Enrollment
221
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGGS ELEMENTARY·NCES 060603000540
Briggs Elementary
14438 West Telegraph Rd., Santa Paula, CA 93060 · (805) 525-7151 · Ventura County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
17.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
147 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 28% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Briggs Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 23.0% | 33.8% | 35.1% |
| Math | 6.7% | 15.7% | 28.3% | 49.3% |
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 | 31.1% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 18.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 14.2% |
| 2020-21 | 36.7% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 50.7% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.7% | 27.6% |
| 2016-17 | 41.8% | 20.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Briggs Elementary
Briggs Elementary's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Elementary this school | 221 | 66.5% | 24.1% |
| EJE Middle Academy El Cajon | 254 | 67.7% | N/A |
| Dean L. Shively South El Monte | 289 | 75.8% | 44.0% |
| Sierra Vista Middle La Puente | 270 | 80.0% | 29.5% |
| Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High Arbuckle | 321 | 72.6% | 35.7% |
| Holtville Middle Holtville | 257 | 81.3% | 48.1% |
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 Briggs Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #936 of 1,224 | #22 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #786 of 1,227 ▲ 128 | #18 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #958 of 1,227 ▲ 120 | #21 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #487 of 1,214 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,266 of 1,377 | #28 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #176 of 1,279 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,170 of 1,278 | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #762 of 1,329 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #232 of 930 | #13 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
221
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 221 | 12.5 | 17.7:1 | 67% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 12.5 | 19.1:1 | 62% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 15.2 | 15.0:1 | 66% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 58% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 14 | 20.8:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 11 | 26.0:1 | 76% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | N/A | N/A | 70% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 11 | 24.8:1 | 67% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briggs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (291 to 221); teachers down 11% (14 to 12.5).
About Briggs Elementary
Briggs Elementary is a middle-grades school located in Santa Paula, California, in Ventura County. Enrollment totals 221 students across grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 66% below that mark.
Briggs Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
A large majority of enrollment at Briggs Elementary is Hispanic, at 95%. The rest of enrollment is 3% White. Among all residents of Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Its ratio of 17.7:1 is based on 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%.
Briggs Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of California public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Briggs Elementary would score about 40.6%. It scores 24.1%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Ventura County show that median household income comes to about $109,797, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ventura County counts 238 public schools with about 147,841 students.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, Blanchard Elementary, is the closest to Briggs Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Briggs Elementary is behind the 30.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The federal government classifies Briggs Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%.
On allk12, people connected to Briggs Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Santa Paula
- Santa Paula HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Grace Thille ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other Briggs Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Briggs Elementary. Briggs Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Briggs ElementaryAshburnham, MA · 461 students
- Briggs ElementaryFlorence, SC · 451 students
- Briggs Elementary SchoolMaquoketa, IA · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Blanchard Elementary1.5 mi · 317
- Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies1.9 mi · 60
- Glen City Elementary2.0 mi · 675
- Olivelands Elementary2.1 mi · 236
- Renaissance High2.6 mi · 113
- Isbell Middle2.7 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Briggs ElementaryHow many students attend Briggs Elementary?
Briggs Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades 05-08.
Is Briggs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Briggs Elementary is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Briggs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Briggs Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Briggs Elementary?
At Briggs Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is Briggs Elementary public or private?
Briggs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Briggs Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.