Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098008669
Sunset Elementary
400 Sunset Ave., Oak View, CA 93022 · (805) 649-6600 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- FThree-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
27.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
236 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 139% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
35.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 25.4% | 27.7% | 36.6% |
| Math | 12.5% | 12.9% | 31.3% | 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 | 35.7% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 31.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.4% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 32.4% |
| 2020-21 | 54.8% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 45.3% |
| 2017-18 | 56.6% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Sunset Elementary
Sunset Elementary's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Elementary this school | 357 | 66.1% | 33.7% |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary Placerville | 370 | 69.7% | 20.3% |
| Apperson Street Elementary Sunland | 355 | 65.6% | 54.1% |
| Biggs Elementary Biggs | 320 | 68.8% | 21.6% |
| Tahoe Valley Elementary South Lake Tahoe | 395 | 61.3% | 35.5% |
| Mt. Woodson Elementary Ramona | 349 | 67.9% | 41.5% |
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 Sunset Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,097 of 5,151 | #71 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,719 of 5,172 ▼ 821 | #80 of 122 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #3,359 of 5,172 ▼ 748 | #78 of 122 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #176 of 5,116 | #5 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,218 of 5,915 | #88 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #5,176 of 5,352 | #122 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,384 of 5,354 | #52 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #3,169 of 5,625 | #56 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,599 of 3,837 | #94 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
357
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 357 | 13 | 27.4:1 | 66% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 14 | 26.5:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 13.5 | 24.6:1 | 64% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 66% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 73% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | N/A | N/A | 68% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (366 to 357); teachers down 7% (14 to 13).
About Sunset Elementary
Federal records list Sunset Elementary as an elementary school in Oak View, California. There are 357 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 23% below that mark.
The 27 schools in Ventura Unified enroll 14,346 students altogether, Sunset Elementary among them.
Hispanic students make up 49% of enrollment at Sunset Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 27.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunset Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sunset Elementary is 7.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.7% actual, 40.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The school is in Ventura County, where the median household earns about $109,797 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Ventura County, 238 public schools serve about 147,841 students.
Sunset Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Mira Monte Elementary, about 3.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.7% is below the 37.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 357, up from 341 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 24.4 to 27.4 over 4 years.
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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 Ventura Unified
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- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
Other Sunset Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sunset Elementary. Sunset Elementary is the 17th largest of the 24.
- Sunset ElementaryLivermore, CA · 759 students
- Sunset ElementarySan Ysidro, CA · 520 students
- Sunset ElementaryCoalinga, CA · 442 students
- Sunset ElementaryFresno, CA · 413 students
- Sunset ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Mira Monte Elementary3.3 mi · 523
- Valley Oak Charter3.5 mi · 75
- Meiners Oaks Early Education4.1 mi · 71
- Nordhoff High4.1 mi · 576
- Nordhoff Jr. High4.1 mi · 271
- Legacy High4.8 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset ElementaryHow many students attend Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Sunset Elementary serve?
Sunset Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Elementary?
Approximately 27.4:1 students per teacher at Sunset Elementary.
How diverse is Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 49% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary is overseen by Ventura Unified in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.