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Sheridan Way Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sheridan Way Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 325 students in the Ventura Unified School District, located in a high-need area where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools with proficiency rates far below district and state averages; for example, only about 13% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to nearly 50% across the state. This underperformance is persistent and has worsened over the past decade, even though the school spends a relatively high amount per student. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Poinsettia Elementary (10.6%) or Will Rogers Elementary (11.2%).

Interesting comparisons within the same community highlight stark differences: schools like Pierpont Elementary and Loma Vista Elementary, located just miles away, achieve strong academic results. The data suggests attendance interventions and examining instructional practices could be key, especially since the school shows a relative strength in serving its Special Education students. The proximity to higher-performing schools, including the Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education, indicates that effective models for student success exist nearby within the district.

325

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,795

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

573 Sheridan Way
Ventura, CA 93001-1852

(805) 641-5491

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend Sheridan Way Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

White:

4.3%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg40%

California avg41%

5,584^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	10.7	5584 of 5857	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5638 of 5869	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5587 of 5859	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	5183 of 5883	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1186 of 1417	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4913 of 5789	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4352 of 5662	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.2	3585 of 5692	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3878 of 5614	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.4	4796 of 5611	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	5365 of 5530	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	5343 of 5390	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	5310 of 5377	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	5148 of 5314	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	4721 of 5193	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	3792 of 5113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	3422 of 5113	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	3048 of 4818	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.9	3415 of 4822	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.2	2987 of 4809	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	2953 of 3162	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2496 of 3245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	2793 of 3311	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	204 of 602	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	1544 of 3275	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	1656 of 3246	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5373 of 5597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5486 of 5612	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5226 of 5609	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4860 of 5635	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1138 of 1267	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4764 of 5492	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3982 of 5413	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	4843 of 5107	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4841 of 5107	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	4813 of 5087	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4271 of 5084	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4001 of 4963	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3477 of 4830	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5172 of 5460	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5193 of 5517	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5012 of 5363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4493 of 5264	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	793 of 1110	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3981 of 5173	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3396 of 5084	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5260 of 5628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5261 of 5643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	5478 of 5638	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5024 of 5663	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	992 of 1272	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4617 of 5510	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4532 of 5431	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1231 of 2635	53.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Listening7%-18 vs state

Writing5%-12 vs state

Overall2%-7 vs state

Reading0%-8 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 (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	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
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				$19,795	$17,904	$1,891
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	$23,261	$21,458	$1,803
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93002	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
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				$23,059	$21,408	$1,651
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
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				$17,819	$17,216	$603
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Way Elementary

Is Sheridan Way Elementary a good school?

Sheridan Way Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sheridan Way Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Sheridan Way Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan Way Elementary?

Students at Sheridan Way Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Sheridan Way Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sheridan Way Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Sheridan Way Elementary in?

Ventura Unified

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