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Kamala Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kamala Elementary is a K-8 public school in the Oxnard School District serving 842 students in a high-need community, where it has shown meaningful improvement from a very low ranking several years ago to its current position in the 17th percentile of California schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Kamala presents a mixed but interesting picture: it outperforms the district average and schools like McKinna Elementary and Elm Street Elementary in English Language Arts, and it has a notably better chronic absenteeism rate than most peers, including Harrington Elementary and Marina West Elementary. However, its mathematics scores are a significant concern and trail behind the district average and these same schools.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking at the state average for English Language Learners, and its performance improves dramatically in the upper grades. While challenges remain, especially in math, Kamala's progress in attendance and ELA, within a district where all schools face difficulties, indicates areas of effective focus and relative stability for families.

842

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,199

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

634 West Kamala St.
Oxnard, CA 93033-3407

(805) 385-1548

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Kamala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences
High:	Hueneme High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

1.2%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,877^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,944^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4877 of 5857	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4899 of 5869	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4717 of 5859	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5173 of 5883	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5063 of 5789	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4931 of 5662	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	5624 of 5692	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	5521 of 5614	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	5452 of 5611	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	5175 of 5530	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	4901 of 5390	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	5032 of 5377	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	5102 of 5314	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	4926 of 5193	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	4857 of 5113	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	4581 of 5113	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	4622 of 4818	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	4667 of 4822	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	4538 of 4809	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1685 of 2227	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1951 of 2585	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	1568 of 3162	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	2045 of 3245	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1850 of 3311	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2433 of 3275	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1935 of 3246	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4610 of 5597	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4655 of 5612	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4173 of 5609	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4751 of 5635	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4669 of 5492	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4649 of 5413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	3976 of 5107	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3901 of 5107	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3658 of 5087	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4274 of 5084	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4063 of 4963	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3993 of 4830	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	259 of 429	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	178 of 364	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	112 of 335	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4323 of 5460	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4419 of 5517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3931 of 5363	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4426 of 5264	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4340 of 5173	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4185 of 5084	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4753 of 5628	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4751 of 5643	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4837 of 5638	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5174 of 5663	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4945 of 5510	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4845 of 5431	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	2461 of 2847	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2354 of 2635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2234 of 2420	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1944 of 2761	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2144 of 2783	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2258 of 2781	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2571 of 2740	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2453 of 2715	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	2310 of 2480	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	2298 of 2508	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	2347 of 2497	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	2342 of 2477	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	1233 of 1531	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1046 of 1491	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	923 of 1478	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1202 of 1521	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1137 of 1540	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1170 of 1442	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	943 of 1364	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1805 of 2533	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1908 of 2551	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1896 of 2531	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2320 of 2509	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2247 of 2380	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2193 of 2262	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1535 of 2395	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1679 of 2388	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1805 of 2374	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2184 of 2359	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1975 of 2213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1877 of 2072	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	289 of 477	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	158 of 394	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	184 of 320	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1684 of 2542	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1856 of 2579	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1924 of 2531	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2248 of 2458	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2103 of 2369	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	2016 of 2230	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1839 of 2534	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2070 of 2552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2233 of 2538	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2436 of 2527	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2129 of 2407	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2056 of 2273	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1461 of 1566	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1474 of 1552	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1321 of 1531	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kamala Elementary	Public	K-8	634 West Kamala St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1548	842	39	21.4	95.8%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	828 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19.5	4877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		19.7	4899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	22									10.0	19.1	14.9	17.6	39.0	33.3	27.2	45.2	44.9	34.9	14.3	33.3	17.8	9.7	9.5	16.8	16.1	92.6				95.8	95.8	$22,199	$2,263	$19,936
McKinna Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 South N St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1563	577	26	22.6	92.9%	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	5517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		14.9	5314^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	203									10.5		10.5	15.1	13.4	26.7				18.3	17.0	13.4	17.9				16.2	92.6	96.8	96.8	96.8		95.8	$22,704	$2,266	$20,438
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
Elm Street Elementary	Public	K-5	450 East Elm St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1533	471	22	21.9	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	5643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.4	5753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	110									7.7		7.7	23.1	13.4	6.2				14.2	27.3	9.0	3.1				13.2	95.9			97.3			$18,452	$1,867	$16,585
Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 Teakwood St.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8722	523	26	20.4	85.1%	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	498 (95.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	20.7	4764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		24.5	4409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	355									15.6		16.8	30.8	25.0	29.2				30.7	38.0	15.9	13.3				23.4	91.7	96.4		94.1	95.2	95.2	$20,169	$1,631	$18,538
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	$22,597	$2,336	$20,261
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
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
Marina West Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Carob St.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1554	440	23	19.1	84.3%	12 (2.7%)	7 (1.6%)	410 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32.8	3739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		24.9	4373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	634									24.3		24.3	35.1	32.8	30.4				33.0	30.9	44.8	26.1				33.5	90.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$17,173	$1,831	$15,342
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kamala Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kamala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kamala Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences
High : Hueneme High

How many students attend Kamala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 842 students attended Kamala Elementary.

What district is Kamala Elementary in?

Oxnard

What is the racial makeup of Kamala Elementary?

Students at Kamala Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Kamala Elementary a good school?

Kamala Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.7% of California elementary schools.

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