Public school · Ojai Unified · Ojai, California

Meiners Oaks Early Education

Ojai · TK · 71 students (2024–25)

400 South Lomita Avenue, 93023ojaiusd.org ↗(805) 640-4378

Meiners Oaks Early Education is a public school for grades K. Its latest state test results are from spring 2023, so it has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math. In grades 3–5, spring 2023, 30% met or exceeded the standard in English and 19% in math, against 44% and 40% across California.

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Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2023 Students: all students tested in grades 3–5: 96 in English, 99 in math Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,247,801 in English, 1,256,519 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Ojai Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 3–5, spring 2023, 11% exceeded the standard in English and 4% in math. 70% scored below the standard in English and 81% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (20 of 92), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 92 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2023

In grades 3–5, spring 2023, 30% met or exceeded the standard in English and 19% in math, against 44% and 40% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2023
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 96 in English, 99 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,247,801 in English, 1,256,519 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2023 · 96 tested

Exceeded
11%
Met
19%
Below the standard
70%
This school30%
California44%

30% met or exceeded in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2023 · 99 tested

Exceeded
4%
Met
15%
Below the standard
81%
This school19%
California40%

19% met or exceeded in grades 3–5.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 3–5, spring 2023, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who met or exceeded the standard, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2022. English went from 41% to 30% and math from 26% to 19%.

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

202241%98 tested
→
202330%96 tested

This school

California, same grades45% → 44%2022 → 2023 · 1,260,830 → 1,247,801 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

202226%97 tested
→
202319%99 tested

This school

California, same grades38% → 40%2022 → 2023 · 1,265,943 → 1,256,519 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2023
StudentsExceededMetNearly metNot metTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school11%19%26%44%96
English, grades 3–5 · California23%21%21%35%1,247,801
Math, grades 3–5 · This school4%15%26%55%99
Math, grades 3–5 · California19%21%25%35%1,256,519

Below the standard combines the state’s two lowest test levels, Nearly met and Not met. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2023. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Each grade’s results, every tested year ↓

Results since 20157 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2015–2023.

English met or exceeded, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20152019202330%44%
Math met or exceeded, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20152019202319%40%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2023 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201531%
144 tested		41%
1,396,572 tested
201645%
123 tested		45%
1,395,534 tested
201737%
119 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201838%
110 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201940%
95 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202241%
98 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202330%
96 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201522%
145 tested		35%
1,401,446 tested
201640%
121 tested		39%
1,401,413 tested
201732%
119 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
201832%
110 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201927%
95 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202226%
97 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202319%
99 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Meiners Oaks Early Education’s results?

The state took Meiners Oaks Early Education out of extra targeted support; Ojai Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

It came off the list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Ojai Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Ojai Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 92 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 20 of 92 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 92 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

22 in 100This school

20 of 92 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 92

students were suspended at least once.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Meiners Oaks Early Education

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Teach here? Tell us Ojai Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 68%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 68%2. Hispanic or Latino: 25%Unallocated share: 7%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White68%
  2. Hispanic or Latino25%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share7%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

37%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 26 of 71. California: 63%.

5teachers, 2024–25

23 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

84%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White68%
Hispanic or Latino25%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 84% of teaching positions, 10.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 12.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Ojai Unified which school serves your address.

School website: ojaiusd.org ↗Office: (805) 640-4378Administrator: Alexandra Mejia-Holdsworth

Location and visiting

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400 South Lomita Avenue, Ojai 93023

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Ojai Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 41% in 2022 to 30% in 2023 here; California: 45% to 44%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (805) 640-4378400 South Lomita Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

The spring 2026 CAASPP records we hold have no English or math rows for this school. Its earlier results are under Every tested year.

Every tested year2015–2023 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExceededMet or exceeded
2023 · English9611%30%
2023 · Math994%19%
2022 · English9814%41%
2022 · Math976%26%
2019 · English14015%41%
2019 · Math1398%31%
2018 · English16012%36%
2018 · Math16011%28%
2017 · English1639%37%
2017 · Math1638%28%
2016 · English18414%44%
2016 · Math18210%34%
2015 · English1889%34%
2015 · Math1897%24%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2023 · Grade 3 · English3318%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3644%
2023 · Grade 5 · English2726%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math349%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math3741%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math284%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4146%
2022 · Grade 4 · English2730%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3043%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4141%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math2615%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3013%
2019 · Grade 3 · English2450%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4443%
2019 · Grade 5 · English2726%
2019 · Grade 6 · English4542%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math2442%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4432%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math277%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math4439%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4139%
2018 · Grade 4 · English2631%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4342%
2018 · Grade 6 · English5030%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4139%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math2623%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math4330%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math5020%
2017 · Grade 3 · English2934%
2017 · Grade 4 · English4240%
2017 · Grade 5 · English4835%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4439%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math2928%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math4245%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math4823%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math4418%
2016 · Grade 3 · English3951%
2016 · Grade 4 · English4536%
2016 · Grade 5 · English3949%
2016 · Grade 6 · English6143%
2016 · Grade 3 · Math4048%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math4441%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math3730%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math6121%
2015 · Grade 3 · English4321%
2015 · Grade 4 · English4337%
2015 · Grade 5 · English5833%
2015 · Grade 6 · English4443%
2015 · Grade 3 · Math4432%
2015 · Grade 4 · Math4321%
2015 · Grade 5 · Math5816%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math4432%

“Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 17 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · +5 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 72 → 2025–26 · 0 of 92 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female10 in 10013 in 100
Male17 in 10030 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10022 in 100
White20 in 10022 in 100
Students with disabilities17 in 100—
English learners8 in 100—
Low-income15 in 10024 in 100
All students14 in 10022 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,690 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,329 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$237 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 86

Central federal expenditures attributed here$48 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 86

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,694 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 54%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 11%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$17,107,06854.12%54%
Instruction support$3,910,45912.37%13%
Student services$3,770,16411.93%12%
Administration$3,578,24911.32%11%
Buildings & maintenance$3,218,46310.18%10%
Total$31,608,082100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $31,608,082 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,690 per pupil
2020$12,607 per pupil
2019$12,123 per pupil
2018$12,136 per pupil
2017$11,155 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93023 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93023 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$80,927
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42%
ZIP-area population21,036
Median age51.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 93023 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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