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

Poinsettia Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 50.3/100, placing it at the 67th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 770 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Poinsettia Elementary?

27.7% of students at Poinsettia Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 56.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Poinsettia Elementary improving or declining?

Poinsettia Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 17.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Poinsettia Elementary?

10.6% of students at Poinsettia 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.

Poinsettia Elementary

Ventura Unified Ventura Ventura County 93003

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

770 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

359 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.5%

White 56.3%

Asian 1.9%

Black 0.8%

Other 6.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Poinsettia Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.7%
Met Standard	28.8%
Below Standard	43.5%

Exceeded

27.7%

Met

28.8%

Below

43.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Poinsettia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points above the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.9 points higher (vs 21.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 17.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.