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Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

Public Grades 6-8
2273rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,740 California Middle Schools
Better than 17% of California middle schools
Summary

Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is a grades 6–8 middle school in Oxnard, California, serving 617 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were below state results in all three tested subjects, and it ranked last among itself and 10 nearby schools in both English language arts and science.

Math is the school’s strongest subject in comparison with nearby schools, the district, and the state, though results remain low: 20% of Fremont students were proficient, compared with a 25% nearby-school average, 23% in the Oxnard district, and 38% statewide. ELA proficiency was 26%, versus 38% nearby, 34% in the district, and 49% statewide. Science was the clearest nearby-school weakness: 13% were proficient, compared with 24% nearby, 22% in the district, and 36% statewide. Fremont also had the lowest science result among the nearby schools.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased by 7 points to 26%, math by 10 points to 20%, and science by 5 points to 13%. The gaps with the state narrowed in ELA and math but widened slightly in science. SchoolDigger ranks Fremont in the 17th percentile statewide and gives it 1 star for 2025–2026; its percentile improved from 11 in 2023–2024, but it remains near the bottom of the nearby group. Context for families: 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.3, the lowest among nearby schools with supplied figures. Chronic absenteeism was 22% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 19% and the state’s 18%. One subgroup ranking stands out: SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for special education students was at the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile, indicating stronger relative performance in serving this group.

617
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,899
Per pupil spending ?
86.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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
    More...
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 → 17th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg28%
California avg42%
2,273rd of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Middle 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
202618.72273 of 274017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202517.32343 of 276115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.62490 of 278310.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.12538 of 27818.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.22525 of 27407.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.22307 of 271515.0%★☆☆☆☆
201813.02255 of 24809.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.82193 of 250812.6%★☆☆☆☆
201616.82147 of 249714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201523.01895 of 247723.5%★☆☆☆☆
201325.21873 of 237921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201227.21729 of 225923.5%★☆☆☆☆
201133.21552 of 223630.6%★★☆☆☆
201039.31327 of 217939.1%★★☆☆☆
200934.11355 of 206334.3%★★☆☆☆
200831.31391 of 200530.6%★★☆☆☆
200738.51146 of 199942.7%★★☆☆☆
200634.91147 of 180436.4%★★☆☆☆
200531.31196 of 177732.7%★★☆☆☆
200438.01015 of 176942.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201929.5457 of 64328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.6461 of 60023.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202222.51362 of 153111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.61440 of 14913.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.11312 of 13694.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.4986 of 147833.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.31341 of 152111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.91150 of 154025.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.71350 of 14426.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.01152 of 136415.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.92062 of 251618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202517.22194 of 253313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.92230 of 255112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.52236 of 253111.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.92268 of 25099.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.12110 of 238011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.72074 of 22628.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.51893 of 235719.7%★☆☆☆☆
202519.22036 of 239515.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.52166 of 23889.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.62197 of 23747.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.22205 of 23596.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.62009 of 22139.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.41933 of 20726.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.4296 of 44233.0%★★☆☆☆
202526.2386 of 47719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.6251 of 39436.3%★★☆☆☆
202317.3301 of 3205.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.0322 of 3364.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.12091 of 252917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202518.82189 of 254213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.12381 of 25797.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.52353 of 25317.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.92300 of 24586.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.62109 of 236911.0%★☆☆☆☆
201813.22085 of 22306.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202617.92125 of 251415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202517.32188 of 253413.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.62342 of 25528.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.02365 of 25386.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.92372 of 25276.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.72034 of 240715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201813.32097 of 22737.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.01101 of 160531.4%★★☆☆☆
202529.71115 of 156628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.11428 of 15528.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.31376 of 153110.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.71449 of 15204.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.01158 of 153724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.71288 of 154316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.71386 of 155510.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.91234 of 160223.0%★☆☆☆☆
201814.41315 of 149612.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school
African American (2019)29th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school
Male (2026)15th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)11th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state
Mathematics20%-18 vs state
Science13%-23 vs state

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

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

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

Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design ranks in the bottom 17.0% of California middle schools.

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