Elmhurst Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 68.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Elmhurst Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.4 points below the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.9% exceeded — 13.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 5.2% | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| 4th | 57 | 3.5% | 28.1% | 31.6% |
| 5th | 63 | 17.5% | 30.2% | 47.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 10.5% | 24.6% | 35.1% |
| 4th | 57 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 9.7% | 14.5% | 24.2% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.6