Las Colinas Middle

Las Colinas Middle, a moderately sized junior high in Camarillo, California, operated by Pleasant Valley, teaches 819 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Pleasant Valley comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,835 students; Las Colinas Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Las Colinas Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% White, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Ventura County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Las Colinas Middle has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Las Colinas Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, Las Colinas Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Las Colinas Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Tierra Linda Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Las Colinas Middle at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Las Colinas Middle has contracted 15%, going from 960 students in 2018 to 819 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 32% to 42%.

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