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Enrollment
576
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY·NCES 063099004804
Monte Vista Middle
888 North Lantana St., Camarillo, CA 93010 · (805) 383-5335 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
262 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 203 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
30.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 10 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 | 20.4% | 27.4% | 25.9% | 26.3% |
| Math | 13.0% | 17.3% | 26.4% | 43.2% |
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 | 47.8% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 29.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.4% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 29.6% |
| 2020-21 | 52.2% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 56.8% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.2% | 35.7% |
| 2016-17 | 54.4% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Monte Vista Middle
Monte Vista Middle's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Middle this school | 576 | 45.5% | 38.6% |
| Goleta Valley Junior High Goleta | 731 | 45.6% | 51.6% |
| Baird Middle Fresno | 571 | 42.9% | 58.3% |
| Chaparral Middle Moorpark | 542 | 41.9% | 41.8% |
| De Portola Middle San Diego | 680 | 45.0% | 64.7% |
| Castaic Middle Castaic | 451 | 50.8% | 47.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Monte Vista Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #544 of 1,224 | #12 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #592 of 1,227 ▼ 26 | #13 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #541 of 1,227 ▼ 43 | #12 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #190 of 1,214 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #813 of 1,377 | #23 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #697 of 1,279 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #306 of 1,278 | #5 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #985 of 1,329 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #209 of 930 | #11 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
576
-122 (-17%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 576 | 26.9 | 21.4:1 | 45% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 30.5 | 19.9:1 | 47% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 33.9 | 20.1:1 | 40% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 27 | 25.9:1 | 34% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 34.5 | 22.3:1 | 37% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 35 | 23.7:1 | 39% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | N/A | N/A | 38% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 33 | 23.0:1 | 3% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 29 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (767 to 576); teachers down 22% (34.5 to 26.9).
About Monte Vista Middle
Monte Vista Middle is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Camarillo, California. The school had 576 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Monte Vista Middle sits within Pleasant Valley, which has 11 schools and 5,835 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Monte Vista Middle, 48% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 44% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Monte Vista Middle has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Monte Vista Middle is 45%. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County is 14 points.
The allk12 Grade for Monte Vista Middle is C. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Monte Vista Middle is 14.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.6% actual, 52.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Among Ventura County residents, median household income is about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Monte Vista Middle is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County, which together enroll about 147,841 students.
Nearest public school: Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Monte Vista Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Monte Vista Middle at 4th of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Monte Vista Middle is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 698 to 576. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.9:1 to 21.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Monte Vista Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Pleasant Valley
- Las Colinas MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- Los Primeros School of Sciences & ArtsElementary · 614 students
- La MariposaElementary · 601 students
- Rancho Rosal ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and ArtsElementary · 540 students
- Tierra Linda ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Camarillo
- Adolfo Camarillo HighHigh · 1,969 students
- Rancho Campana HighHigh · 826 students
- Peak Prep Pleasant ValleyCombined · 820 students
- Las Colinas MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel IslandsElementary · 743 students
- Los Primeros School of Sciences & ArtsElementary · 614 students
Other Monte Vista Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Monte Vista Middle. Monte Vista Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Monte Vista MiddleSan Jacinto, CA · 893 students
- Monte Vista MiddleTracy, CA · 738 students
- Monte Vista Middle SchoolMONTE VISTA, CO · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education0.3 mi · 590
- University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands0.4 mi · 743
- Peak Prep Pleasant Valley0.8 mi · 820
- Las Posas Elementary0.8 mi · 455
- Camarillo Heights STEM Academy1.2 mi · 353
- Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts1.4 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista MiddleHow large is Monte Vista Middle?
Monte Vista Middle enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monte Vista Middle serve?
Monte Vista Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Monte Vista Middle?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Monte Vista Middle.
What is the student diversity at Monte Vista Middle?
Student demographics at Monte Vista Middle are roughly 34% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Monte Vista Middle in?
Monte Vista Middle is part of Pleasant Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.