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Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Public Grades K-5
2880th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of California elementary schools
Summary

Emilie Ritchen Elementary serves 445 students in grades K–5 in Oxnard, within the Oxnard district. Its academic results place it among the strongest nearby schools, but chronic absenteeism remains the clearest concern: 29% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, about 10 percentage points above both the district and state.

Academically, the school is strongest in math: 39% of students were proficient, 16 points above the district and essentially level with, but slightly above, the state. It ranked first among 10 nearby schools in math and was above the nearby-school average in all three subjects. ELA proficiency was 43%, 8 points above the district but 7 below the state; the school ranked second among nearby schools. Science proficiency was 32%, 9 points above the district and 4 below the state, also ranking second locally. ELA is the weaker result relative to the state, while math is the standout.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023: proficiency rose 6 percentage points in ELA, 9 in math and 9 in science, though the latest ELA and science scores dipped from the prior year. Chronic absenteeism fell 7 points since 2021–2022, but remains high compared with peers. SchoolDigger gives the school a 2025–2026 statewide percentile of 50 and 3 stars, compared with the district’s 20th percentile and 1 star. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 18.5, the lowest reported among nearby schools; 85% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students was 67 in 2025–2026, 17 points above the school’s overall percentile, indicating a stronger ranking for how well it serves this group.

445
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,863
Per pupil spending ?
84.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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 — 9th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oxnard
✓Above the California median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg28%
California avg42%
2,880th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 40 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Oxnard
1187th of 1,530Oxnard 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.42880 of 581750.5%★★★☆☆
202549.62615 of 585755.4%★★★☆☆
202434.93528 of 586939.9%★★☆☆☆
202336.03426 of 585941.5%★★☆☆☆
202231.43758 of 588336.1%★★☆☆☆
201918.44957 of 578914.4%★☆☆☆☆
201813.15248 of 56627.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.55321 of 56926.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.55008 of 561410.8%★☆☆☆☆
201514.95106 of 56119.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.05292 of 55304.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201219.84657 of 539013.6%★☆☆☆☆
201112.75093 of 53775.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201026.14145 of 531422.0%★☆☆☆☆
200921.24339 of 519316.4%★☆☆☆☆
200824.14039 of 511321.0%★☆☆☆☆
200724.93944 of 511322.9%★☆☆☆☆
200654.91967 of 481859.2%★★★☆☆
200544.22476 of 482248.7%★★☆☆☆
200435.92881 of 480940.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202242.7995 of 222755.3%★★★☆☆
201920.62318 of 258510.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202451.21117 of 316264.7%★★★☆☆
202338.41932 of 324540.5%★★☆☆☆
202247.41341 of 331159.5%★★★☆☆
201925.22852 of 327512.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.42897 of 324610.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.02698 of 558151.7%★★★☆☆
202565.61709 of 559769.5%★★★☆☆
202438.13196 of 561243.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.22950 of 560947.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.83510 of 563537.7%★★☆☆☆
201918.24782 of 549212.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.15051 of 54136.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.31881 of 509463.1%★★★☆☆
202561.71628 of 510768.1%★★★☆☆
202446.62504 of 510751.0%★★★☆☆
202347.32399 of 508752.8%★★★☆☆
202238.23043 of 508440.1%★★☆☆☆
201924.74052 of 496318.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.84478 of 48307.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.2123 of 36666.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.31801 of 542366.8%★★★☆☆
202561.41775 of 546067.5%★★★☆☆
202440.03146 of 551743.0%★★☆☆☆
202347.42539 of 536352.7%★★★☆☆
202239.13093 of 526441.2%★★☆☆☆
201919.04627 of 517310.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.24825 of 50845.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.72891 of 560348.4%★★☆☆☆
202536.53362 of 562840.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.53607 of 564336.1%★★☆☆☆
202330.93695 of 563834.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.23759 of 566333.6%★★☆☆☆
201920.34639 of 551015.8%★☆☆☆☆
201814.15021 of 54317.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202646.61221 of 292758.3%★★★☆☆
202540.01463 of 284748.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.21311 of 263550.2%★★★☆☆
202321.02147 of 242011.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+16 vs school
Homeless (2026)66th percentile+16 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2026)58th percentile+8 vs school
Disabled (2022)55th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)48th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy43%-7 vs state
Mathematics39%~ state avg
Science32%-4 vs state

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

Emilie Ritchen Elementary ranks 2880th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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