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Sheridan Way Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5673rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sheridan Way Elementary is a K–5 school in Ventura, California, serving 325 students in the Ventura Unified area. Its clearest challenge is low proficiency across subjects: in 2025–26, 16% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math, and 8% in science, the lowest results among the eight nearby K–5 schools with scores in all three subjects.

The school’s results are below state and district levels, as well as nearby-school averages, in all three subjects. Compared with state results, Sheridan Way was behind by 34 percentage points in ELA, 27 in math, and 28 in science; compared with district results, it was behind by 32, 25, and 23 points, respectively. Its scores were also 28 to 29 points below nearby-school averages. Fourth grade is a relative bright spot: ELA proficiency was 22% and math was 19%, higher than Sheridan Way’s other tested grades. Still, both scores were well below state and district results, and among nearby schools were higher only than E. P. Foster’s in grade 4.

Scores have moved unevenly since 2022–23: ELA rose from 13% to 16%, while math fell from 16% to 12% and science edged up from 6% to 8%. Over that period, the gap with the state was essentially unchanged in ELA but widened by 8 points in math and 4 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Sheridan Way in the 2nd statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–26; its enrollment and student–teacher ratio are closer to typical nearby-school levels, with a ratio of 25.0 compared with the nearby average of 24.6. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 94% in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools with the same measure and year; this is context, not an explanation for scores. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 statewide percentile for Special Education Students was 53, compared with 4 overall, a notably stronger ranking for how well the school serves that group. Its English Language Learner Students percentile fell from 23 in 2022–23 to 7 in 2023–24.

325
Students ?
25.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,795
Per pupil spending ?
94.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
93%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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 — 31st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school13%
District avg39%
California avg42%
5,673rd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 18Elementary Schools in the Ventura Unified
745th of 1,530Ventura 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.75673 of 58172.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.75584 of 58574.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.85638 of 58693.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.75587 of 58594.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.85183 of 588311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.81186 of 141716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.84913 of 578915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.74352 of 566223.1%★☆☆☆☆
201733.23585 of 569237.0%★★☆☆☆
201628.63878 of 561430.9%★★☆☆☆
201518.44796 of 561114.5%★☆☆☆☆
20138.35365 of 55303.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.75343 of 53900.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.65310 of 53771.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.05148 of 53143.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.24721 of 51939.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200827.43792 of 511325.8%★☆☆☆☆
200732.13422 of 511333.1%★★☆☆☆
200634.13048 of 481836.7%★★☆☆☆
200527.93415 of 482229.2%★☆☆☆☆
200434.22987 of 480937.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.02953 of 31626.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.42496 of 324523.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.42793 of 331115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202149.7204 of 60266.1%★★★☆☆
201944.11544 of 327552.9%★★★☆☆
201842.11656 of 324649.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.25401 of 55813.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.05373 of 55974.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.65486 of 56122.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.05226 of 56096.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.44860 of 563513.8%★☆☆☆☆
202116.61138 of 126710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201918.34764 of 549213.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.23982 of 541326.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.94933 of 50943.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.44843 of 51075.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.74841 of 51075.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.44813 of 50875.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.14271 of 508416.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.54001 of 496319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.23477 of 483028.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202610.15278 of 54232.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.05172 of 54605.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.35193 of 55175.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.35012 of 53636.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.14493 of 526414.6%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5793 of 111028.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.53981 of 517323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.13396 of 508433.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20269.65440 of 56032.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.95260 of 56286.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.85261 of 56436.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.75478 of 56382.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.05024 of 566311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.7992 of 127222.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.64617 of 551016.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.44532 of 543116.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202442.11231 of 263553.3%★★★☆☆
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
Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy16%-34 vs state
Mathematics12%-27 vs state
Science8%-28 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Way Elementary

Sheridan Way Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of California elementary schools.

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

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

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

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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