Montalvo Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary school in Ventura, California, Montalvo Elementary caters to 397 students from grades K through 5, part of Ventura Unified.

Within Ventura Unified, which oversees 27 schools and 14,346 students, Montalvo Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Montalvo Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montalvo Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Montalvo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

In the broader community, Ventura County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montalvo Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

The closest other public school is Portola Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Montalvo Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Montalvo Elementary's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 397).

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