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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Berylwood Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063684006250
Berylwood Elementary
2300 Heywood St., Simi Valley, CA 93065 · (805) 520-6705 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
348 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
28.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 7.8% | 20.4% | 22.8% | 49.0% |
| Math | 4.8% | 15.7% | 28.1% | 51.4% |
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 | 28.2% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 18.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.7% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.3% | 22.8% |
| 2020-21 | 21.4% | 14.6% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 26.7% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 21.8% |
| 2016-17 | 29.8% | 21.0% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Berylwood Elementary
Berylwood Elementary's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berylwood Elementary this school | 457 | 76.1% | 23.7% |
| Palm Avenue Elementary San Bernardino | 479 | 77.9% | 46.4% |
| Indian Hills Elementary Jurupa Valley | 457 | 76.4% | 30.4% |
| Northmead Elementary Patterson | 528 | 76.5% | 37.7% |
| Pinkham Elementary Visalia | 476 | 74.6% | 26.0% |
| Rio Del Mar Oxnard | 499 | 75.8% | 33.3% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Berylwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #4,228 of 5,151 | #106 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,261 of 5,172 ▲ 41 | #104 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #4,162 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #103 of 122 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #923 of 5,116 | #24 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,942 of 5,915 | #53 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,826 of 5,352 | #78 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #3,909 of 5,354 | #81 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #2,534 of 5,625 | #39 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #2,449 of 3,837 | #67 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
457
-59 (-11%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 457 | 20.1 | 22.8:1 | 76% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 79% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 21.6 | 23.5:1 | 71% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 23 | 22.4:1 | 69% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 86% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 23 | 22.8:1 | 79% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | N/A | N/A | 76% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 919 | 43 | 21.4:1 | 46% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 30 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berylwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (519 to 457); teachers down 13% (23 to 20.1).
About Berylwood Elementary
Berylwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Simi Valley, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 457 students.
Berylwood Elementary is part of a district of 27 schools: Simi Valley Unified, with 15,418 students.
Federal enrollment data show Berylwood Elementary is 82% Hispanic. Other groups make up 10% White, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 22.8:1 comes from the school's 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The 59% average for public schools in Ventura County is 17 points lower.
allk12 grades Berylwood Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Berylwood Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.7% is 11.3 points below the 34.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Ventura County residents, the median household income is $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Berylwood Elementary, Ventura County has 237 other public schools.
Vista Elementary is the public school closest to Berylwood Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Berylwood Elementary ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Berylwood Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 fewer students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Berylwood Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Simi Valley Unified
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Hillside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- Santa Susana HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 843 students
Other schools in Simi Valley
- California Virtual Academy @ Los AngelesCombined · 5,705 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San DiegoCombined · 3,924 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San JoaquinCombined · 3,219 students
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Royal HighHigh · 1,835 students
- iQ Academy California-Los AngelesCombined · 1,721 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 567
- Justin Elementary0.5 mi · 103
- Hillside Middle0.9 mi · 1,138
- Sycamore Elementary0.9 mi · 359
- Crestview Elementary1.0 mi · 248
- Park View Elementary1.0 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Berylwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Berylwood Elementary?
Berylwood Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Berylwood Elementary serve?
Berylwood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Berylwood Elementary have?
Berylwood Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berylwood Elementary?
At Berylwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Berylwood Elementary public or private?
Berylwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Simi Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.