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B+

Somis Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Somis.

Somis’ School Grade B− better than 47% of California school districts

Students
270
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,758
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$9.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Somis Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.5M, about $35,089 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Somis 1,229

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Somis. Grade by grade →

K–8Somis ElementaryThis district
9–128 high schoolsOxnard Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.1% · 156 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 46.7% · 155 students tested

98% 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
$20,758 per student · 2% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 33%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
230’20
243’21
240’22
219’23
270’24

Up 17.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 80%White 19%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Somis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Somis
B
270 students22:1

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.