Elementary

What district is Montalvo Elementary in?

Ventura Unified

Is Montalvo Elementary a good school?

Montalvo Elementary ranks 2719^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Montalvo Elementary?

Students at Montalvo Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Montalvo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Montalvo Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Montalvo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montalvo Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ventura High

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