Arroyo Elementary

Set in Simi Valley, California, Arroyo Elementary is an intimate elementary school, part of Simi Valley Unified. It hosts 264 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Simi Valley Unified comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 15,418 students; Arroyo Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Arroyo Elementary records that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arroyo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.7%.

In the surrounding community, Ventura County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Arroyo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Insight @ San Joaquin, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 235 students in 2018 compared to 264 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.