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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUENEME ELEMENTARY·NCES 061785002206
Sunkist Elementary
1400 Teakwood St., Port Hueneme, CA 93041 · (805) 986-8722 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
445 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 120 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 23.4% | 22.6% | 46.7% |
| Math | 6.9% | 16.5% | 33.3% | 43.3% |
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 | 30.7% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 14.4% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 30.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 22.2% |
| 2016-17 | 30.2% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Sunkist Elementary
Sunkist Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunkist Elementary this school | 523 | 85.1% | 26.4% |
| Arthur E. Mills Intermediate Firebaugh | 511 | 86.7% | 28.0% |
| San Marcos Elementary San Marcos | 546 | 87.2% | 22.6% |
| Ansgar Larsen Elementary Oxnard | 538 | 87.7% | 18.0% |
| Harborside Elementary Chula Vista | 524 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
| KIPP Promesa Prep Los Angeles | 495 | 86.1% | 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 Sunkist Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,920 of 5,151 | #93 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #3,955 of 5,172 ▼ 139 | #90 of 122 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,909 of 5,172 ▼ 193 | #96 of 122 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,485 of 5,116 | #31 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,165 of 5,915 | #36 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,205 of 5,352 | #35 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.2% | #4,977 of 5,354 | #107 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,649 of 5,625 | #25 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,462 of 3,837 | #41 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
523
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 523 | 25.5 | 20.5:1 | 85% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 26.8 | 20.3:1 | 85% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 29.2 | 20.1:1 | 85% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 85% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 87% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 26 | 27.0:1 | 47% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | N/A | N/A | 79% (597) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 69% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 24 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunkist Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (651 to 523); teachers down 5% (27 to 25.5).
About Sunkist Elementary
This page covers Sunkist Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Port Hueneme, California. Federal data show 523 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Within Hueneme Elementary, Sunkist Elementary is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 6,678 students.
Hispanic students are 95% of those enrolled at Sunkist Elementary. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Ventura County's population at about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
There are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Of all students at Sunkist Elementary, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunkist Elementary lands at C, ahead of 28% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Sunkist Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 29.7%. Sunkist Elementary scores 26.4%, 3.3 points below that line.
Ventura County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $109,797 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Sunkist Elementary shares Ventura County with 237 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Parkview Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Sunkist Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sunkist Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Sunkist Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 523 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 569. The ratio was 23.7:1 in 2020-21 and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Sunkist Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Hueneme Elementary
- Charles Blackstock Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
- E. O. Green Junior HighMiddle · 949 students
- Art Haycox ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Fred L. Williams ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Richard Bard ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Ansgar Larsen ElementaryElementary · 538 students
Other schools in Port Hueneme
- Richard Bard ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Hueneme ElementaryElementary · 329 students
Other Sunkist Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sunkist Elementary. Sunkist Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sunkist ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 665 students
- Sunkist ElementaryLa Puente, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Parkview Elementary0.6 mi · 525
- E. O. Green Junior High0.8 mi · 949
- Kamala Elementary0.8 mi · 842
- Hueneme High1.0 mi · 1,913
- McKinna Elementary1.0 mi · 577
- Richard Bard Elementary1.1 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Sunkist ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sunkist Elementary?
Sunkist Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Sunkist Elementary serve?
Sunkist Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunkist Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunkist Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunkist Elementary?
At Sunkist Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sunkist Elementary public or private?
Sunkist Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hueneme Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.