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Enrollment
592
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006743
Anacapa Middle
100 South Mills Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-7900 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
403 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.5pp since 2014
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 27.8% | 24.2% | 30.4% |
| Math | 12.1% | 19.0% | 26.8% | 42.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 32.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.5% | 19.2% |
| 2018-19 | 46.7% | 33.5% |
| 2017-18 | 50.1% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 28.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anacapa Middle
Anacapa Middle's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anacapa Middle this school | 592 | 68.1% | 37.8% |
| La Joya Middle Visalia | 727 | 71.1% | 32.8% |
| De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts Ventura | 577 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| Rancho San Justo Hollister | 653 | 69.4% | 23.6% |
| Green Acres Middle Visalia | 761 | 68.3% | 35.8% |
| John Knight Middle Dixon | 634 | 69.4% | 25.5% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anacapa Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #565 of 1,224 | #13 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #579 of 1,227 ▼ 77 | #12 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #589 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #15 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #122 of 1,214 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #773 of 1,377 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #1,050 of 1,279 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #780 of 1,278 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #746 of 1,329 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #49 of 930 | #3 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
-271 (-31%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 27.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 24.9 | 23.8:1 | 68% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 27 | 23.5:1 | 69% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 31.7 | 21.8:1 | 67% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 32 | 27.0:1 | 68% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 36.1 | 25.8:1 | 67% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 31 | 27.9:1 | 55% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | N/A | N/A | 53% (505) |
| 2000-01 | 998 | 34 | 29.4:1 | 30% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 883 | 33 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anacapa Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (931 to 592); teachers down 31% (36.1 to 24.9).
About Anacapa Middle
Anacapa Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Ventura, California. The school counted 592 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Anacapa Middle falls under Ventura Unified, which has 27 schools enrolling 14,346 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Anacapa Middle is 73%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Ventura County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anacapa Middle is 23.8:1, based on 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 59% for public schools in Ventura County.
On the allk12 Grade, Anacapa Middle lands at B, ahead of 63% of California public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Anacapa Middle is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.8% actual, 39.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Ventura County, median household income comes to about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County counts 238 public schools with about 147,841 students.
Anacapa Middle's nearest public school is Golden Valley Charter (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Anacapa Middle. On state test proficiency, Anacapa Middle ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Anacapa Middle has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 31% drop, from 863 to 592. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 27.0:1 in 2020-21 to 23.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ventura Unified
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Ventura
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Valley Charter0.2 mi · 574
- Pacific High0.3 mi · 213
- Loma Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 396
- Lemon Grove0.6 mi · 299
- Will Rogers Elementary0.9 mi · 426
- Elmhurst Elementary1.1 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Anacapa MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Anacapa Middle?
Anacapa Middle enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 06-08.
Is Anacapa Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anacapa Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anacapa Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anacapa Middle is approximately 23.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anacapa Middle?
At Anacapa Middle, the student body is approximately 17% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Anacapa Middle public or private?
Anacapa Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ventura Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.