Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93040

Summary:

Zip code 93040, serving the Piru area, contains one public elementary school, Piru Elementary, which educates students in grades K-5.

Piru Elementary shows notable strengths, including a significantly lower rate of chronic student absenteeism compared to both its district and the state, and it outperforms its own Fillmore Unified district average in English Language Arts. The school is on a positive trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking over the past three years. It serves a community with high economic need, with over three-quarters of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Areas for growth are evident in mathematics and science proficiency, which are below state averages, with a particular drop in math scores in the upper grades. The school's per-student spending is higher than typical for California. Overall, Piru Elementary demonstrates effective practices in attendance and English while facing academic challenges common within the broader, lower-performing Fillmore Unified district context.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piru Elementary	Public	K-5	3811 East Center St.	Piru	93040	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 521-1709	272	12	22.2	76.8%	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		22.5	4631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	654	10.0	10.0	45.8	32.5	46.0	42.0	36.7	22.5	8.0	22.3	$22,198	$1,622	$20,576

Cities Near Zip Code 93040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Piru	0.94 mi	1	688^th
Fillmore	7.22 mi	8	763^rd
Castaic	8.87 mi	8	243^rd
Moorpark	9.05 mi	12	171^st
Simi Valley	9.7 mi	53	386^th

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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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