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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098008433
Citrus Glen Elementary
9655 Darling Rd., Ventura, CA 93004 · (805) 672-0220 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- FThree-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
25.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
288 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
58%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
32.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -20.4pp since 2014
Math
34.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -21.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 17.9% | 26.8% | 40.6% |
| Math | 13.3% | 21.3% | 30.2% | 35.1% |
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 | 32.6% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 43.4% |
| 2020-21 | 40.4% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.6% | 58.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.1% | 56.9% |
| 2016-17 | 50.2% | 55.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Citrus Glen Elementary
Citrus Glen Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Glen Elementary this school | 491 | 58.7% | 33.8% |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary Santa Maria | 502 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
| Pat Butler Elementary Paso Robles | 472 | 60.4% | 38.8% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary Oceanside | 461 | 59.0% | 41.1% |
| Northlake Hills Elementary Castaic | 556 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
| Pine Grove Elementary Santa Maria | 569 | 58.7% | 51.4% |
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 Citrus Glen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,079 of 5,151 | #70 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,777 of 5,172 ▼ 332 | #64 of 122 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #3,718 of 5,172 ▼ 131 | #87 of 122 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.7pp | #243 of 5,116 | #6 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #2,546 of 5,915 | #46 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,797 of 5,352 | #116 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #2,039 of 5,354 | #40 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #3,539 of 5,625 | #65 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,629 of 3,837 | #45 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
491
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 491 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 59% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 17 | 27.6:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 18.5 | 25.6:1 | 55% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 19 | 26.0:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 24.1 | 24.9:1 | 53% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 24 | 24.6:1 | 47% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 41% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 31% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Citrus Glen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (600 to 491); teachers down 21% (24.1 to 19).
About Citrus Glen Elementary
Citrus Glen Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Ventura, California, under Ventura Unified. It reported 491 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Ventura Unified counts 14,346 students in its 27 schools, and Citrus Glen Elementary is one of them.
The largest group at Citrus Glen Elementary is Hispanic students, at 55%. Other groups make up 34% White and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 44% of Ventura County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are about 25.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Citrus Glen Elementary, which has 19. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Citrus Glen Elementary is about 59%. The figure for public schools in Ventura County is close, at 59%.
Citrus Glen Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.2%.
In Ventura County, home to about 837,469 people, median household income comes to about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County's 238 public schools enroll about 147,841 students and include Citrus Glen Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Junipero Serra Elementary is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.0%, higher than Citrus Glen Elementary's 33.8%.
Citrus Glen Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 494 in 2020-21, 491 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Citrus Glen Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
Other schools in Ventura
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Junipero Serra Elementary0.7 mi · 418
- Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy0.9 mi · 461
- Juanamaria Elementary1.0 mi · 397
- Providence1.7 mi · 35
- Portola Elementary1.9 mi · 444
- Mound Elementary2.1 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Citrus Glen ElementaryHow large is Citrus Glen Elementary?
Citrus Glen Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Citrus Glen Elementary serve?
Citrus Glen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Citrus Glen Elementary?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Citrus Glen Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Citrus Glen Elementary?
Student demographics at Citrus Glen Elementary are roughly 34% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Citrus Glen Elementary public or private?
Citrus Glen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ventura Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.