Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE UNIFIED·NCES 061380001556
Piru Elementary
3811 East Center St., Piru, CA 93040 · (805) 521-1709 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
209 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Piru Elementary→Fillmore Middle
Based on grade levels within Fillmore Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.0pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 27.5% | 26.8% | 31.2% |
| Math | 9.3% | 12.9% | 36.0% | 41.7% |
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 | 42.0% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 23.7% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 23.9% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 35.1% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 33.6% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Piru Elementary
Piru Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piru Elementary this school | 272 | 76.8% | 28.2% |
| Jersey Avenue Elementary Santa Fe Springs | 260 | 75.4% | 51.6% |
| Robert Hill Lane Elementary Monterey Park | 248 | 77.0% | 49.7% |
| Alpaugh Elementary Alpaugh | 249 | 78.7% | 11.5% |
| Potrero Elementary Potrero | 300 | 79.0% | 9.8% |
| Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences El Centro | 230 | 76.5% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary 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 Piru Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,728 of 5,151 | #85 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,071 of 5,172 ▼ 150 | #96 of 122 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,723 of 5,172 ▲ 1,608 | #64 of 122 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #637 of 5,116 | #17 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #4,976 of 5,915 | #113 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,335 of 5,352 | #63 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #5,025 of 5,354 | #110 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #2,475 of 5,625 | #37 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #3,630 of 3,837 | #95 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
272
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 272 | 12.3 | 22.2:1 | 77% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 12 | 22.8:1 | 83% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 85% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 12 | 23.1:1 | 84% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 11 | 25.3:1 | 88% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 12 | 24.1:1 | 72% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | N/A | N/A | 83% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 73% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 15 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piru Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (278 to 272); teachers up 11% (11 to 12.3).
About Piru Elementary
Piru Elementary is a small elementary school in California, with an address in Piru. It teaches 272 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 42% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Fillmore Unified serves 3,685 students across 8 schools.
The share of students at Piru Elementary who are Hispanic is 96%. Enrollment also includes 4% White. Among people living in Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
A staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. By family income, 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County, the school's rate is higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Piru Elementary would score about 34.5%. It scores 28.2%, 6.3 points below that figure.
In Ventura County, home to about 837,469 people, median household income comes to about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 238 public schools in the county, enrolling about 147,841, Piru Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Piru Elementary is closest to Rio Vista Elementary, about 6.3 miles away. Piru Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Piru Elementary's average proficiency of 28.2% compares with 36.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Piru Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (277) to 2024-25 (272).
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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 Fillmore Unified
- Fillmore Senior HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Fillmore MiddleMiddle · 813 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- San Cayetano ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Mountain VistaElementary · 430 students
- Sierra HighHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Vista Elementary6.3 mi · 553
- San Cayetano Elementary6.3 mi · 514
- Sierra High6.7 mi · 64
- Fillmore Senior High6.7 mi · 1,007
- Heritage Valley Independent Study6.7 mi · 32
- Fillmore Middle7.0 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Piru ElementaryHow many students attend Piru Elementary?
Piru Elementary enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Piru Elementary serve?
Piru Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piru Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piru Elementary is approximately 22.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Piru Elementary?
At Piru Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Piru Elementary?
Piru Elementary is overseen by Fillmore Unified in Ventura County.
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