How does Juanamaria Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Ventura?

Juanamaria Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.4/100, placing it at the 58th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 812 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Juanamaria Elementary?

15.4% of students at Juanamaria Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Juanamaria Elementary improving or declining?

Juanamaria Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Juanamaria Elementary?

13.2% of students at Juanamaria 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.

Juanamaria Elementary

Ventura Unified Ventura Ventura County 93004

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

812 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

400 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

50%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 52.5%

White 37.8%

Asian 3.3%

Black 0.8%

Other 5.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Juanamaria Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.4%
Met Standard	21.6%
Below Standard	62.9%

Exceeded

15.4%

Met

21.6%

Below

62.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Juanamaria Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 5.5 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 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.