How does Park View Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Simi Valley?

Park View Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.3/100, placing it at the 23rd percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 596 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Park View Elementary?

8.8% of students at Park View Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Park View Elementary improving or declining?

Park View Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Park View Elementary?

25.3% of students at Park View 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.

Park View Elementary

Simi Valley Unified Simi Valley Ventura County 93065

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

596 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

389 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 84.1%

White 10.0%

Asian 2.1%

Black 1.5%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Park View Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.8%
Met Standard	18.3%
Below Standard	72.9%

Exceeded

8.8%

Met

18.3%

Below

72.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Park View Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.3 points below the Simi Valley Unified district average of 20.1%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.6% exceeded — 11.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.