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Richard Bard Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richard Bard Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 539 students in Port Hueneme, operating within the Hueneme Elementary district, which faces significant statewide challenges.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it is actually one of the stronger performers within its own district, consistently scoring higher in English, math, and science than the district average. It shows particular strengths in supporting special education and military-connected students, and performance improves notably in the upper grades. However, the school faces serious challenges, including a large performance gap where female students significantly outperform male students, very low scores for English Language Learners, and a chronic absenteeism rate higher than both the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Oxnard district, like Kamala Elementary and Harrington Elementary, Richard Bard performs similarly despite those schools having higher poverty rates, suggesting district resources play a role. Within its own district, it outperforms peers such as Hueneme Elementary and Ansgar Larsen Elementary.

539

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,026

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

622 East Pleasant Valley Rd.
Port Hueneme, CA 93041-2638

(805) 488-3583

District: Hueneme Elementary

Students who attend Richard Bard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E. O. Green Junior High
High:	Hueneme High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

5.8%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hueneme Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,438^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Hueneme Elementary

1381^st of 1,543Hueneme Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4438 of 5857	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3876 of 5869	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4416 of 5859	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4623 of 5883	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4146 of 5789	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4731 of 5662	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	4812 of 5692	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3985 of 5614	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	3633 of 5611	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.3	4901 of 5530	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	4582 of 5390	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	4602 of 5377	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	3402 of 5314	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	3272 of 5193	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	3015 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	3023 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.5	2291 of 4818	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.6	2568 of 4822	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	2658 of 4809	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	2015 of 2227	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	3121 of 3162	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	2735 of 3245	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2995 of 3311	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2845 of 3275	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	3171 of 3246	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3586 of 5597	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3234 of 5612	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4321 of 5609	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4592 of 5635	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3897 of 5492	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4576 of 5413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3803 of 5107	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3237 of 5107	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3917 of 5087	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4186 of 5084	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3301 of 4963	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3884 of 4830	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	199 of 335	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4605 of 5460	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3751 of 5517	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4024 of 5363	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4245 of 5264	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3797 of 5173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4488 of 5084	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4910 of 5628	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4256 of 5643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4058 of 5638	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4238 of 5663	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4050 of 5510	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4458 of 5431	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	104 of 153	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	67 of 118	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.1	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1934 of 2847	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1692 of 2635	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1504 of 2420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	6.2	2724 of 2834	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2023)41st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-12 vs school

Native American (2019)6th percentile-23 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Writing27%+10 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Listening11%-15 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading5%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 25, 2016

We moved from a great school in Ventura to Bard and have not been disappointed. In fact, our son's kindergarten class at Bard (last year) was academically ahead of his Ventura class. We're very pleased with the teachers and admin. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard Bard Elementary	Public	K-5	622 East Pleasant Valley Rd.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3583	539	28	19.2	74.8%	31 (5.8%)	26 (4.8%)	443 (82.2%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24.7	4438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.8	3876^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	562	8.1	8.1	10.8	10.8	27.0	27.0	5.4	5.4	22.4		22.4	18.0	32.9	39.3				30.3	25.3	19.0	26.2				23.6	93.0	98.0	96.0	97.0	95.0	$21,026	$1,603	$19,423
Hueneme Elementary	Public	K-5	354 North Third St.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3569	329	17	19.8	72.9%	47 (14.3%)	5 (1.5%)	253 (76.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	15.3	5241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		22.2	4654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.7%	587									14.6		14.6	30.5	15.1	23.4				23.3	23.7	11.3	14.6				16.9	96.5					$20,738	$1,563	$19,175
Art Haycox Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Perkins Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3578	724	34	21.3	95.0%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	714 (98.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		8.2	5764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	12									8.0		8.0	6.5	11.7	15.2				11.2	15.0	7.7	8.0				10.0	95.2	98.4	96.0	96.8	98.4	$20,458	$1,738	$18,720
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Sixth Pl.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8730	525	28	19.0	81.5%	75 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	433 (82.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.9	5572^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		16.3	5195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	377	5.1	5.1	7.7	7.7	12.8	12.8	5.1	5.1	11.3		11.3	14.1	17.5	27.2				19.7	15.4	12.5	9.9				12.6						$20,205	$1,699	$18,506
Julien Hathaway Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East Dollie St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-2217	451	21	21.7	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (94.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	18.7	4946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.8	4891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	16.7%	55									19.5		19.5	21.7	27.8	26.3				25.4	28.6	23.6	10.4				20.6						$21,768	$1,723	$20,045
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 Teakwood St.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8722	523	26	20.4	85.1%	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	498 (95.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	20.7	4764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		24.5	4409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	355									15.6		16.8	30.8	25.0	29.2				30.7	38.0	15.9	13.3				23.4	91.7	96.4	94.1	95.2	95.2	$20,169	$1,631	$18,538
Ansgar Larsen Elementary	Public	K-5	550 East Thomas Ave.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8740	538	27	20.1	87.7%	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	515 (95.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	15.1	5256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.4	5444^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	188									17.1		17.1	19.3	16.9	35.4				23.7	16.9	11.8	15.9				14.8	95.4					$20,707	$1,685	$19,022
Kamala Elementary	Public	K-8	634 West Kamala St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1548	842	39	21.4	95.8%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	828 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19.5	4877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		19.7	4899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	22									10.0	19.1	14.9	17.6	39.0	33.3	27.2	45.2	44.9	34.9	14.3	33.3	17.8	9.7	9.5	16.8	16.1	92.6			95.8	95.8	$22,199	$2,263	$19,936
Fred L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Anchorage St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3541	572	26	22.2	85.5%	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	505 (88.3%)	48 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	16.6	5139^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.4	5175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.8%	36									8.1		8.1	22.8	29.7	29.1				27.4	27.9	17.8	10.5				18.4	93.4	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	$19,305	$1,696	$17,609
Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	451 East Olive St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1542	513	25	20.9	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (99.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	4198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.8	3615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	583									26.8		26.8	18.5	32.3	42.3				31.4	10.8	21.1	35.2				22.5	94.7		97.4	97.4		$24,236	$2,688	$21,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Bard Elementary

How many students attend Richard Bard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Richard Bard Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Richard Bard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richard Bard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E. O. Green Junior High
High : Hueneme High

Is Richard Bard Elementary a good school?

Richard Bard Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Richard Bard Elementary?

Students at Richard Bard Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Richard Bard Elementary in?

Hueneme Elementary

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