Is Hollow Hills Elementary a good school?

Hollow Hills Elementary ranks 965 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hollow Hills Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 645 students attended Hollow Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hollow Hills Elementary?

Students at Hollow Hills Elementary are 43% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

Hollow Hills Elementary

Summary:

Hollow Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Simi Valley, California, serving 637 students in grades K-6. As part of the Simi Valley Unified School District, Hollow Hills has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools over the past 9 years.

Hollow Hills Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 67.6% of Hollow Hills students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.56% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 62.75% of Hollow Hills students were proficient or better, compared to 35.43% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's commitment to equity is also evident, with its diverse student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, all performing at high levels.

When compared to nearby schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District, Hollow Hills Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating a lower proportion of students from low-income families. This suggests that Hollow Hills Elementary may be a model for other schools in the district, and its practices and strategies could be worth exploring and potentially replicating.

Detail:

Public K-6

828 Gibson Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-5665

(805) 520-6720

District: Simi Valley Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,570

Student/teacher ratio: 28.0

Number of students: 645

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Asian:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hollow Hills Elementary ranks better than 83.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.58. (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 Hollow Hills Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Simi Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (43.4%), Hispanic (36%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hollow Hills Elementary is 28. 16 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hollow Hills Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hollow Hills Elementary is $5,570. 15 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hollow Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hollow Hills Elementary 965^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hollow Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Simi Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Simi Valley Unified 667^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hollow Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.96	336^th	4809	93.0%
2005	93.79	281^st	4822	94.2%
2006	92.41	367^th	4818	92.4%
2007	92.56	376^th	5113	92.6%
2008	92.99	314^th	5113	93.9%
2009	91.77	364^th	5193	93.0%
2010	89.82	449^th	5314	91.6%
2011	87.55	593^rd	5377	89.0%
2012	84.63	751^st	5390	86.1%
2013	82.62	913^th	5530	83.5%
2015	87.10	775^th	5611	86.2%
2016	84.19	953^rd	5614	83.0%
2017	83.28	990^th	5692	82.6%
2018	85.26	873^rd	5662	84.6%
2019	84.72	920^th	5789	84.1%
2021	83.71	222^nd	1417	84.3%
2022	87.69	819^th	5883	86.1%
2023	86.12	910^th	5874	84.5%
2024	84.58	965^th	5862	83.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.34	182^nd	445	59.1%
2022	68.26	209^th	610	65.7%
2023	44.69	431^st	669	35.6%
2024	44.67	433^rd	669	35.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.90	285^th	5084	94.4%
2019	91.78	239^th	5173	95.4%
2021	92.31	50^th	1110	95.5%
2022	88.25	423^rd	5264	92.0%
2023	87.60	470^th	5374	91.3%
2024	83.13	703^rd	5511	87.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.23	978^th	5413	81.9%
2019	80.08	1073^rd	5492	80.5%
2021	81.95	217^th	1267	82.9%
2022	81.93	1018^th	5635	81.9%
2023	78.81	1144^th	5617	79.6%
2024	81.97	1010^th	5605	82.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.11	795^th	5431	85.4%
2019	86.15	776^th	5510	85.9%
2021	82.90	215^th	1272	83.1%
2022	89.42	661^st	5663	88.3%
2023	89.06	675^th	5650	88.1%
2024	84.75	885^th	5636	84.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	81.10	122^nd	1154	89.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.34	330^th	4830	93.2%
2019	87.00	429^th	4963	91.4%
2022	83.76	596^th	5084	88.3%
2023	88.08	435^th	5098	91.5%
2024	82.28	633^rd	5102	87.6%

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Rank History for White students at Hollow Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.92	972^nd	2737	64.5%
2019	63.54	1075^th	2834	62.1%
2022	69.94	814^th	2726	70.1%
2023	65.11	959^th	2662	64.0%
2024	69.14	830^th	2647	68.6%

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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 Hollow Hills Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	537	6	39	37	10	n/a	n/a	0	629
1989	557	12	39	43	9	n/a	n/a	0	660
1990	554	10	56	39	11	n/a	n/a	0	670
1991	544	9	57	38	11	n/a	n/a	0	659
1992	548	10	60	39	11	n/a	n/a	0	668
1993	552	6	57	42	12	n/a	n/a	0	669
1994	546	6	57	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	648
1995	544	11	49	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	646
1996	544	11	49	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	646
1997	531	13	64	43	6	n/a	n/a	0	657
1998	525	14	67	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	656
1999	545	12	68	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	675
2000	545	11	69	52	6	n/a	n/a	0	683
2001	545	12	61	53	7	n/a	n/a	0	678
2002	530	11	60	57	5	n/a	n/a	5	668
2003	530	11	60	57	5	n/a	n/a	5	668
2004	543	7	61	61	3	n/a	n/a	12	687
2005	521	5	59	62	4	n/a	n/a	20	671
2006	508	4	73	61	2	n/a	n/a	23	671
2007	484	3	90	62	2	n/a	n/a	29	670
2008	454	2	91	72	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
2009	426	3	107	78	3	1	63	0	681
2010	400	4	117	122	3	2	29	0	677
2011	389	4	120	117	2	2	26	0	660
2012	372	4	120	136	1	1	35	0	669
2013	346	4	123	144	0	2	35	0	654
2014	345	2	127	165	1	1	42	0	683
2015	350	2	108	172	0	1	37	0	670
2016	366	1	87	183	0	1	40	0	678
2017	360	0	80	189	0	0	46	0	675
2018	361	1	76	196	0	0	54	0	688
2019	343	5	76	191	0	0	58	0	673
2020	318	4	73	203	0	0	63	0	661
2021	307	4	64	204	0	0	53	0	632
2022	283	5	65	216	0	0	63	0	632
2023	292	6	61	216	0	0	62	0	637
2024	280	4	69	232	0	0	60	0	645

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 Hollow Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	629	21.0	29.9	n/a
1989	660	22.0	30.0	n/a
1990	670	22.0	30.4	n/a
1991	659	22.0	29.9	n/a
1992	668	22.4	29.8	3.9
1993	669	22.0	30.4	6
1994	648	21.0	30.9	5.6
1995	646	20.0	32.3	3.9
1996	646	20.0	32.3	3.9
1997	657	25.0	26.3	4.4
1998	656	26.0	25.2	5.8
1999	675	28.0	24.1	5.3
2000	683	29.0	23.6	6.1
2001	678	30.0	22.6	5.5
2002	668	29.0	23.0	5.4
2003	668	29.0	23.0	5.4
2004	687	31.0	22.2	4.3
2005	671	29.0	23.1	5.5
2006	671	29.0	23.1	6.9
2007	670	29.0	23.1	5.9
2008	622	30.0	20.7	4.8
2009	681	29.0	22.7	7.2
2010	677	25.0	27.0	11.8
2011	660	n/a	n/a	10.5
2012	669	25.5	26.2	n/a
2013	654	25.0	26.1	13.9
2014	683	24.5	27.8	17.6
2015	670	24.0	27.9	18.8
2016	678	24.0	28.2	19
2017	675	25.0	27.0	20.3
2018	688	25.0	27.5	20.2
2019	673	26.0	25.8	18.4
2020	661	n/a	n/a	18.3
2021	632	26.0	24.3	19
2022	632	26.0	24.3	31.8
2023	637	26.0	24.5	37.8
2024	645	23.0	28.0	38.6

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 Hollow Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	629	21.0	29.9	n/a
1989	660	22.0	30.0	n/a
1990	670	22.0	30.4	n/a
1991	659	22.0	29.9	n/a
1992	668	22.4	29.8	3.9
1993	669	22.0	30.4	6
1994	648	21.0	30.9	5.6
1995	646	20.0	32.3	3.9
1996	646	20.0	32.3	3.9
1997	657	25.0	26.3	4.4
1998	656	26.0	25.2	5.8
1999	675	28.0	24.1	5.3
2000	683	29.0	23.6	6.1
2001	678	30.0	22.6	5.5
2002	668	29.0	23.0	5.4
2003	668	29.0	23.0	5.4
2004	687	31.0	22.2	4.3
2005	671	29.0	23.1	5.5
2006	671	29.0	23.1	6.9
2007	670	29.0	23.1	5.9
2008	622	30.0	20.7	4.8
2009	681	29.0	22.7	7.2
2010	677	25.0	27.0	11.8
2011	660	n/a	n/a	10.5
2012	669	25.5	26.2	n/a
2013	654	25.0	26.1	13.9
2014	683	24.5	27.8	17.6
2015	670	24.0	27.9	18.8
2016	678	24.0	28.2	19
2017	675	25.0	27.0	20.3
2018	688	25.0	27.5	20.2
2019	673	26.0	25.8	18.4
2020	661	n/a	n/a	18.3
2021	632	26.0	24.3	19
2022	632	26.0	24.3	31.8
2023	637	26.0	24.5	37.8
2024	645	23.0	28.0	38.6

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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