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How has Juanamaria Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006754
Juanamaria Elementary
100 South Crocker Ave., Ventura, CA 93004 · (805) 672-0291 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
24.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
222 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
57%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
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.1pp since 2014
Math
36.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 23.1% | 22.2% | 38.9% |
| Math | 16.3% | 19.7% | 28.1% | 36.0% |
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 | 38.9% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 46.9% | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 52.1% |
| 2017-18 | 62.6% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.2% | 55.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Juanamaria Elementary
Juanamaria Elementary's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juanamaria Elementary this school | 397 | 55.9% | 40.6% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Ventura | 418 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
| Oak Valley Elementary Buellton | 377 | 56.8% | 43.4% |
| Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy Lompoc | 398 | 58.3% | 29.4% |
| Coleman Elementary San Rafael | 378 | 60.8% | 45.5% |
| Tree of Life International Charter Anderson | 402 | 51.2% | N/A |
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 Juanamaria Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,435 of 5,151 | #56 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,654 of 5,172 ▼ 711 | #61 of 122 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,047 of 5,172 ▼ 717 | #70 of 122 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #113 of 5,116 | #2 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,736 of 5,915 | #79 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,807 of 5,352 | #99 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,174 of 5,354 | #47 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #3,650 of 5,625 | #70 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #2,114 of 3,837 | #56 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
397
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 397 | 16.5 | 24.1:1 | 56% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 17.5 | 22.9:1 | 50% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 18.8 | 21.9:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 20.1 | 23.1:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 43% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 35% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 22 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juanamaria Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (464 to 397); teachers down 18% (20.1 to 16.5).
About Juanamaria Elementary
Juanamaria Elementary sits in Ventura, California, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 397 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
The district, Ventura Unified, operates 27 schools serving 14,346 students.
The student body at Juanamaria Elementary is 55% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 35% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Juanamaria Elementary are from different groups.
Juanamaria Elementary reported 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 222 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment.
On the allk12 Grade, Juanamaria Elementary lands at C, ahead of 30% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Juanamaria Elementary are 6.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.6% actual, 46.8% predicted).
In Ventura County, median household income comes to about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County counts 238 public schools with about 147,841 students.
Citrus Glen Elementary, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Juanamaria Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Juanamaria Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Juanamaria Elementary had a net loss of 20 students, or 5%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Juanamaria Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Citrus Glen Elementary1.0 mi · 491
- Mound Elementary1.2 mi · 490
- Balboa Middle1.2 mi · 845
- Junipero Serra Elementary1.3 mi · 418
- Portola Elementary1.3 mi · 444
- Poinsettia Elementary1.5 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Juanamaria ElementaryHow many students attend Juanamaria Elementary?
Juanamaria Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Juanamaria Elementary serve?
Juanamaria Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juanamaria Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juanamaria Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juanamaria Elementary?
At Juanamaria Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Juanamaria Elementary?
Juanamaria Elementary is overseen by Ventura Unified in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.