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B+

Simi Valley Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Simi Valley.

Simi Valley’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of California school districts

Students
15,418
Schools
27
Spent per student
$16,610
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$350.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Simi Valley Unified School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $350.6M, about $22,740 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Simi Valley. Grade by grade →

K–619 schoolsThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 33.1% · 7,264 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 46.7% · 7,363 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 1,358 in the class

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$16,610 per student · 22% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 53%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
15,934’20
15,695’21
15,878’22
15,658’23
15,418’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 45%White 39%Asian 10%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A
567 students24:1
Hollow Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A
560 students28:1
Township Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A−
521 students23:1
Berylwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
C−
457 students23:1
Atherwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A−
456 students22:1
Wood Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A−
452 students25:1
Big Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
A
441 students23:1
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B−
401 students23:1
Monte Vista
Other · Grades K–12 · Simi Valley
B+
371 students18:1
Sycamore Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B
359 students21:1
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B+
352 students23:1
Park View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
D
319 students16:1
Santa Susana Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
D
312 students20:1
Katherine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B+
300 students23:1
Garden Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B−
283 students19:1
Arroyo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
C−
264 students22:1
Madera Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B
264 students22:1
Crestview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
B−
248 students23:1
Knolls Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
C+
212 students18:1
Justin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Simi Valley
103 students9:1
Valley View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simi Valley
B
1,329 students25:1
Hillside Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simi Valley
B
1,138 students23:1
Sinaloa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simi Valley
B
843 students22:1
Simi Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Simi Valley
B+
1,910 students24:1
Royal High
High · Grades 9–12 · Simi Valley
C+
1,835 students22:1
Santa Susana High
High · Grades 9–12 · Simi Valley
A−
1,033 students20:1
Apollo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Simi Valley
D−
88 students7:1

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.