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Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

Public Grades 6-8

2343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is a public middle school serving about 617 students in grades 6-8 within the Oxnard School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 15% of all California middle schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are well below state averages and are also lower than other middle schools in the same district, such as the R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering and Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences, despite serving a very similar student population. A particularly notable finding is that Fremont Academy spends significantly more per student—over $30,000—and has smaller class sizes than these comparison schools and even higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Cabrillo Middle in Ventura Unified, yet it has the weakest academic results.

This combination of high resources and low outcomes suggests that factors beyond just funding are at play. The school also struggles with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is much worse than at similar schools. While the Oxnard district as a whole faces challenges, the fact that other academy-model schools within it perform better indicates that improvement at Fremont Academy may be possible with a focus on specific areas like attendance, instructional quality, and how its environmental science theme is implemented.

617

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,387

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1130 North M St.
Oxnard, CA 93030-3906

(805) 385-1539

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design usually attend:

High:

Oxnard High

Feeder schools for Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design:

Elementary:	Christa McAuliffe Elementary
	Curren Elementary
	Emilie Ritchen Elementary
	Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary
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	Sierra Linda Elementary
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

5.0%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,343^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	17.3	2343 of 2761	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2490 of 2783	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2538 of 2781	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2525 of 2740	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2307 of 2715	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2255 of 2480	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	2193 of 2508	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	2147 of 2497	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	1895 of 2477	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1873 of 2379	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1729 of 2259	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1552 of 2236	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	1327 of 2179	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	1355 of 2063	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	1391 of 2005	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.5	1146 of 1999	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.9	1147 of 1804	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.3	1196 of 1777	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.0	1015 of 1769	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	457 of 643	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	461 of 600	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	1362 of 1531	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1440 of 1491	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1312 of 1369	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	986 of 1478	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1341 of 1521	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1150 of 1540	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1350 of 1442	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1152 of 1364	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2194 of 2533	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2230 of 2551	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2236 of 2531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2268 of 2509	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2110 of 2380	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2074 of 2262	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2036 of 2395	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2166 of 2388	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2197 of 2374	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2205 of 2359	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2009 of 2213	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1933 of 2072	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	386 of 477	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	251 of 394	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	322 of 336	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2189 of 2542	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2381 of 2579	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2353 of 2531	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2300 of 2458	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2109 of 2369	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2085 of 2230	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2188 of 2534	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2342 of 2552	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2365 of 2538	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2372 of 2527	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2034 of 2407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2097 of 2273	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1115 of 1566	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1428 of 1552	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1376 of 1531	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1449 of 1520	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1158 of 1537	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1288 of 1543	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1386 of 1555	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1234 of 1602	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1315 of 1496	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2019)29th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science13%-20 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)				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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Public	6-8	1130 North M St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1539	617	38	16.3	86.2%	31 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	557 (90.3%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	2343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.1%		14.6	2490^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	147									12.6	12.6	25.3	23.0	27.9	25.5	17.8	12.8	15.3	15.2	$30,387	$3,293	$27,094
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,027	54	18.9	89.1%	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (93.0%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	31	1800^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		30.3	1798^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	2									18.0	18.0	34.3	46.3	39.1	40.1	22.0	23.1	14.1	19.7	$24,481	$2,030	$22,451
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	647 West Hill St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1545	696	42	16.4	93.2%	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27.9	1897^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.3%		24.5	2058^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.1%	161									16.5	16.5	26.5	37.5	39.3	34.3	17.4	23.8	24.0	21.7	$23,940	$2,186	$21,754
Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	3050 Thames River Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-1507	637	28	22.3	65.1%	33 (5.2%)	15 (2.4%)	550 (86.3%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	18.7	2280^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%		23.6	2103^rd of 2783 public middle schools	24.4%	177									13.0	13.0	26.5	27.8	30.3	28.4	13.3	14.3	16.5	14.8	$23,558	$1,720	$21,838
Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	569	30	19.0	77.9%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (91.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	27.8	1903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		29.1	1856^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.3%	47									19.5	19.5	27.3	41.2	36.3	35.2	19.7	17.9	22.4	19.9	$26,513	$1,955	$24,558
E. O. Green Junior High	Public	6-8	3739 South C St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8750	949	49	19.5	81.5%	40 (4.2%)	12 (1.3%)	861 (90.7%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	19.8	2232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		18.9	2305^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	73	2.4	2.4	14.6	14.6	11.0	11.0	1.2	1.2	16.7	16.7	30.1	26.3	29.8	28.7	16.1	15.7	13.9	15.2	$19,386	$1,569	$17,817
Charles Blackstock Junior High	Public	6-8	701 East Bard Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3644	1,239	58	21.3	89.6%	80 (6.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,082 (87.3%)	44 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	18.3	2302^nd of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%		20.5	2240^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.5%	62									15.4	15.4	24.6	31.9	28.7	28.4	10.2	9.8	18.8	12.9	$18,317	$1,623	$16,694
Ocean View Junior High	Public	6-8	4300 Olds Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-6421	700	32	22.2	76.0%	22 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	641 (91.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	24.8	2013^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		21.4	2198^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	185									22.9	22.9	26.4	26.2	35.6	29.6	11.6	24.0	20.4	18.8	$11,038	$2,035	$9,003
Balboa Middle	Public	6-8	247 Hill Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1800	845	35	24.2	58.8%	269 (31.8%)	11 (1.3%)	492 (58.2%)	38 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	50.9	1159^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.0%		53.1	1068^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.6%	91									32.0	32.0	42.7	44.6	50.2	45.8	34.8	29.3	37.0	33.9	$17,294	$2,335	$14,959
Anacapa Middle	Public	6-8	100 South Mills Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7900	592	25	23.7	68.1%	103 (17.4%)	7 (1.2%)	434 (73.3%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	45	1327^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.6	1182^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.5%	145	14.8	14.8	28.4	28.4	27.2	27.2	8.6	8.6	20.4	20.4	47.0	54.0	34.8	45.5	33.5	36.7	22.8	31.1	$17,620	$2,135	$15,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

What district is Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design in?

Oxnard

How many students attend Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design.

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design?

Students at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian.

Is Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design a good school?

Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design attend?

Students who attend Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design usually go on to attend Oxnard High

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