# Simi Valley Unified

Simi Valley Unified is a unified district in Ventura County, California. Reading proficiency is 50.2%, +1.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 36.7%, +0.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/simi-valley-unified |
| County | Ventura |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 28 |
| Students | 15,418 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,225 |
| Low-Income Students | 7,051 (46.1%) |
| English Learners | 1,720 (11.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 49.2% | 7,444 |
| 2024 | 48.6% | 7,524 |
| 2025 | 50.2% | 7,541 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 36.6% | 7,364 |
| 2024 | 35.4% | 7,569 |
| 2025 | 36.7% | 7,546 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 37.0% | 59.5% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | 59.0% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | 61.4% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.6% | 46.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | 44.5% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | 47.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.1% | 53.0% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | 52.0% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | 54.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.7% | 39.8% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | 39.0% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | 40.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dawn Smollen | President of the Board | dawn.smollen@simivalleyusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Dr. Ron Resnick | Trustee | ronald.resnick@simivalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Dr. Stephen Pietrolungo | Trustee | stephen.pietrolungo@simivalleyusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Kareem Jubran | Clerk of the Board | kareem.jubran@simivalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Mike James | Trustee | michael.james@simivalleyusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Vista Elementary | Simi Valley | 75.9% | 74.5% | 75.2% | +1.1 | +3.9 |
| 2 | Santa Susana High | Simi Valley | 80.8% | 58.4% | 69.6% | +2.8 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Hollow Hills Elementary | Simi Valley | 69.7% | 68.3% | 69.0% | 0.0 | +7.7 |
| 4 | Big Springs Elementary | Simi Valley | 61.8% | 56.6% | 59.2% | +4.2 | +9.6 |
| 5 | White Oak Elementary | Simi Valley | 61.6% | 49.4% | 55.5% | +18.5 | +13.5 |
| 6 | Crestview Elementary | Simi Valley | 57.4% | 50.4% | 53.9% | +13.4 | +9.4 |
| 7 | Township Elementary | Simi Valley | 54.5% | 52.5% | 53.5% | +6.9 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Wood Ranch Elementary | Simi Valley | 56.6% | 49.8% | 53.2% | -1.6 | -7.8 |
| 9 | Garden Grove Elementary | Simi Valley | 51.3% | 42.1% | 46.7% | +9.3 | +7.5 |
| 10 | Simi Elementary | Simi Valley | 55.0% | 38.0% | 46.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | Katherine Elementary | Simi Valley | 49.6% | 40.8% | 45.2% | -2.1 | +0.5 |
| 12 | Atherwood Elementary | Simi Valley | 44.3% | 43.6% | 44.0% | -4.9 | +0.2 |
| 13 | Hillside Middle | Simi Valley | 50.0% | 36.7% | 43.4% | -0.6 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Royal High | Simi Valley | 58.4% | 27.2% | 42.8% | -1.6 | -6.3 |
| 15 | Madera Elementary | Simi Valley | 48.7% | 36.8% | 42.7% | -7.9 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Sycamore Elementary | Simi Valley | 42.4% | 35.4% | 38.9% | -1.9 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Valley View Middle | Simi Valley | 48.0% | 29.4% | 38.7% | +3.1 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Mountain View Elementary | Simi Valley | 44.0% | 33.0% | 38.5% | +2.7 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Simi Valley High | Simi Valley | 51.3% | 21.8% | 36.5% | -6.9 | -4.3 |
| 20 | Sinaloa Middle | Simi Valley | 40.9% | 27.0% | 34.0% | -2.2 | -2.2 |
| 21 | Arroyo Elementary | Simi Valley | 36.2% | 29.0% | 32.6% | +2.1 | +3.4 |
| 22 | Lincoln Elementary | Simi Valley | 34.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | Santa Susana Elementary | Simi Valley | 30.9% | 23.8% | 27.3% | +5.4 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Monte Vista | Simi Valley | 37.8% | 16.1% | 26.9% | -3.3 | -3.8 |
| 25 | Park View Elementary | Simi Valley | 28.9% | 24.8% | 26.8% | +6.0 | +6.6 |
| 26 | Knolls Elementary | Simi Valley | 36.4% | 15.6% | 26.0% | +7.0 | -11.1 |
| 27 | Berylwood Elementary | Simi Valley | 28.2% | 20.5% | 24.3% | -0.5 | -4.2 |
| 28 | Justin Elementary | Simi Valley | 17.0% | 12.0% | 14.5% | N/A | N/A |