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Marina West Elementary

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Marina West Elementary ranks 3739 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3739^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marina West Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 440 students in the Oxnard School District, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is a standout story of improvement, having climbed from a very low state ranking to the 36th percentile, showing a strong and consistent upward trend that many nearby schools, like Elm Street Elementary and McKinna Elementary, have not matched. Marina West excels in mathematics, where its proficiency rate is much higher than the district average, and it is particularly effective in supporting its English Language Learner students. Interestingly, the school achieves these solid outcomes with significantly lower per-student funding than neighbors like Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which at 30.7% is higher than both the district and state averages and is among the highest of nearby schools. Addressing this could be a key to unlocking further gains. While Marina West performs well compared to most schools in its own district, a notable comparison is with Hollywood Beach Elementary in the neighboring Hueneme Elementary district, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population and scores significantly higher, highlighting how district boundaries can affect school profiles.

440

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,173

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 Carob St.
Oxnard, CA 93035-3334

(805) 385-1554

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Marina West Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

2.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,739^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3739 of 5857	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4373 of 5869	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4823 of 5859	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5382 of 5883	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	5282 of 5789	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5400 of 5662	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	5418 of 5692	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	5303 of 5614	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5066 of 5611	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	4964 of 5530	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	5164 of 5390	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	5214 of 5377	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	5130 of 5314	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	4953 of 5193	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	4070 of 5113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3821 of 5113	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	4198 of 4818	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	4037 of 4822	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3899 of 4809	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	1847 of 2227	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2303 of 2585	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	1318 of 3162	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1622 of 3245	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	1838 of 3311	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2523 of 3275	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	2442 of 3246	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3802 of 5597	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4538 of 5612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4578 of 5609	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5291 of 5635	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5044 of 5492	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4954 of 5413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2560 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3354 of 5107	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3785 of 5087	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4631 of 5084	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4463 of 4963	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4547 of 4830	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3242 of 5460	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3955 of 5517	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3911 of 5363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4629 of 5264	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4553 of 5173	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	4837 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3450 of 5628	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3972 of 5643	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4671 of 5638	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5055 of 5663	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5021 of 5510	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5323 of 5431	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2058 of 2847	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2164 of 2635	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2387 of 2420	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science24%-8 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
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
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		$27,405	$2,571	$24,834
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
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							$22,973	$2,004	$20,969
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
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
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
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
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
Hollywood Beach Elementary	Public	K-6	4000 Sunset Ln.	Oxnard	93035	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8720	289	13	21.4	39.1%	109 (37.7%)	5 (1.7%)	133 (46.0%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	62.9	1925^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%		64.9	1821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	104									50.0		50.0	57.5	68.0	55.6	37.5			54.1	45.0	72.0	36.1	28.1			43.6							$19,850	$1,285	$18,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Marina West Elementary

Is Marina West Elementary a good school?

Marina West Elementary ranks 3739^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marina West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Marina West Elementary.

What district is Marina West Elementary in?

Oxnard

What is the racial makeup of Marina West Elementary?

Students at Marina West Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Marina West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marina West Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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