How does Dos Caminos Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Camarillo?

Dos Caminos Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.8/100, placing it at the 70th percentile statewide. 24% of students exceed standard, with a total of 506 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dos Caminos Elementary?

23.8% of students at Dos Caminos Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 49.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Dos Caminos Elementary improving or declining?

Dos Caminos Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dos Caminos Elementary?

10.0% of students at Dos Caminos Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Dos Caminos Elementary

Pleasant Valley Camarillo Ventura County 93010

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

506 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

322 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 61.8%

White 23.0%

Asian 4.0%

Black 0.6%

Other 10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dos Caminos Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.8%
Met Standard	25.7%
Below Standard	50.5%

Exceeded

23.8%

Met

25.7%

Below

50.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Dos Caminos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.3 points below the Pleasant Valley district average of 32.1%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.1% exceeded — 6.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.