Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY·NCES 063099004796
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy
35 Catalina Dr., Camarillo, CA 93010 · (805) 383-5305 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- B+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
20.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
125 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
54.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.7% | 27.4% | 21.1% | 21.7% |
| Math | 29.6% | 25.0% | 23.9% | 21.6% |
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 | 57.1% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 59.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 57.7% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 49.2% |
| 2020-21 | 45.8% | 50.4% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 56.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 47.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.1% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Camarillo Heights STEM Academy
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camarillo Heights STEM Academy this school | 353 | 35.4% | 57.6% |
| Bonsall West Elementary Oceanside | 383 | 38.1% | 59.7% |
| Sycamore Canyon Elementary Santee | 373 | 37.0% | 64.9% |
| Castaic Elementary Castaic | 417 | 32.9% | 56.8% |
| Ladera STARS Academy Thousand Oaks | 312 | 31.7% | 60.1% |
| Blanche Sprentz Elementary Folsom | 348 | 39.9% | 51.1% |
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 Camarillo Heights STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,246 of 5,151 | #27 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,334 of 5,172 ▼ 280 | #29 of 122 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,531 of 5,172 ▼ 241 | #33 of 122 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,464 of 5,116 | #30 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #4,249 of 5,915 | #89 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,355 of 5,352 | #39 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #1,289 of 5,354 | #10 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #4,533 of 5,625 | #98 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,480 of 3,837 | #90 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
353
+51 (+17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 35% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 17 | 22.8:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 19% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 6% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 22 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camarillo Heights STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (366 to 353); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Camarillo Heights STEM Academy
Federal records list Camarillo Heights STEM Academy as an elementary school in Camarillo, California. It reported 353 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.
Pleasant Valley has 5,835 students spread across 11 schools.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at Camarillo Heights STEM Academy, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 35% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. The school's 20.8:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points below the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Among California public elementary schools, Camarillo Heights STEM Academy outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.6% is 1.2 points below the 58.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Ventura County, the median household earns about $109,797 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Ventura County has 238 public schools with about 147,841 students, including Camarillo Heights STEM Academy.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands, is the closest to Camarillo Heights STEM Academy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Camarillo Heights STEM Academy. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Camarillo Heights STEM Academy is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 51 students, from 302 to 353.
On allk12, people connected to Camarillo Heights STEM Academy can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Camarillo Heights STEM AcademyHow large is Camarillo Heights STEM Academy?
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Camarillo Heights STEM Academy serve?
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Camarillo Heights STEM Academy?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Camarillo Heights STEM Academy.
How diverse is Camarillo Heights STEM Academy?
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy reports a student body of 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Camarillo Heights STEM Academy?
Camarillo Heights STEM Academy is overseen by Pleasant Valley in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.