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Which teacher or staff member at Balboa Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
845
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006746
Balboa Middle
247 Hill Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-1800 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
24.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
497 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 | 299 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%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
45.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
33.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 28.0% | 26.5% | 27.6% |
| Math | 16.8% | 17.1% | 25.5% | 40.6% |
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 | 45.8% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 31.8% |
| 2020-21 | 46.7% | 30.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.2% | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 55.8% | 45.7% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Balboa Middle
Balboa Middle's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa Middle this school | 845 | 58.8% | 39.0% |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy Vista | 834 | 58.2% | 39.4% |
| Sinaloa Middle Simi Valley | 843 | 60.5% | 32.9% |
| Robert L. McCaffrey Middle Galt | 779 | 53.7% | 43.9% |
| Cerro Villa Middle Villa Park | 747 | 57.8% | 46.4% |
| Redwood Middle Napa | 868 | 64.1% | 33.0% |
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 Balboa Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #537 of 1,224 | #11 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #520 of 1,227 ▼ 3 | #11 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #582 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #14 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #317 of 1,214 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #372 of 1,377 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #1,106 of 1,279 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #535 of 1,278 | #15 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #844 of 1,329 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #166 of 930 | #9 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
845
-293 (-26%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 28.4:1
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 | 845 | 34.8 | 24.3:1 | 59% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 36.9 | 25.5:1 | 55% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 41.8 | 25.7:1 | 48% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 1,138 | 40 | 28.4:1 | 50% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 1,155 | 41 | 28.2:1 | 49% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 40 | 28.9:1 | 37% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 1,338 | N/A | N/A | 42% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 1,234 | 41 | 30.1:1 | 26% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 972 | 39 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Balboa Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,155 to 845); teachers down 15% (41 to 34.8).
About Balboa Middle
Balboa Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Ventura, California. School enrollment was 845 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 28% above that.
Balboa Middle is run by Ventura Unified, whose 27 schools enroll 14,346 students.
At Balboa Middle, Hispanic students make up 58% of the student body. Next come 32% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Balboa Middle total 34.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school counts 497 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. For comparison, public schools in Ventura County average 59%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Balboa Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Balboa Middle is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.0% versus 45.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Balboa Middle is located in Ventura County, where the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Balboa Middle, Ventura County has 237 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Mound Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.4%, higher than Balboa Middle's 39.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 293 students since 2020-21, to 845. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 24.3:1, from 28.4:1.
Discussions about Balboa Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 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
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Mound Elementary0.2 mi · 490
- Buena High0.4 mi · 1,585
- Poinsettia Elementary0.6 mi · 351
- Portola Elementary0.9 mi · 444
- Foothill Technology High0.9 mi · 951
- Elmhurst Elementary1.0 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Balboa MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Balboa Middle?
Balboa Middle enrolls approximately 845 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Balboa Middle serve?
Balboa Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Balboa Middle have?
Balboa Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
How diverse is Balboa Middle?
Balboa Middle reports a student body of 32% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Balboa Middle in?
Balboa Middle is part of Ventura Unified.
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