Mesa Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Somis, California, Mesa Elementary serves 597 students from grades K through 8, run under Mesa Union Elementary. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Operationally, Mesa Elementary answers to Mesa Union Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Mesa Elementary reports that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 12% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mesa Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 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, Mesa Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.4%; this one delivers 44.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ventura County) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mesa Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Las Posas Elementary, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mesa Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 617 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 68% to 81%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Mesa Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.