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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063684006256
Hollow Hills Elementary
828 Gibson Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93065 · (805) 520-6720 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
221 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 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
66%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
69.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
68.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.5% | 27.2% | 19.5% | 10.8% |
| Math | 38.3% | 30.0% | 21.3% | 10.4% |
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 | 69.7% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 62.8% |
| 2022-23 | 69.7% | 60.6% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 60.8% |
| 2020-21 | 68.3% | 54.3% |
| 2018-19 | 70.7% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 75.1% | 59.1% |
| 2016-17 | 67.9% | 57.6% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Hollow Hills Elementary
Hollow Hills Elementary's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Hills Elementary this school | 560 | 39.5% | 66.2% |
| Valencia Elementary Upland | 571 | 40.8% | 63.0% |
| Serrano Elementary Villa Park | 524 | 40.1% | 51.3% |
| Mound Elementary Ventura | 490 | 38.6% | 65.6% |
| La Madera Elementary Lake Forest | 554 | 37.4% | 59.7% |
| Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts Fullerton | 610 | 39.7% | 61.6% |
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 Hollow Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #832 of 5,151 | #17 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #674 of 5,172 ▲ 228 | #10 of 122 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #764 of 5,172 ▲ 70 | #16 of 122 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #2,330 of 5,116 | #57 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,764 of 5,915 | #26 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.0:1 | #5,236 of 5,352 | #123 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #1,140 of 5,354 | #9 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #4,353 of 5,625 | #90 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #1,576 of 3,837 | #44 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
560
-72 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 560 | 20 | 28.0:1 | 39% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 23 | 28.0:1 | 39% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 26 | 24.5:1 | 38% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 19% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 25 | 27.5:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 24 | 28.3:1 | 19% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | N/A | N/A | 10% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 30 | 22.6:1 | 5% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 22 | 29.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollow Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (688 to 560); teachers down 20% (25 to 20).
About Hollow Hills Elementary
In Simi Valley, California, part of Ventura County, Hollow Hills Elementary is an elementary school. The school counts 560 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 20% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Simi Valley Unified enrolls 15,418 students in 27 schools, including Hollow Hills Elementary.
White students form the largest group at Hollow Hills Elementary, 42% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Ventura County residents are about 52% White. By the diversity index, Hollow Hills Elementary comes in at 66%.
Teachers at Hollow Hills Elementary total 20 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 28.0:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 221 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 39%. That is 20 points below the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Hollow Hills Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Hollow Hills Elementary is 9.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Ventura County has about 837,469 residents, and median household income is about $109,797, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 238 public schools in Ventura County, with a combined enrollment of about 147,841.
The closest public school, Hillside Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Hollow Hills Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Hollow Hills Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 632 in 2020-21 and 560 in 2024-25, a decrease of 72 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (28.0:1) than in 2020-21 (24.3:1).
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Hillside Middle0.6 mi · 1,138
- Royal High0.7 mi · 1,835
- Crestview Elementary0.8 mi · 248
- Monte Vista1.1 mi · 371
- Berylwood Elementary1.2 mi · 457
- Sinaloa Middle1.4 mi · 843
Frequently asked questions
About Hollow Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Hollow Hills Elementary?
Hollow Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hollow Hills Elementary serve?
Hollow Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hollow Hills Elementary?
Approximately 28.0:1 students per teacher at Hollow Hills Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hollow Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Hollow Hills Elementary are roughly 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollow Hills Elementary?
Hollow Hills Elementary is overseen by Simi Valley Unified in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.