Montalvo Elementary

Summary:

Montalvo Elementary is a public elementary school in Ventura, California, serving 386 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Ventura Unified School District, which is ranked 652 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montalvo Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 4.7% in 2017-2018 to 30.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and science consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Montalvo's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 29.11% compared to 40.66% for the district and 42.8% for the state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.7% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, Montalvo's performance can be compared to other schools in the Ventura Unified district. Elmhurst Elementary has similar academic struggles, while Portola Elementary outperforms Montalvo and the district/state averages in most areas. The highest-performing school in the district, Mound Elementary, has substantially higher proficiency rates than Montalvo. Additionally, Montalvo's English Language Learner students perform in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools, while its Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 40% of the state.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2050 Grand Ave.
       Ventura, CA  93003-6729


(805) 289-1872

District: Ventura Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2618th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,999 Help


Students who attend Montalvo Elementary usually attend:

High:    Ventura High

Student/teacher ratio:  22.7 Help
Number of students:  386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.9%
White:
17.4%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.7% Help


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Compare Details Montalvo Elementary ranks better than 55.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.84. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.9%), White (17.4%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Montalvo Elementary is 22.7, which is the 8th best among 17 elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montalvo Elementary is $6,999, which is the 8th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Montalvo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Montalvo Elementary 2618th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Montalvo Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Ventura Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ventura Unified 652nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Montalvo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.49 3900th 4809 18.9%
2005 24.13 3689th 4822 23.5%
2006 42.22 2598th 4818 46.1%
2007 41.87 2793rd 5113 45.4%
2008 39.95 2946th 5113 42.4%
2009 42.11 2934th 5193 43.5%
2010 43.59 2944th 5314 44.6%
2011 37.53 3427th 5377 36.3%
2012 31.45 3838th 5390 28.8%
2013 30.85 3968th 5530 28.2%
2015 41.46 2940th 5611 47.6%
2016 51.08 2437th 5614 56.6%
2017 54.69 2290th 5692 59.8%
2018 46.77 2737th 5662 51.7%
2019 53.47 2403rd 5789 58.5%
2021 40.30 772nd 1417 45.5%
2022 47.66 2666th 5883 54.7%
2023 50.08 2531st 5874 56.9%
2024 48.84 2618th 5862 55.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.34 1108th 3246 65.9%
2019 50.02 1250th 3275 61.8%
2021 45.11 248th 602 58.8%
2023 20.45 3120th 3250 4.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.37 3062nd 5084 39.8%
2019 51.74 2283rd 5173 55.9%
2021 41.31 623rd 1110 43.9%
2022 43.85 2701st 5264 48.7%
2023 41.22 2972nd 5374 44.7%
2024 38.90 3214th 5511 41.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.64 3113th 5413 42.5%
2019 54.68 2243rd 5492 59.2%
2021 52.74 540th 1267 57.4%
2022 49.00 2466th 5635 56.2%
2023 49.48 2434th 5617 56.7%
2024 47.73 2536th 5605 54.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.12 2274th 5431 58.1%
2019 51.56 2393rd 5510 56.6%
2021 27.32 889th 1272 30.1%
2022 45.14 2700th 5663 52.3%
2023 50.48 2429th 5650 57.0%
2024 49.75 2473rd 5636 56.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.21 2152nd 4830 55.4%
2019 59.77 1699th 4963 65.8%
2022 53.53 1981st 5084 61.0%
2023 59.20 1716th 5098 66.3%
2024 57.20 1830th 5102 64.1%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Montalvo Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.92 1029th 2834 63.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Montalvo Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 347 15 18 121 4 n/a n/a 0 505
1989 341 17 22 129 3 n/a n/a 0 512
1990 310 14 19 151 3 n/a n/a 0 497
1991 264 6 18 183 4 n/a n/a 0 475
1992 260 13 19 198 1 n/a n/a 0 491
1993 236 8 18 203 4 n/a n/a 0 469
1994 168 15 21 199 2 n/a n/a 0 405
1995 186 17 19 219 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1996 186 17 19 219 2 n/a n/a 0 443
1997 167 14 19 237 2 n/a n/a 0 439
1998 167 15 21 263 4 n/a n/a 0 470
1999 152 12 18 240 0 n/a n/a 11 433
2000 134 10 17 263 3 n/a n/a 8 435
2001 105 9 18 258 5 n/a n/a 7 402
2002 119 11 21 289 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2003 119 11 21 289 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2004 111 9 23 271 5 n/a n/a 22 441
2005 96 10 21 271 4 n/a n/a 28 430
2006 82 10 14 260 3 n/a n/a 37 406
2007 68 6 11 270 3 n/a n/a 25 383
2008 71 3 10 278 3 n/a n/a 0 365
2009 77 8 10 266 3 2 48 0 414
2010 80 6 9 310 2 1 10 0 418
2011 78 3 7 325 1 2 10 0 426
2012 79 4 7 327 0 2 12 0 431
2013 81 5 5 317 0 2 13 0 423
2014 77 3 5 327 0 2 13 0 427
2015 74 2 5 333 0 3 15 0 432
2016 74 1 8 320 0 2 15 0 420
2017 70 2 8 337 0 1 15 0 433
2018 65 2 5 331 0 1 15 0 419
2019 67 3 6 311 0 0 12 0 399
2020 66 5 6 295 0 0 13 0 385
2021 72 1 6 295 0 0 12 0 386
2022 64 0 5 314 0 0 16 0 399
2023 67 1 9 297 0 0 12 0 386

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 Montalvo Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 505 21.3 23.7 n/a
1989 512 20.0 25.6 n/a
1990 497 20.0 24.8 n/a
1991 475 19.0 25.0 n/a
1992 491 19.3 25.4 36.9
1993 469 19.1 24.6 67.4
1994 405 19.9 20.4 77.3
1995 443 17.5 25.3 70.4
1996 443 17.5 25.3 70.4
1997 439 19.5 22.5 66.3
1998 470 22.5 20.9 67.4
1999 433 22.5 19.2 73.2
2000 435 22.5 19.3 65.8
2001 402 20.5 19.6 63.3
2002 442 20.7 21.4 65.2
2003 442 20.7 21.4 65.2
2004 441 23.7 18.6 71.8
2005 430 23.0 18.7 77.1
2006 406 24.0 16.9 70.2
2007 383 21.5 17.8 68.4
2008 365 19.8 18.4 72.3
2009 414 21.0 18.8 65
2010 418 20.4 20.4 98.3
2011 426 n/a n/a 98.1
2012 431 16.1 26.7 n/a
2013 423 17.6 24.0 88.4
2014 427 17.7 24.0 51.1
2015 432 18.0 24.0 50.2
2016 420 17.0 24.7 61.2
2017 433 17.5 24.7 63.5
2018 419 17.0 24.6 65.4
2019 399 17.5 22.8 63.4
2020 385 n/a n/a 65.2
2021 386 15.0 25.7 60.6
2022 399 17.0 23.4 60.7
2023 386 17.0 22.7 55.7

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 Montalvo Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 505 21.3 23.7 n/a
1989 512 20.0 25.6 n/a
1990 497 20.0 24.8 n/a
1991 475 19.0 25.0 n/a
1992 491 19.3 25.4 36.9
1993 469 19.1 24.6 67.4
1994 405 19.9 20.4 77.3
1995 443 17.5 25.3 70.4
1996 443 17.5 25.3 70.4
1997 439 19.5 22.5 66.3
1998 470 22.5 20.9 67.4
1999 433 22.5 19.2 73.2
2000 435 22.5 19.3 65.8
2001 402 20.5 19.6 63.3
2002 442 20.7 21.4 65.2
2003 442 20.7 21.4 65.2
2004 441 23.7 18.6 71.8
2005 430 23.0 18.7 77.1
2006 406 24.0 16.9 70.2
2007 383 21.5 17.8 68.4
2008 365 19.8 18.4 72.3
2009 414 21.0 18.8 65
2010 418 20.4 20.4 98.3
2011 426 n/a n/a 98.1
2012 431 16.1 26.7 n/a
2013 423 17.6 24.0 88.4
2014 427 17.7 24.0 51.1
2015 432 18.0 24.0 50.2
2016 420 17.0 24.7 61.2
2017 433 17.5 24.7 63.5
2018 419 17.0 24.6 65.4
2019 399 17.5 22.8 63.4
2020 385 n/a n/a 65.2
2021 386 15.0 25.7 60.6
2022 399 17.0 23.4 60.7
2023 386 17.0 22.7 55.7

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Montalvo Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201294.0%3.0%0.0%4.0%96.0%97.0%97.0%96.0%95.0%
201394.0%4.0%0.0%1.0%96.0%94.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201487.0%3.0%0.0%10.0%92.0%97.0%97.0%89.0%89.0%
201589.0%0.0%0.0%11.0%90.0%99.0%99.0%89.0%89.0%
201685.0%4.0%0.0%11.0%88.0%93.0%95.0%87.0%85.0%
201794.0%0.0%1.0%5.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%97.0%97.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
202096.4%1.8%1.8%96.4%
202195.6%2.9%0.0%97.1%97.1%95.6%95.6%95.6%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Montalvo Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,999

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Montalvo Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2403rd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 2531st of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montalvo Elementary)41.144.7
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)5138.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Montalvo Elementary)57.561.7
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)52.641.5
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montalvo Elementary)37.941.3
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)52.546.1
 6.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Montalvo Elementary)32.847.6
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)49.750.2
 0.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Montalvo Elementary)7.522.2
 14.7%
   4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Ventura Unified)5.29.8
 4.6%
   4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)14.59.1
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montalvo Elementary)60.942.9
 18%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ventura Unified)56.244.8
 11.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Montalvo Elementary)44.916.1
 28.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ventura Unified)43.934.2
 9.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Montalvo Elementary)40.626.8
 13.8%
   5th Grade Science (Ventura Unified)38.531.1
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students399386
 3.3%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian00
Asian69
 50%
Hispanic311297
 4.5%
Pacific Islander00
White6767
Two or More Races1212
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.4%55.7%
 7.7%


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Students at Montalvo Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Montalvo Elementary ranks 2618th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Montalvo Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ventura High

In the 2022-23 school year, 386 students attended Montalvo Elementary.


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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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