Katherine Elementary

Set in Simi Valley, California, Katherine Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school, overseen by Simi Valley Unified. It educates 300 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Simi Valley Unified runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 15,418 students. Katherine Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Katherine Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 38% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Ventura County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Katherine Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

Across the wider county, 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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Katherine Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Simi Valley High, roughly 0.7 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), Katherine Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Katherine Elementary has declined 16%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 31% to 46%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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