Poinsettia Elementary

As a compact K-5 school in Ventura, California, Poinsettia Elementary enrolls 351 students from grades K through 5, run under Ventura Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Ventura Unified runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 14,346 students. Poinsettia Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Poinsettia Elementary lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Poinsettia Elementary qualify 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 meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Poinsettia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ventura County) records that median household earnings sit near $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Poinsettia Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

The closest other public school is Buena High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Poinsettia Elementary. On composite proficiency, Poinsettia Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

Poinsettia Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poinsettia Elementary has shrank 28%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.