Summary
Sierra Linda Elementary is a K–5 school in Oxnard, California, with 455 students. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were higher than the Oxnard district averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but lower than state rates in all three subjects. The most important takeaway is that, despite recent gains, the school has not yet reached state-level proficiency in any tested subject: it was 10 percentage points behind in ELA, 6 behind in math and 13 behind in science.
Compared with six nearby K–5 schools, Sierra Linda is around the middle overall, ranking fourth of seven in each subject. Its clearest relative strength is ELA: 40% were proficient, compared with a 35% average for the nearby schools; math was 32%, versus their 30% average. Science is its weakest local comparison, at 23% versus a 24% average. Math is also Sierra Linda’s strongest subject relative to the district and state: it was 9 points above the district, while science was just 1 point above. In third grade, math proficiency reached 47.3%, just above the state’s 47.0%.
Results have improved since 2022–2023: proficiency rose by 13 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math and 18 in science, while the gaps to the state narrowed by 10, 8 and 13 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile rose from 8 in 2018–2019 to 39 in 2025–2026, and its rating increased from zero stars to two; it ranks seventh among 11 nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.7, lower than the 22.2 average among nearby K–5 schools with data. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking: the group was at the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 27 overall.
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