Montalvo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 59.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Montalvo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 21.5% | 21.5% | 43.1% |
| 4th | 81 | 21.0% | 17.3% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 42 | 14.3% | 33.3% | 47.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 20.0% | 24.6% | 44.6% |
| 4th | 81 | 13.6% | 30.9% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 42 | 14.3% | 11.9% | 26.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.7