Is Mira Monte Elementary a good school?

Mira Monte Elementary ranks 3056 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mira Monte Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 293 students attended Mira Monte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mira Monte Elementary?

Students at Mira Monte Elementary are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mira Monte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mira Monte Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Nordhoff Junior High High : Nordhoff High

Mira Monte Elementary

Summary:

Mira Monte Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ojai, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 293 students. The school is part of the Ojai Unified School District, which is ranked 1039 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mira Monte Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the Ojai Unified School District and the state of California averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Mira Monte Elementary was 37.67%, compared to 42.52% for the Ojai Unified School District and 47.04% for the state of California. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's performance was also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Mira Monte Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 22.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Topa Topa Elementary and Meiners Oaks Elementary, which are also part of the Ojai Unified School District, generally outperform Mira Monte Elementary in academic assessments. This suggests that there are variations in academic achievement within the district. Furthermore, Mira Monte Elementary's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students and Special Education students generally performing better than Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

1216 Loma Dr.
Ojai, CA 93023-3825

(805) 640-4384

District: Ojai Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3056^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Mira Monte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nordhoff Junior High
High:	Nordhoff High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 293

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

42.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mira Monte Elementary ranks worse than 52.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.11. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Mira Monte Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Ojai Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (49.5%), Hispanic (42%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Ojai Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mira Monte Elementary is 24.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Ojai Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Mira Monte Elementary employs 12 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mira Monte Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mira Monte Elementary 3056^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mira Monte Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Ojai Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ojai Unified 1039^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mira Monte Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.14	828^th	4809	82.8%
2005	79.62	937^th	4822	80.6%
2006	88.44	566^th	4818	88.3%
2007	75.81	1141^st	5113	77.7%
2008	85.70	715^th	5113	86.0%
2009	78.95	1049^th	5193	79.8%
2010	71.58	1391^st	5314	73.8%
2011	63.95	1803^rd	5377	66.5%
2012	54.46	2370^th	5390	56.0%
2013	64.24	1875^th	5530	66.1%
2015	66.24	1641^st	5611	70.8%
2016	67.80	1625^th	5614	71.1%
2017	59.99	2013^th	5692	64.6%
2018	45.34	2813^th	5662	50.3%
2019	36.47	3428^th	5789	40.8%
2021	52.18	618^th	1417	56.4%
2022	59.66	2045^th	5883	65.2%
2023	45.20	2814^th	5874	52.1%
2024	42.11	3056^th	5862	47.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.16	1375^th	2634	47.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.61	2455^th	5084	51.7%
2019	28.34	4000^th	5173	22.7%
2021	50.56	477^th	1110	57.0%
2022	65.84	1371^st	5264	74.0%
2023	38.70	3166^th	5374	41.1%
2024	38.08	3279^th	5511	40.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.72	2612^th	5413	51.7%
2019	44.42	2842^nd	5492	48.3%
2021	37.65	730^th	1267	42.4%
2022	53.54	2240^th	5635	60.2%
2023	36.54	3261^st	5617	41.9%
2024	44.67	2745^th	5605	51.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.87	2986^th	5431	45.0%
2019	26.65	4055^th	5510	26.4%
2021	70.54	342^nd	1272	73.1%
2022	63.98	1779^th	5663	68.6%
2023	53.56	2259^th	5650	60.0%
2024	39.05	3129^th	5636	44.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.61	2697^th	4830	44.2%
2019	36.51	3212^th	4963	35.3%
2022	62.70	1487^th	5084	70.8%
2023	40.80	2848^th	5098	44.1%
2024	30.28	3718^th	5102	27.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mira Monte Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.45	1942^nd	2737	29.0%
2019	21.93	2343^rd	2834	17.3%
2022	45.92	1579^th	2726	42.1%
2023	30.83	1964^th	2662	26.2%
2024	28.69	1998^th	2647	24.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mira Monte Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	401	7	4	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1989	389	4	6	67	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
1990	404	6	6	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	498
1991	447	7	5	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1992	451	5	9	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1993	471	5	7	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1994	497	3	10	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	600
1995	518	4	7	89	5	n/a	n/a	0	623
1996	518	4	7	89	5	n/a	n/a	0	623
1997	513	4	4	83	4	n/a	n/a	0	608
1998	539	2	4	87	7	n/a	n/a	0	639
1999	516	2	5	93	4	n/a	n/a	0	620
2000	449	4	11	102	8	n/a	n/a	0	574
2001	438	4	15	102	4	n/a	n/a	0	563
2002	364	4	17	117	3	n/a	n/a	2	507
2003	364	4	17	117	3	n/a	n/a	2	507
2004	334	3	16	127	4	n/a	n/a	8	492
2005	303	3	16	117	1	n/a	n/a	7	447
2006	294	1	17	115	5	n/a	n/a	0	432
2007	271	1	11	110	4	n/a	n/a	8	405
2008	275	n/a	14	113	3	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	253	0	14	115	4	0	18	0	404
2010	259	2	11	132	4	0	3	0	411
2011	255	3	9	127	3	0	5	0	402
2012	255	3	8	130	1	0	7	0	404
2013	236	2	7	141	3	0	8	0	397
2014	226	2	6	141	2	0	8	0	385
2015	217	3	5	134	1	0	8	0	368
2016	231	2	5	135	1	0	7	0	381
2017	211	1	2	140	0	0	16	0	370
2018	210	0	4	150	0	0	21	0	385
2019	197	0	6	158	0	0	22	0	383
2020	168	2	7	128	0	0	19	0	324
2021	158	3	9	130	0	0	18	0	318
2022	136	2	4	127	0	0	21	0	290
2023	145	3	4	123	0	0	18	0	293

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mira Monte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	468	20.0	23.4	n/a
1990	498	19.0	26.2	n/a
1991	547	20.0	27.3	n/a
1992	555	20.3	27.3	19.3
1993	573	21.7	26.4	17.5
1994	600	22.7	26.4	21.2
1995	623	23.7	26.3	25.4
1996	623	23.7	26.3	25.4
1997	608	26.7	22.8	23.8
1998	639	28.7	22.3	25.5
1999	620	28.7	21.6	23.7
2000	574	31.0	18.5	20.9
2001	563	26.0	21.7	19
2002	507	24.3	20.9	22.4
2003	507	24.3	20.9	22.4
2004	492	23.3	21.1	29.8
2005	447	22.4	20.0	30
2006	432	20.6	21.0	26.9
2007	405	19.6	20.7	28.5
2008	405	21.4	18.9	33.1
2009	404	19.4	18.9	32.2
2010	411	19.0	21.6	37.7
2011	402	n/a	n/a	40.8
2012	404	14.0	28.8	n/a
2013	397	13.1	30.1	50.6
2014	385	13.0	29.5	50.4
2015	368	13.0	28.3	40.5
2016	381	14.0	27.2	41.7
2017	370	14.6	25.3	42.4
2018	385	14.6	26.3	49.1
2019	383	14.6	26.2	50.4
2020	324	n/a	n/a	42.9
2021	318	13.0	24.4	37.1
2022	290	14.0	20.7	36.6
2023	293	12.0	24.4	39.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mira Monte Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	22.0	21.0	n/a
1989	468	20.0	23.4	n/a
1990	498	19.0	26.2	n/a
1991	547	20.0	27.3	n/a
1992	555	20.3	27.3	19.3
1993	573	21.7	26.4	17.5
1994	600	22.7	26.4	21.2
1995	623	23.7	26.3	25.4
1996	623	23.7	26.3	25.4
1997	608	26.7	22.8	23.8
1998	639	28.7	22.3	25.5
1999	620	28.7	21.6	23.7
2000	574	31.0	18.5	20.9
2001	563	26.0	21.7	19
2002	507	24.3	20.9	22.4
2003	507	24.3	20.9	22.4
2004	492	23.3	21.1	29.8
2005	447	22.4	20.0	30
2006	432	20.6	21.0	26.9
2007	405	19.6	20.7	28.5
2008	405	21.4	18.9	33.1
2009	404	19.4	18.9	32.2
2010	411	19.0	21.6	37.7
2011	402	n/a	n/a	40.8
2012	404	14.0	28.8	n/a
2013	397	13.1	30.1	50.6
2014	385	13.0	29.5	50.4
2015	368	13.0	28.3	40.5
2016	381	14.0	27.2	41.7
2017	370	14.6	25.3	42.4
2018	385	14.6	26.3	49.1
2019	383	14.6	26.2	50.4
2020	324	n/a	n/a	42.9
2021	318	13.0	24.4	37.1
2022	290	14.0	20.7	36.6
2023	293	12.0	24.4	39.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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