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C

Rio Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Oxnard, and parts of Camarillo.

Oxnard’s School Grade C− better than 24% of California school districts

Students
5,250
Schools
9
Spent per student
$18,427
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$102.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rio Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Debt of $102.1M, about $19,442 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Oxnard 199,651

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oxnard. Grade by grade →

K–522 elementary schoolsOxnard Elementary School District
6–812 middle schoolsOxnard Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsOxnard Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 3,358 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 46.7% · 3,348 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Oxnard Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,427 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 56%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,208’20
4,958’21
5,167’22
5,216’23
5,250’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 86%White 5%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Rio del Sol
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oxnard
B−
839 students26:1
Rio Real Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oxnard
C−
794 students24:1
Rio Rosales
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxnard
C+
557 students23:1
Rio Del Mar
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxnard
C+
499 students26:1
Rio del Norte
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxnard
D
495 students22:1
Rio Plaza Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxnard
D
455 students27:1
Rio Lindo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oxnard
D
405 students22:1
Rio Vista Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oxnard
C−
637 students22:1
Rio del Valle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oxnard
C−
569 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Oxnard Union High School DistrictPort Hueneme, San Buenaventura (Ventura)
$19,657per student
Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictThousand Oaks
$17,067per student
Hueneme Elementary School DistrictPort Hueneme
$20,890per student
Ventura Unified School DistrictSan Buenaventura (Ventura)
$18,861per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.