Park View Elementary

Located at 1500 Alexander St., in Simi Valley, California, Park View Elementary is an intimate elementary school that caters to 319 students (grades K through 6), part of Simi Valley Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Simi Valley Unified comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 15,418 students; Park View Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Park View Elementary lists that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 12% White, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Park View Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Park View Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Park View Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household earnings sit near $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Park View Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Justin Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park View Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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