Juanamaria Elementary

Juanamaria Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus in Ventura, California, run under Ventura Unified. The school caters to 397 students in grades K through 5.

Within Ventura Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 14,346 students, Juanamaria Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Juanamaria Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 35% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Juanamaria Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Juanamaria Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ventura County put the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Juanamaria Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

The closest other public school is Citrus Glen Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Juanamaria Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 46% to 35%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Juanamaria Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.