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

Mound Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.0/100, placing it at the 87th percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 988 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mound Elementary?

33.5% of students at Mound Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mound Elementary improving or declining?

Mound Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mound Elementary?

9.4% of students at Mound 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.

Mound Elementary

Ventura Unified Ventura Ventura County 93003

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

988 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

525 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 37.3%

White 42.7%

Asian 11.2%

Black 1.1%

Other 7.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mound Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.5%
Met Standard	30.9%
Below Standard	35.6%

Exceeded

33.5%

Met

30.9%

Below

35.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Mound Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.5 points above the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.2 points higher (vs 18.3% average). 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 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.