Enrollment
270
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Somis, CA
Somis Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Somis Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063714006296
👥 S:T ratio 17
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 46
📋 Attendance 54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Somis Elementary earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 20.8:1
- students per teacher
- 64.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 270
- students enrolled
Somis Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.8:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
64.2%
vs 55.5% California avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Somis Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Somis Elementary
Somis Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Somis, California, enrolling 270 students.
At 20.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 64.2% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 270 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 952 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #215.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (80%) and White (19%) (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 270 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Among Somis's elementary schools, it stands alongside Mesa Elementary (597 students): Somis Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (20.8:1 vs 22.1:1).
Somis Union operates only this one school, so Somis Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Somis Elementary compares
Somis Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.8:1 | ▼ 3% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 64.2% | ▲ 16% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 270 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
20.8:1
Leaner classes than 13% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
270
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
64.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.8:1
students per teacher
- 3% below state mean
Top 42% in California - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
18.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,321
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 270 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 79.6%
White 18.5%
Two or More 1.5%
Asian 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 79.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.2, Somis Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Somis Union, which includes Somis Elementary.
$16,321
Per student
-1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.1%
State 20.1%
Federal 9.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Somis
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~270 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Somis Elementary
How many students attend Somis Elementary?
Somis Elementary has 270 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Somis, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Somis Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Somis Elementary is 20.8:1, which is 3% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Somis Elementary?
64.2% of students at Somis Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Somis Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Somis Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 79.6% of enrollment, in Somis, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Somis Elementary?
Somis Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Somis Elementary a good school?
Somis Elementary earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Somis Union?
None reported; Somis Union operates only Somis Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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