Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006747
Lemon Grove
450 Valmore Ave., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-1817 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- AThree-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
21.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
191 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 93% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
59%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
39.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 26.2% | 24.4% | 36.0% |
| Math | 8.7% | 27.9% | 25.0% | 38.4% |
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 | 39.5% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 27.6% |
| 2020-21 | 29.6% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.7% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 26.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Grove this school | 299 | 63.9% | 38.0% |
| Ferris Spanger Elementary Roseville | 301 | 61.8% | 47.1% |
| Friendly Hills Elementary Joshua Tree | 266 | 62.4% | 52.8% |
| Apperson Street Elementary Sunland | 355 | 65.6% | 54.1% |
| Ottomon Way Elementary Orangevale | 258 | 63.6% | 27.6% |
| Rockford Elementary Porterville | 301 | 62.5% | 29.3% |
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 Lemon Grove ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,665 of 5,151 | #58 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,577 of 5,172 ▼ 273 | #59 of 122 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,973 of 5,172 ▼ 228 | #69 of 122 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #632 of 5,116 | #16 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #4,773 of 5,915 | #108 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,737 of 5,352 | #48 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,885 of 5,354 | #30 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #3,285 of 5,625 | #57 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #2,707 of 3,837 | #72 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
299
+78 (+35%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 64% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 15 | 20.3:1 | 64% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 11 | 20.1:1 | 71% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 16.1 | 20.6:1 | 70% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 17 | 22.8:1 | 54% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 51% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 29% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemon Grove.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (332 to 299); teachers down 13% (16.1 to 14).
About Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove is a small elementary school in Ventura, California. Federal data show 299 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Lemon Grove is among 27 schools run by Ventura Unified, which serves 14,346 students.
About 45% of students at Lemon Grove are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
There are about 21.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lemon Grove, which has 14. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 64%.
Lemon Grove holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.1% for Lemon Grove. The school posts 38.0%, 4.1 points below the prediction.
The county, Ventura County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $109,797 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The county has 238 public schools and about 147,841 students.
Golden Valley Charter sits about 0.5 miles from Lemon Grove. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lemon Grove ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 221 (2020-21) to 299 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 21.4 in 2024-25.
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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
- Golden Valley Charter0.5 mi · 574
- Anacapa Middle0.6 mi · 592
- Will Rogers Elementary0.7 mi · 426
- Pacific High0.7 mi · 213
- Loma Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 396
- Pierpont Elementary1.0 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Lemon GroveHow many students attend Lemon Grove?
Lemon Grove enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-08.
Is Lemon Grove an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lemon Grove is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Lemon Grove have?
Lemon Grove employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lemon Grove?
Student demographics at Lemon Grove are roughly 45% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lemon Grove in?
Lemon Grove is part of Ventura Unified.
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