Piru Elementary

Piru Elementary, an intimate elementary campus in Piru, California, part of Fillmore Unified, serves 272 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Fillmore Unified (3,685 students total), Piru Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Piru Elementary reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Piru Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 77% 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 somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Piru Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 24.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ventura County put the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Piru Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rio Vista Elementary, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Piru Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Piru Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 278 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

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