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Tierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tierra Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 560 students in Oxnard, California, operating within the Ocean View School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school has serious struggles with academic performance, ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, and faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3%, which is worse than the state average and nearby schools like Mar Vista Elementary (16.1%). Despite spending more per student than many neighboring schools, outcomes remain low. However, the analysis reveals a few bright spots: its mathematics performance is slightly better than the Ocean View district average and schools like Lemonwood Elementary, and it shows remarkable effectiveness in teaching English Language Learners, ranking in the 74th percentile statewide for that subgroup.

Performance is uneven across different student groups; while support for English Learners is strong, the school ranks very low for students in Special Education. Interestingly, despite being just half a mile from higher-performing Mar Vista Elementary, Tierra Vista lags behind, suggesting factors like school culture or teaching methods play a major role. Early gains in lower grades also appear not to be sustained as students move up, indicating a need for more consistent curriculum support throughout a child's time at the school.

560

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,496

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Sanford St.
Oxnard, CA 93033-7999

(805) 986-6764

District: Ocean View

Students who attend Tierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ocean View Junior High
High:	Channel Islands High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

Asian:

3.9%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 22nd-percentile peak (2023) to 14th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,028^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	17.8	5028 of 5857	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4591 of 5869	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4573 of 5859	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4676 of 5883	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5441 of 5789	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	5387 of 5662	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	5458 of 5692	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	5376 of 5614	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	5233 of 5611	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	5231 of 5530	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	5072 of 5390	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	4956 of 5377	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	4915 of 5314	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	4927 of 5193	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	4467 of 5113	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	4220 of 5113	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	3775 of 4818	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	3541 of 4822	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	3437 of 4809	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	1513 of 2585	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	835 of 3162	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	1318 of 3245	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1398 of 3311	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	2570 of 3275	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1995 of 3246	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4721 of 5597	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4096 of 5612	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4239 of 5609	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4604 of 5635	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5292 of 5492	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5283 of 5413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4247 of 5107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3829 of 5107	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3895 of 5087	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3986 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4725 of 4963	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	4646 of 4830	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	4921 of 5460	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4682 of 5517	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4228 of 5363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4243 of 5264	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	4992 of 5173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4948 of 5084	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4884 of 5628	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4656 of 5643	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4479 of 5638	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4376 of 5663	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5005 of 5510	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4877 of 5431	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2496 of 2847	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2019)41st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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 (2024)
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
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						$22,496	$2,083	$20,413
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
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					$23,071	$2,276	$20,795
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
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
Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	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						$21,922	$2,200	$19,722
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Vista Elementary

Is Tierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Tierra Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Tierra Vista Elementary.

What district is Tierra Vista Elementary in?

Ocean View

What schools do graduates of Tierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Ocean View Junior High
High : Channel Islands High

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Tierra Vista Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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