Is Berylwood Elementary a good school?

Berylwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Berylwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 487 students attended Berylwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Berylwood Elementary?

Students at Berylwood Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Berylwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berylwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sinaloa Middle High : Royal High

Berylwood Elementary

Summary:

Berylwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Simi Valley, California, serving 507 students in grades K-6 and part of the Simi Valley Unified school district.

Berylwood Elementary faces significant challenges, including a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism rates from 11.3% in 2018-2019 to 37.8% in 2022-2023, well above the district average of 30.3% at nearby Garden Grove Elementary. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state, with only 27.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 18.8% in Mathematics in 2023-2024, far below the district and state averages. Berylwood also struggles to support its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for its female, male, and low socioeconomic status student groups.

The data reveals a stark contrast between Berylwood Elementary and the higher-performing schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District, such as Hollow Hills Elementary and Vista Elementary, which consistently outperform Berylwood and the district average in academic assessments. Addressing Berylwood's challenges, including its high chronic absenteeism rates and equity concerns, will require targeted interventions and additional support to help students improve their learning outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

2300 Heywood St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-3622

(805) 520-6705

District: Simi Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4837^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,919

Students who attend Berylwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sinaloa Middle
High:	Royal High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 487

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Berylwood Elementary ranks worse than 82.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.25. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.2%), White (8%), Asian (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berylwood Elementary is 23.1, which is the 9^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berylwood Elementary is $7,919, which is the 6^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berylwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Berylwood Elementary 4837^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Berylwood 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 Berylwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.60	2906^th	4809	39.6%
2005	41.40	2637^th	4822	45.3%
2006	18.86	4077^th	4818	15.4%
2007	24.29	3982^nd	5113	22.1%
2008	28.81	3690^th	5113	27.8%
2009	30.60	3667^th	5193	29.4%
2010	36.22	3414^th	5314	35.8%
2011	27.85	4141^st	5377	23.0%
2012	21.60	4546^th	5390	15.7%
2013	18.22	4859^th	5530	12.1%
2015	30.27	3681^st	5611	34.4%
2016	30.63	3725^th	5614	33.6%
2017	23.27	4402^nd	5692	22.7%
2018	21.80	4530^th	5662	20.0%
2019	24.94	4364^th	5789	24.6%
2021	18.78	1187^th	1417	16.2%
2022	29.39	3916^th	5883	33.4%
2023	27.93	4085^th	5874	30.5%
2024	20.25	4837^th	5862	17.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.40	1548^th	3246	52.3%
2019	60.69	802^nd	3275	75.5%
2021	49.32	209^th	602	65.3%
2022	54.01	1002^nd	3311	69.7%
2023	57.45	881^st	3250	72.9%
2024	29.78	2566^th	3160	18.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.27	1243^rd	2420	48.6%
2024	22.07	2286^th	2634	13.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.90	3627^th	5084	28.7%
2019	29.14	3918^th	5173	24.3%
2021	30.02	814^th	1110	26.7%
2022	43.81	2702^nd	5264	48.7%
2023	31.53	3774^th	5374	29.8%
2024	24.96	4381^st	5511	20.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.44	196^th	336	41.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.40	3967^th	5413	26.7%
2019	28.61	3934^th	5492	28.4%
2021	23.18	963^rd	1267	24.0%
2022	31.14	3637^th	5635	35.5%
2023	28.34	3928^th	5617	30.1%
2024	21.86	4516^th	5605	19.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.61	1075^th	2128	49.5%
2021	27.67	202^nd	293	31.1%
2022	42.83	989^th	2227	55.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.08	4741^st	5431	12.7%
2019	23.99	4288^th	5510	22.2%
2021	15.92	1135^th	1272	10.8%
2022	28.75	3898^th	5663	31.2%
2023	28.71	3897^th	5650	31.0%
2024	19.90	4728^th	5636	16.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Berylwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.02	3619^th	4830	25.1%
2019	34.31	3366^th	4963	32.2%
2022	38.65	3005^th	5084	40.9%
2023	35.06	3309^th	5098	35.1%
2024	26.49	3992^nd	5102	21.8%

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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 Berylwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	677	26	24	104	19	n/a	n/a	0	850
1989	650	18	31	104	13	n/a	n/a	0	816
1990	645	19	40	119	11	n/a	n/a	0	834
1991	617	20	44	128	16	n/a	n/a	0	825
1992	629	23	46	142	9	n/a	n/a	0	849
1993	595	17	58	153	14	n/a	n/a	0	837
1994	565	19	61	169	15	n/a	n/a	0	829
1995	503	21	54	286	8	n/a	n/a	0	872
1996	503	21	54	286	8	n/a	n/a	0	872
1997	519	17	61	300	11	n/a	n/a	0	908
1998	478	12	70	315	14	n/a	n/a	0	889
1999	483	13	72	327	17	n/a	n/a	0	912
2000	456	14	67	365	14	n/a	n/a	0	916
2001	444	19	69	369	18	n/a	n/a	0	919
2002	387	10	50	378	11	n/a	n/a	1	837
2003	387	10	50	378	11	n/a	n/a	1	837
2004	359	9	49	402	10	n/a	n/a	3	832
2005	314	9	50	413	12	n/a	n/a	6	804
2006	286	5	59	413	9	n/a	n/a	6	778
2007	237	4	40	449	12	n/a	n/a	8	750
2008	162	3	31	423	5	n/a	n/a	0	624
2009	122	4	30	387	8	0	12	0	563
2010	94	2	22	375	4	0	6	0	503
2011	107	3	21	336	3	0	7	0	477
2012	98	0	11	358	2	0	9	0	478
2013	76	2	11	361	1	0	10	0	461
2014	88	0	15	368	0	0	11	0	482
2015	74	0	16	370	0	0	8	0	468
2016	62	3	18	434	0	0	7	0	524
2017	67	3	21	479	0	1	11	0	582
2018	35	4	16	452	0	2	10	0	519
2019	35	2	16	440	0	0	11	0	504
2020	34	3	18	460	0	0	10	0	525
2021	37	5	14	452	0	0	8	0	516
2022	26	3	14	412	0	0	11	0	466
2023	36	6	16	439	0	0	10	0	507
2024	39	7	13	420	0	0	8	0	487

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 Berylwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	850	32.0	26.5	n/a
1989	816	28.0	29.1	n/a
1990	834	30.0	27.8	n/a
1991	825	30.0	27.5	n/a
1992	849	30.5	27.8	24.1
1993	837	32.0	26.2	36.9
1994	829	31.0	26.7	32
1995	872	33.0	26.4	42
1996	872	33.0	26.4	42
1997	908	38.0	23.9	55.4
1998	889	41.0	21.7	56
1999	912	43.0	21.2	35.6
2000	916	44.0	20.8	49.1
2001	919	43.2	21.3	45.7
2002	837	41.0	20.4	50.2
2003	837	41.0	20.4	50.2
2004	832	38.0	21.9	52.4
2005	804	37.0	21.7	53.4
2006	778	37.0	21.0	62.8
2007	750	37.0	20.3	62.5
2008	624	37.0	16.9	68.1
2009	563	29.0	17.6	74.1
2010	503	27.0	18.6	77.7
2011	477	n/a	n/a	75.9
2012	478	21.5	22.2	n/a
2013	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
2014	482	19.0	25.3	78.6
2015	468	20.0	23.4	76.5
2016	524	23.0	22.7	79.2
2017	582	23.0	25.3	79.9
2018	519	23.0	22.5	85.9
2019	504	28.0	17.9	84.9
2020	525	n/a	n/a	83.6
2021	516	23.0	22.4	68.6
2022	466	22.5	20.6	63.5
2023	507	21.5	23.5	70.8
2024	487	21.0	23.1	78.6

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 Berylwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	850	32.0	26.5	n/a
1989	816	28.0	29.1	n/a
1990	834	30.0	27.8	n/a
1991	825	30.0	27.5	n/a
1992	849	30.5	27.8	24.1
1993	837	32.0	26.2	36.9
1994	829	31.0	26.7	32
1995	872	33.0	26.4	42
1996	872	33.0	26.4	42
1997	908	38.0	23.9	55.4
1998	889	41.0	21.7	56
1999	912	43.0	21.2	35.6
2000	916	44.0	20.8	49.1
2001	919	43.2	21.3	45.7
2002	837	41.0	20.4	50.2
2003	837	41.0	20.4	50.2
2004	832	38.0	21.9	52.4
2005	804	37.0	21.7	53.4
2006	778	37.0	21.0	62.8
2007	750	37.0	20.3	62.5
2008	624	37.0	16.9	68.1
2009	563	29.0	17.6	74.1
2010	503	27.0	18.6	77.7
2011	477	n/a	n/a	75.9
2012	478	21.5	22.2	n/a
2013	461	21.0	21.9	77.4
2014	482	19.0	25.3	78.6
2015	468	20.0	23.4	76.5
2016	524	23.0	22.7	79.2
2017	582	23.0	25.3	79.9
2018	519	23.0	22.5	85.9
2019	504	28.0	17.9	84.9
2020	525	n/a	n/a	83.6
2021	516	23.0	22.4	68.6
2022	466	22.5	20.6	63.5
2023	507	21.5	23.5	70.8
2024	487	21.0	23.1	78.6

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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