Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006753
Elmhurst Elementary
5080 Elmhurst St., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-1860 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
271 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
34.2%
CA avg 35.6% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 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 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
378
-70 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.3:1
% White
31%
was 31%
% Hispanic
61%
was 60%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Elmhurst Elementary
Located at 5080 Elmhurst St., in Ventura, California, Elmhurst Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school that hosts 378 students (grades K through 5), part of Ventura Unified.
Elmhurst Elementary is one of 27 schools operated by Ventura Unified, a district that educates 14,346 students overall.
Demographically, Elmhurst Elementary reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 31% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Ventura County's rate of about 59%.
After controlling for student poverty, Elmhurst Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 34.6%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ventura County) records that the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Elmhurst Elementary is one.
El Camino High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmhurst Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.2%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elmhurst Elementary has ticked down 16%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025.
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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
- El Camino High0.5 mi · 221
- Foothill Technology High0.5 mi · 951
- Homestead (Alternative)0.5 mi · 52
- Buena High0.7 mi · 1,585
- Pacific High0.9 mi · 213
- Balboa Middle1.0 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Elmhurst ElementaryHow large is Elmhurst Elementary?
Elmhurst Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
Is Elmhurst Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elmhurst Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Elmhurst Elementary have?
Elmhurst Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Elmhurst Elementary?
Student demographics at Elmhurst Elementary are roughly 31% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elmhurst Elementary public or private?
Elmhurst Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ventura Unified.
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