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Sierra Linda Elementary

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Sierra Linda Elementary ranks 4124 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Linda Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 455 students in the Oxnard School District, operating in a high-needs community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is below the state average, it has shown a clear and positive upward trend over recent years. The school demonstrates particular strengths in mathematics, where its scores exceed the district average, and in effectively teaching English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top quartile of all California schools. However, significant challenges remain, most notably a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism and particularly low proficiency in science. The school's performance varies by grade, with third graders performing notably well, especially in math, while fifth-grade scores drop considerably.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight both challenges and opportunities. For instance, while Sierra Linda struggles with attendance more than similar schools like Curren Elementary, its math program is stronger than that of Ramona Elementary. The school's strong results with English Learners suggest strategies that could be valuable to other schools. Furthermore, the proximity of higher-performing schools like Rio del Sol (in the Rio Elementary district) shows that improvement is possible, and Sierra Linda's own upward trajectory suggests its current efforts are beginning to yield results.

455

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,444

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Jasmine St.
Oxnard, CA 93036-2304

(805) 385-1581

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Sierra Linda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,124^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	28.1	4124 of 5857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4270 of 5869	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4747 of 5859	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5357 of 5883	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5309 of 5789	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	5550 of 5662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	5416 of 5692	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	5308 of 5614	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	5290 of 5611	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	3798 of 5530	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	3396 of 5390	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	3613 of 5377	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	3644 of 5314	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.7	3799 of 5193	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	4048 of 5113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	4364 of 5113	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	4410 of 4818	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	4625 of 4822	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	4618 of 4809	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1703 of 2227	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2018 of 2585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1864 of 2128	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	840 of 3162	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	1347 of 3245	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	2255 of 3311	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2592 of 3275	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	2372 of 3246	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4373 of 5597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3786 of 5612	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4595 of 5609	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5062 of 5635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5031 of 5492	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	5274 of 5413	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3248 of 5107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3559 of 5107	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4026 of 5087	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4582 of 5084	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4449 of 4963	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	4754 of 4830	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3493 of 5460	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3711 of 5517	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4223 of 5363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4587 of 5264	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4636 of 5173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4998 of 5084	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3696 of 5628	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4370 of 5643	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4518 of 5638	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5203 of 5663	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5069 of 5510	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	5360 of 5431	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	2086 of 2847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	2071 of 2635	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1833 of 2420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science12%-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)							% 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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
Sierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Jasmine St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1581	455	23	19.7	87.9%	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	424 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.1	4124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.2	4270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	146													12.2		12.2	34.8	36.4	28.6				32.7	46.4	36.4	12.2				29.8	95.2				96.4		$24,444	$2,476	$21,968
Rio del Norte	Public	K-5	2500 Lobelia Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 604-1412	495	22	22.5	73.1%	19 (3.8%)	18 (3.6%)	431 (87.1%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21	4741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.4	4334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	407													14.3		14.3	29.5	31.9	27.0				29.6	24.4	22.2	20.6				22.5	86.2	93.1		86.2	92.0	89.7	$21,787	$1,841	$19,946
Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	817	42	19.3	93.0%	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	796 (97.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22.1	4668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.5	4908^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	240													20.2	18.4	19.2	31.9	18.8	32.1	38.6	43.1	33.9	33.3	34.1	11.5	19.1	12.5	31.2	16.5	21.0	92.2	98.1	97.1	94.2		98.1	$31,896	$2,803	$29,093
Emilie Ritchen Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Cabrillo Way	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1572	445	24	18.5	84.7%	17 (3.8%)	8 (1.8%)	394 (88.5%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	49.6	2615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		34.9	3528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	913													38.3		38.3	32.7	52.4	45.0				44.2	42.9	36.5	36.7				38.4	93.6	96.8	96.8	95.2	96.8	95.2	$21,324	$2,283	$19,041
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1557	702	35	19.9	74.8%	43 (6.1%)	25 (3.6%)	591 (84.2%)	30 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	53.2	2411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		55.9	2244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.8%	167													48.7	5.4	27.0	27.5	46.1	61.3	35.4	51.6	17.6	40.3	40.6	48.7	52.7	30.3	30.1	10.8	35.1	97.3						$26,446	$2,481	$23,965
Rio Lindo Elementary	Public	K-5	2131 Snow Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3113	405	18	22.5	79.0%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (93.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	19.7	4857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		20.5	4809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	48													14.3		14.3	18.3	21.3	35.7				25.5	22.5	34.0	16.9				23.3	94.7	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	$29,294	$2,001	$27,293
Rio del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	839	33	25.7	54.6%	104 (12.4%)	23 (2.7%)	558 (66.5%)	97 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	66.5	1765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		58.3	2131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	366													41.4	21.8	33.5	37.1	60.0	68.1	61.7	61.6	48.7	57.0	50.6	49.5	37.1	43.9	38.4	37.2	42.8							$23,003	$1,927	$21,076
Rio Real Elementary	Public	K-8	1140 Kenney St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3117	794	32	24.4	82.6%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	771 (97.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26	4315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		27.5	4155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	160	8.3	6.3	7.4	13.5	17.7	15.4	21.9	17.7	20.0	10.4	3.8	7.4	17.6	23.4	20.0	21.1	26.3	38.6	46.1	38.0	46.9	35.6	33.3	29.2	13.2	19.7	16.5	34.4	24.0							$23,042	$1,955	$21,087
Norman R. Brekke Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1521	585	29	20.5	73.8%	23 (3.9%)	8 (1.4%)	477 (81.5%)	58 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	57.8	2180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		54.9	2291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	111													23.7		23.7	62.6	66.2	46.9				57.5	67.0	43.1	21.7				43.5							$24,764	$2,316	$22,448
Rio Del Mar	Public	K-5	3150 Thames River	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-0560	499	19	25.9	75.8%	30 (6.0%)	10 (2.0%)	418 (83.8%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	30.7	3901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		36.3	3415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	486													22.0		22.0	36.4	25.0	37.3				32.3	39.8	27.3	27.1				31.9							$19,404	$2,048	$17,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Linda Elementary

What district is Sierra Linda Elementary in?

Oxnard

What schools do graduates of Sierra Linda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra Linda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design

Is Sierra Linda Elementary a good school?

Sierra Linda Elementary ranks 4124^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Linda Elementary?

Students at Sierra Linda Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sierra Linda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Sierra Linda Elementary.

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