Mira Monte Elementary

Mira Monte Elementary, a moderately sized K-5 school in Ojai, California, overseen by Ojai Unified, teaches 523 students, covering grades K through 6.

Mira Monte Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Ojai Unified, a district that serves 2,008 students overall.

Demographically, Mira Monte Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 46% White, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ventura County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mira Monte Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mira Monte Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.9%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -11.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household income runs about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Mira Monte Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Valley Oak Charter, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mira Monte Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mira Monte Elementary has edged up 36%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 55% to 46%.

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