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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OJAI UNIFIED·NCES 062827004378
Mira Monte Elementary
1216 Loma Dr., Ojai, CA 93023 · (805) 640-4384 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
25.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
286 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mira Monte Elementary→Nordhoff Jr. High
Based on grade levels within Ojai Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.2pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 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 down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.4% | 26.3% | 26.6% | 30.6% |
| Math | 12.1% | 24.5% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
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 | 42.8% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 33.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 38.1% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 42.2% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.7% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 52.7% | 44.8% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Mira Monte Elementary
Mira Monte Elementary's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira Monte Elementary this school | 523 | 54.7% | 37.4% |
| Palmquist Elementary Oceanside | 512 | 56.4% | 41.4% |
| Lake Arrowhead Elementary Lake Arrowhead | 450 | 54.2% | 38.9% |
| Willow Elementary Napa | 472 | 56.4% | 40.0% |
| Hilmar Elementary Hilmar | 467 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary Carlsbad | 471 | 54.4% | 50.2% |
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 Mira Monte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,720 of 5,151 | #62 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,583 of 5,172 ▲ 177 | #60 of 122 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,666 of 5,172 ▲ 283 | #61 of 122 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #737 of 5,116 | #18 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,169 of 5,915 | #38 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,670 of 5,352 | #113 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #2,156 of 5,354 | #45 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #3,704 of 5,625 | #73 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.8% | #97 of 1,139 | #2 of 21 |
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
523
+205 (+64%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 523 | 20.5 | 25.5:1 | 55% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 19.5 | 26.1:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 12 | 24.4:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 13 | 24.5:1 | 37% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 14.6 | 26.4:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 14 | 27.2:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 41% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 19% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 20 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mira Monte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (385 to 523); teachers up 40% (14.6 to 20.5).
About Mira Monte Elementary
Mira Monte Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Ojai, California, one of the schools in Ojai Unified. The school serves 523 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Ojai Unified enrolls 2,008 students, and its 7 schools include Mira Monte Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Mira Monte Elementary, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% White and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 44% Hispanic share among all Ventura County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 25.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Mira Monte Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mira Monte Elementary scores 37.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.5%.
Among Ventura County residents, the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Mira Monte Elementary, Ventura County has 237 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Valley Oak Charter, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mira Monte Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Mira Monte Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 318 students in 2020-21 and 523 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Federal data show the ratio rising from 24.5:1 to 25.5:1.
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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 Ojai Unified
- Nordhoff HighHigh · 576 students
- Topa Topa ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Nordhoff Jr. HighMiddle · 271 students
- SummitCombined · 183 students
- Meiners Oaks Early EducationElementary · 71 students
- Legacy HighHigh · 37 students
Other schools in Ojai
- Nordhoff HighHigh · 576 students
- Topa Topa ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Nordhoff Jr. HighMiddle · 271 students
- SummitCombined · 183 students
- Valley Oak CharterCombined · 75 students
- Meiners Oaks Early EducationElementary · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Oak Charter0.4 mi · 75
- Meiners Oaks Early Education0.8 mi · 71
- Nordhoff Jr. High0.9 mi · 271
- Nordhoff High0.9 mi · 576
- Legacy High1.6 mi · 37
- Topa Topa Elementary3.0 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Mira Monte ElementaryHow many students attend Mira Monte Elementary?
Mira Monte Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mira Monte Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mira Monte Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Mira Monte Elementary?
Approximately 25.5:1 students per teacher at Mira Monte Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mira Monte Elementary?
Student demographics at Mira Monte Elementary are roughly 46% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mira Monte Elementary public or private?
Mira Monte Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ojai Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.