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Emilie Ritchen Elementary

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Emilie Ritchen Elementary ranks 2615 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emilie Ritchen Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 445 students in the Oxnard School District, notable for its remarkable academic improvement in a high-need community.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, climbing from one of the lowest-performing schools in the state to now ranking above average, outperforming most nearby schools with similar student populations. It achieves the highest math and science proficiency rates among comparison schools like Driffill Elementary and Ramona Elementary, and does so while spending less per student than others such as Christa McAuliffe Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting English learners and students from low-income families, ranking well above the state average for these groups.

Despite its strong academic results, Emilie Ritchen faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is much higher than at neighboring schools. There is also a notable performance gap between female and male students. While nearby Thurgood Marshall Elementary also performs well, Emilie Ritchen's journey of improvement from the bottom percentile ranks is unique in the area, making it a standout for its ability to deliver strong educational outcomes within the Oxnard district context.

445

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,863

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Cabrillo Way
Oxnard, CA 93030-3106

(805) 385-1572

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
High:	Oxnard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

3.8%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oxnard

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,615^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Oxnard

1227^th of 1,543Oxnard 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	49.6	2615 of 5857	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	3528 of 5869	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3426 of 5859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3758 of 5883	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4957 of 5789	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5248 of 5662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	5321 of 5692	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	5008 of 5614	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	5106 of 5611	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	5292 of 5530	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	4657 of 5390	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	5093 of 5377	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	4145 of 5314	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	4339 of 5193	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	4039 of 5113	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	3944 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.9	1967 of 4818	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.2	2476 of 4822	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2881 of 4809	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	995 of 2227	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	2318 of 2585	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	1117 of 3162	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	1932 of 3245	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	1341 of 3311	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	2852 of 3275	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2897 of 3246	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	1709 of 5597	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	3196 of 5612	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2950 of 5609	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3510 of 5635	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4782 of 5492	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5051 of 5413	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1628 of 5107	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2504 of 5107	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2399 of 5087	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	3043 of 5084	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4052 of 4963	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4478 of 4830	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1775 of 5460	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	3146 of 5517	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2539 of 5363	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	3093 of 5264	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4627 of 5173	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4825 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3362 of 5628	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3607 of 5643	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3695 of 5638	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3759 of 5663	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4639 of 5510	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5021 of 5431	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1463 of 2847	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1311 of 2635	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.0	2147 of 2420	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)69th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science38%+6 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emilie Ritchen Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Cabrillo Way	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1572	445	24	18.5	84.7%	17 (3.8%)	8 (1.8%)	394 (88.5%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	49.6	2615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		34.9	3528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	913	38.3		38.3	32.7	52.4	45.0				44.2	42.9	36.5	36.7				38.4	93.6	96.8	96.8	95.2	96.8	95.2	$30,863	$28,794	$2,069
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1557	702	35	19.9	74.8%	43 (6.1%)	25 (3.6%)	591 (84.2%)	30 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	53.2	2411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		55.9	2244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.8%	167	48.7	5.4	27.0	27.5	46.1	61.3	35.4	51.6	17.6	40.3	40.6	48.7	52.7	30.3	30.1	10.8	35.1	97.3						$28,225	$26,584	$1,641
Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	817	42	19.3	93.0%	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	796 (97.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.1	4668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.5	4908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	240	20.2	18.4	19.2	31.9	18.8	32.1	38.6	43.1	33.9	33.3	34.1	11.5	19.1	12.5	31.2	16.5	21.0	92.2	98.1	97.1	94.2		98.1	$23,424	$21,702	$1,722
Sierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Jasmine St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1581	455	23	19.7	87.9%	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	424 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.1	4124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.2	4270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	146	12.2		12.2	34.8	36.4	28.6				32.7	46.4	36.4	12.2				29.8	95.2				96.4		$30,160	$28,166	$1,994
Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary	Public	K-8	3101 Dunkirk Dr.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1584	895	40	22.3	74.6%	26 (2.9%)	9 (1.0%)	825 (92.2%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	36.5	3447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		37	3368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	79	24.8	20.2	22.4	43.3	38.2	43.8	44.9	49.5	41.7	43.6	35.6	20.0	21.9	28.2	20.2	26.1	25.1							$18,292	$16,882	$1,410
Rio del Norte	Public	K-5	2500 Lobelia Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 604-1412	495	22	22.5	73.1%	19 (3.8%)	18 (3.6%)	431 (87.1%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21	4741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.4	4334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	407	14.3		14.3	29.5	31.9	27.0				29.6	24.4	22.2	20.6				22.5	86.2	93.1		86.2	92.0	89.7	$2,566	$962	$1,604
Driffill Elementary	Public	K-8	910 South E St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1530	891	45	19.6	87.8%	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	867 (97.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	17.3	5070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.6	4506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	564	13.5	16.4	15.1	21.4	25.3	33.3	16.3	38.4	24.8	26.7	21.4	28.9	17.7	12.2	18.2	18.2	19.1	96.6			97.3	98.0	98.0	$24,762	$22,976	$1,786
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Cooper Rd.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1569	568	25	23.1	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	5559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	5773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	214	7.7		7.7	14.9	18.5	30.8				22.0	17.9	12.4	5.5				11.4							$23,388	$21,606	$1,782
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 West Via Marina Ave.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1560	476	25	19.4	83.4%	38 (8.0%)	12 (2.5%)	386 (81.1%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	27.7	4157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.7	4052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	105	22.0		22.0	38.6	37.4	30.8				35.0	34.1	26.0	16.5				23.8	95.1			96.3	95.1		$29,906	$27,840	$2,066
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marquita St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1524	754	35	21.2	98.0%	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	742 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.1	5019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	85	18.9	12.5	15.6	29.0	27.0	27.0	28.7	38.2	27.1	29.8	27.1	11.1	14.3	16.1	11.7	8.3	14.3							$24,923	$22,922	$2,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Emilie Ritchen Elementary

How many students attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Emilie Ritchen Elementary.

Is Emilie Ritchen Elementary a good school?

Emilie Ritchen Elementary ranks 2615^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Emilie Ritchen Elementary?

Students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Emilie Ritchen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
High : Oxnard High

What district is Emilie Ritchen Elementary in?

Oxnard

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