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What's one thing San Cayetano Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE UNIFIED·NCES 061380001557
San Cayetano Elementary
514 Mountain View St., Fillmore, CA 93016 · (805) 524-6040 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
392 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 137 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 83% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
14%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
San Cayetano 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
24.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 16.4% | 27.9% | 48.1% |
| Math | 5.7% | 12.3% | 30.3% | 51.7% |
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 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.3% | 9.4% |
| 2021-22 | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 20.1% | 15.4% |
| 2017-18 | 18.1% | 15.7% |
| 2016-17 | 19.4% | 14.5% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 San Cayetano Elementary
San Cayetano Elementary's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Cayetano Elementary this school | 514 | 76.3% | 20.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary Whittier | 499 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Beamer Elementary Woodland | 496 | 74.0% | 28.3% |
| El Gabilan Elementary Salinas | 548 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Dinuba | 563 | 74.1% | 39.0% |
| Arroyo Elementary Ontario | 493 | 76.3% | 29.3% |
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 San Cayetano Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,505 of 5,151 | #111 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #4,480 of 5,172 ▼ 325 | #109 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,568 of 5,172 ▲ 33 | #109 of 122 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,312 of 5,116 | #29 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,256 of 5,915 | #40 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #751 of 5,352 | #25 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #4,766 of 5,354 | #95 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #2,519 of 5,625 | #38 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #369 of 1,139 | #9 of 21 |
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
514
+69 (+16%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 514 | 26.3 | 19.6:1 | 76% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 78% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 23.3 | 19.6:1 | 79% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 79% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 74% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 19 | 24.3:1 | 77% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 81% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 58% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 33 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Cayetano Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (448 to 514); teachers up 31% (20 to 26.3).
About San Cayetano Elementary
San Cayetano Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Fillmore, California. It educates 514 students in kindergarten through 5.
Fillmore Unified has 8 schools; together they serve 3,685 students.
About 93% of the student body at San Cayetano Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% White. Among people living in Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 26.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.6:1. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Ventura County, the average is 59%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, San Cayetano Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for San Cayetano Elementary is 34.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.9%.
Ventura County has these Census figures: the median household income is $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County is home to 238 public schools and about 147,841 public school students.
The closest public school to San Cayetano Elementary is Sierra High, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, San Cayetano Elementary is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 69 students since 2020-21, to 514. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.2:1 to 19.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Mountain VistaElementary · 430 students
- Piru ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- Sierra HighHigh · 64 students
Other schools in Fillmore
- Fillmore Senior HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Fillmore MiddleMiddle · 813 students
- Rio Vista ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Mountain VistaElementary · 430 students
- Sierra HighHigh · 64 students
- Heritage Valley Independent StudyCombined · 32 students
Other San Cayetano Elementary schools
One other US public school is named San Cayetano Elementary. San Cayetano Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- San Cayetano Elementary SchoolRIO RICO, AZ · 395 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra High0.3 mi · 64
- Fillmore Senior High0.3 mi · 1,007
- Heritage Valley Independent Study0.4 mi · 32
- Fillmore Middle0.7 mi · 813
- Rio Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 553
- Mountain Vista1.0 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About San Cayetano ElementaryHow many students attend San Cayetano Elementary?
San Cayetano Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
Is San Cayetano Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Cayetano Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at San Cayetano Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at San Cayetano Elementary.
What is the student diversity at San Cayetano Elementary?
Student demographics at San Cayetano Elementary are roughly 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is San Cayetano Elementary in?
San Cayetano Elementary is part of Fillmore Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.