Pierpont Elementary

As a small elementary campus in Ventura, California, Pierpont Elementary hosts 304 students from grades K through 5, operated by Ventura Unified. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 27 schools in Ventura Unified (14,346 students total), Pierpont Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pierpont Elementary records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pierpont Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Pierpont Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pierpont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ventura County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Pierpont Elementary is one.

Will Rogers Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pierpont Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pierpont Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pierpont Elementary has climbed 16%, going from 263 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 70% over that span.

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