Loma Vista Elementary

As a mid-tier primary school in Ventura, California, Loma Vista Elementary hosts 396 students from grades K through 5, part of Ventura Unified.

Across the 27 schools in Ventura Unified (14,346 students total), Loma Vista Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Loma Vista Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Loma Vista Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Loma Vista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.

In the area at large, Ventura County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Loma Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Anacapa Middle, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Loma Vista Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.