How does Monte Vista Middle compare to other middle schools in Camarillo?

Monte Vista Middle has a Scope Score of 46.6/100, ranked #939 among California middle schools. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,115 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Monte Vista Middle?

16.6% of students at Monte Vista Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Monte Vista Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Monte Vista Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 9.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Monte Vista Middle?

14.2% of students at Monte Vista Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Monte Vista Middle

Middle School

Pleasant Valley CamarilloVentura County93010

📍 888 North Lantana Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

606 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 49 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic47.5%

White32.5%

Asian3.0%

Black3.3%

Other13.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Monte Vista Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.6%
Met Standard	22.4%
Below Standard	61.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 14.2%

5.1pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 16.6%

0.7pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 39.0%

0.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -9.3pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 39.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.7%

3.6pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Monte Vista Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 13.9 points below the Pleasant Valley district average of 30.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 9.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 22.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

39.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-9.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,115

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	193	24.4%	24.4%	24.4%	26.9%	48.7%
7th	175	20.6%	29.7%	26.3%	23.4%	50.3%
8th	187	16.0%	28.3%	27.3%	28.3%	44.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	196	16.8%	20.4%	26.5%	36.2%	37.2%
7th	177	13.0%	17.5%	28.8%	40.7%	30.5%
8th	187	9.1%	13.9%	24.1%	52.9%	23.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Las Posas Elementary

68.2# in state

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57.8# in state

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Middle

Monte Vista Middle

46.6# in state

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.