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Mar Vista Elementary

Q: Is Mar Vista Elementary a good school?

Mar Vista Elementary ranks 4129 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mar Vista Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 464 students in Oxnard, part of the Ocean View School District, and stands out for its steady academic improvement despite serving a high-need community.

When compared to nearby schools, Mar Vista shows notable strengths. It consistently outperforms its closest neighbor, Tierra Vista Elementary, in English, math, and has significantly lower chronic absenteeism. The school is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners, ranking much higher than typical for schools in similar contexts. While the school's overall state ranking is still developing, its trajectory is positive, having risen dramatically from the 2nd to the 30th percentile over eight years—a pattern of improvement not seen at other local schools like Art Haycox Elementary or Elm Street Elementary.

Key areas for attention include a drop in student proficiency in the upper grades, especially in math, and lower science scores. An unusual finding is that male students currently outperform female students by a notable margin, which the school may be examining. Overall, Mar Vista represents a case of a school in the Ocean View district using its resources effectively to achieve better outcomes than many peers in the Hueneme Elementary and Oxnard districts, demonstrating that progress is possible even in challenging circumstances.

464

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,249

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2382 Etting Rd.
Oxnard, CA 93033-6864

(805) 488-3659

District: Ocean View

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ocean View Junior High
High:	Channel Islands High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

2.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,129^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Ocean View

1284^th of 1,543Ocean View 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	28.0	4129 of 5857	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4596 of 5869	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4896 of 5859	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5353 of 5883	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5529 of 5789	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	5553 of 5662	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	5565 of 5692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	5509 of 5614	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	5252 of 5611	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	5031 of 5530	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	5014 of 5390	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	4675 of 5377	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	4970 of 5314	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	4593 of 5193	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	4042 of 5113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	4473 of 5113	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	3815 of 4818	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.3	3530 of 4822	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.1	3411 of 4809	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1534 of 3162	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	1112 of 3245	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	2280 of 3311	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2015 of 3275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1982 of 3246	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4450 of 5597	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3938 of 5612	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4787 of 5609	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4763 of 5635	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5181 of 5492	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	5281 of 5413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3147 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3667 of 5107	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3872 of 5087	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4462 of 5084	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	4675 of 4963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4727 of 4830	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3691 of 5460	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4493 of 5517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4381 of 5363	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	4860 of 5264	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4977 of 5173	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	4943 of 5084	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3589 of 5628	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4876 of 5643	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4562 of 5638	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5433 of 5663	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5341 of 5510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	5364 of 5431	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	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
Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2382 Etting Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3659	464	22	21.0	81.5%	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	441 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	28	4129^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		22.8	4596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	467	19.7		19.7	41.3	26.5	26.2				31.9	45.3	17.7	16.4				27.5	97.1					$36,249	$34,214	$2,035
Tierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Sanford St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-6764	560	24	23.8	71.4%	18 (3.2%)	5 (0.9%)	503 (89.8%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	17.8	5028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.9	4591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	437	18.9		18.9	18.6	23.5	21.4				21.2	23.3	25.6	20.0				22.9						$34,232	$31,740	$2,492
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	$22,410	$20,908	$1,502
Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	808	39	20.5	91.1%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	780 (96.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	4797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		19.2	4928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	131	21.9	19.6	20.7	16.2	28.6	33.3	28.4	36.6	36.7	30.8	23.8	28.7	17.7	6.3	22.6	16.5	19.5						$24,976	$23,250	$1,726
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					$22,980	$21,430	$1,550
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						$24,231	$22,710	$1,521
Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	451 East Olive St.	Oxnard	93030	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		$27,803	$25,822	$1,981
Elm Street Elementary	Public	K-5	450 East Elm St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1533	471	22	21.9	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	5643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.4	5753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	110	7.7		7.7	23.1	13.4	6.2				14.2	27.3	9.0	3.1				13.2	95.9		97.3			$27,801	$25,706	$2,095
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	$23,963	$22,428	$1,535
Kamala Elementary	Public	K-8	634 West Kamala St.	Oxnard	93030	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	$24,053	$22,266	$1,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Mar Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mar Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ocean View Junior High
High : Channel Islands High

Is Mar Vista Elementary a good school?

Mar Vista Elementary ranks 4129^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Mar Vista Elementary in?

Ocean View

What is the racial makeup of Mar Vista Elementary?

Students at Mar Vista Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Mar Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Mar Vista Elementary.

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