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Which teacher or staff member at Las Colinas Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
819
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY·NCES 063099011372
Las Colinas Middle
5750 Fieldcrest Dr., Camarillo, CA 93012 · (805) 383-5320 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of California public middle schools
- A-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.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
246 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 294 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
62.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
48.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 33.1% | 18.3% | 19.1% |
| Math | 28.7% | 19.7% | 25.6% | 26.0% |
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 | 62.6% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.8% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.3% | 44.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.9% | 52.8% |
| 2017-18 | 62.1% | 48.7% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 51.8% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Las Colinas Middle
Las Colinas Middle's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Colinas Middle this school | 819 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| Dolores Huerta Middle Burbank | 931 | 30.6% | 41.6% |
| Sequoia Middle Newbury Park | 798 | 31.0% | 48.5% |
| Rosedale Middle Bakersfield | 810 | 29.6% | 49.0% |
| Luther Burbank Middle Burbank | 1,030 | 29.9% | 47.5% |
| Castillero Middle San Jose | 865 | 32.0% | 53.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Las Colinas Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #301 of 1,224 | #5 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #286 of 1,227 ▲ 22 | #3 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #293 of 1,227 ▲ 34 | #4 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #747 of 1,214 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #410 of 1,377 | #11 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,026 of 1,279 | #22 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #259 of 1,278 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #1,148 of 1,329 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #514 of 930 | #20 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
819
+50 (+7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 819 | 34.8 | 23.6:1 | 30% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 32.3 | 23.2:1 | 30% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 33.3 | 22.1:1 | 29% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 21% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 960 | 39.6 | 24.2:1 | 19% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 39 | 25.8:1 | 19% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | N/A | N/A | 18% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Colinas Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (960 to 819); teachers down 12% (39.6 to 34.8).
About Las Colinas Middle
Camarillo, California, is home to Las Colinas Middle, a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 819 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
Las Colinas Middle is one of 11 schools in Pleasant Valley, which enrolls 5,835 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Las Colinas Middle, at 42%. Other reported shares: 38% White, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 44% Hispanic share among all Ventura County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Las Colinas Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.6:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The lunch program counts 30% of students at Las Colinas Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Las Colinas Middle is B-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Las Colinas Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 53.7% actual against 61.9% predicted.
Across Ventura County, the median household income is $109,797, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ventura County is home to 238 public schools and about 147,841 public school students.
Tierra Linda Elementary is the public school closest to Las Colinas Middle, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Las Colinas Middle ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 53.7% versus a 61.4% average.
The federal government classifies Las Colinas Middle's location as City: Small.
Enrollment at Las Colinas Middle climbed 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 769 to 819 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.6:1 in 2020-21, and 23.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Las Colinas Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Pleasant Valley
- Los Primeros School of Sciences & ArtsElementary · 614 students
- La MariposaElementary · 601 students
- Rancho Rosal ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Monte Vista MiddleMiddle · 576 students
- Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and ArtsElementary · 540 students
- Tierra Linda ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Camarillo
- Adolfo Camarillo HighHigh · 1,969 students
- Rancho Campana HighHigh · 826 students
- Peak Prep Pleasant ValleyCombined · 820 students
- University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel IslandsElementary · 743 students
- Los Primeros School of Sciences & ArtsElementary · 614 students
- La MariposaElementary · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Linda Elementary0.6 mi · 502
- La Mariposa1.0 mi · 601
- Triton Academy1.4 mi · 84
- Ventura County Special Education1.5 mi · 231
- Rancho Campana High1.5 mi · 826
- Adolfo Camarillo High1.5 mi · 1,969
Frequently asked questions
About Las Colinas MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Las Colinas Middle?
Las Colinas Middle enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Las Colinas Middle serve?
Las Colinas Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Las Colinas Middle have?
Las Colinas Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Las Colinas Middle?
Student demographics at Las Colinas Middle are roughly 38% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Las Colinas Middle in?
Las Colinas Middle is part of Pleasant Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.