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Pleasant Valley Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Camarillo.

Camarillo’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of California school districts

Students
5,835
Schools
11
Spent per student
$15,006
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$120.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Valley Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $120.4M, about $20,640 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camarillo. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsOxnard Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency45%
State average 33.1% · 3,673 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 46.7% · 3,675 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Oxnard Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,006 per student · 29% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 46%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,717’20
5,733’21
5,806’22
5,801’23
5,835’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 43%White 37%Asian 10%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.