Best Public Schools in Somis, CA

Summary:

The city of Somis, California is home to two elementary schools: Mesa Elementary and Somis Elementary. Based on the available data, Somis Elementary appears to be the standout school in the area, outperforming its counterpart and the state average on a variety of academic measures.

Somis Elementary has a higher statewide school ranking, placing 1,622 out of 5,862 California elementary schools, compared to Mesa Elementary's ranking of 2,692. Somis Elementary also holds a 4-star rating from School Digger, while Mesa Elementary is rated 3 stars. In terms of academic performance, Somis Elementary outperforms Mesa Elementary and the state average on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST science tests across multiple grade levels. Additionally, Somis Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8% compared to Mesa Elementary's 13.2%.

While Mesa Elementary has a larger student population of 564 students, Somis Elementary serves a more economically disadvantaged student body, with 75.83% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 35.99% at Mesa Elementary. Despite these demographic differences, Somis Elementary continues to excel academically, suggesting the school may be employing effective strategies to support its students. The lower student-teacher ratio of 18.3 at Somis Elementary, compared to 20.3 at Mesa Elementary, could also be a contributing factor to its stronger performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Somis Elementary	Public	K-8	5268 North St.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Somis Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 386-5711	240	13	18.3	75.8%	51 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	69.3	1622^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	72.3%		68.1	1669^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.6%	47	46.2	11.8	32.6	33.3	42.9	69.2	48.4	63.3	29.4	49.7	54.2	61.9	50.0	51.6	36.7	17.7	46.3	92.5				92.5
Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	3901 North Mesa School Rd.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Mesa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-1411	564	28	20.3	36.0%	75 (13.3%)	4 (0.7%)	436 (77.3%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	47.6	2692^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	54.1%		45.3	2807^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.2%	115	27.9	38.2	32.5	41.3	34.7	50.8	54.4	70.8	67.3	52.6	45.3	25.0	35.3	29.9	46.2	38.2	36.3	88.2	93.4	97.4	92.1	92.1	93.4	$9,182

Cities Near Somis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Camarillo	2 mi	27	312^th
Santa Paula	6.02 mi	14	698^th
Moorpark	6.12 mi	12	187^th
Newbury Park	7.05 mi	8	86^th
Oxnard	7.71 mi	54	725^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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