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Sunkist Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunkist Elementary is a K-8 school serving 523 students in Port Hueneme, part of the Hueneme Elementary district, that operates in a high-needs community but shows notable strengths compared to its local district peers.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it consistently outperforms the Hueneme Elementary district average in core subjects like English and Math, which is significant given it serves a student population with a higher rate of economic need than other district schools such as Richard Bard Elementary and Hueneme Elementary. Its K-8 structure is unique among nearby elementary schools and comes with both advantages and challenges; for example, its 3rd-grade math scores are strong, but performance drops sharply by 5th grade. A major bright spot is a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen well below the rate at comparable schools like Marina West Elementary in the Oxnard district.

The school shows efficient use of resources, achieving competitive academic results with less per-student funding than some schools in the neighboring Oxnard district, such as Kamala Elementary. However, performance is volatile for different student groups, with English Learners historically performing well but Special Education students facing significant struggles. Parents should note the school's strengths in mathematics within its district and its improving attendance, while being aware of the performance decline in upper grades and the need for consistent support across all student subgroups.

523

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,169

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Teakwood St.
Port Hueneme, CA 93041-2228

(805) 986-8722

District: Hueneme Elementary

Students who attend Sunkist Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,764^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4764 of 5857	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4409 of 5869	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4959 of 5859	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4636 of 5883	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3845 of 5789	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4248 of 5662	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4002 of 5692	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	4150 of 5614	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.8	3646 of 5611	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.1	3958 of 5530	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	3956 of 5390	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	3374 of 5377	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.7	4026 of 5314	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	3718 of 5193	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	3596 of 5113	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	3545 of 5113	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.1	3377 of 4818	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.5	2747 of 4822	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.9	3371 of 4809	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	1985 of 2585	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1964 of 2128	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	1554 of 3162	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.7	3005 of 3245	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2556 of 3311	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2292 of 3275	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2367 of 3246	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4744 of 5597	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3885 of 5612	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4469 of 5609	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4634 of 5635	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3688 of 5492	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3907 of 5413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	3992 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3546 of 5107	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4197 of 5087	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3748 of 5084	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2886 of 4963	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3376 of 4830	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	257 of 429	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	170 of 335	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	316 of 356	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4186 of 5460	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4171 of 5517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4553 of 5363	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4113 of 5264	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2863 of 5173	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3519 of 5084	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4399 of 5628	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4623 of 5643	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5103 of 5638	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4231 of 5663	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3753 of 5510	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4329 of 5431	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2682 of 2847	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	2101 of 2635	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2420 of 2420	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)57th percentile+21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
McKinna Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 South N St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1563	577	26	22.6	92.9%	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	5517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		14.9	5314^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	203									10.5		10.5	15.1	13.4	26.7				18.3	17.0	13.4	17.9				16.2	92.6	96.8	96.8	96.8		95.8	$22,704	$2,266	$20,438
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
Marina West Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Carob St.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1554	440	23	19.1	84.3%	12 (2.7%)	7 (1.6%)	410 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32.8	3739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		24.9	4373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	634									24.3		24.3	35.1	32.8	30.4				33.0	30.9	44.8	26.1				33.5	90.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$17,173	$1,831	$15,342
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunkist Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunkist Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunkist Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Sunkist Elementary?

Students at Sunkist Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Is Sunkist Elementary a good school?

Sunkist Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Sunkist Elementary in?

Hueneme Elementary

How many students attend Sunkist Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Sunkist Elementary.

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