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Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks 1897 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 31% of California middle schools

Summary

Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public middle school serving 696 students in grades 6-8 in Oxnard, operating in a district that faces significant challenges but where the school itself is on a clear upward academic trajectory.

While test scores are still catching up to state averages, Lopez Academy is improving faster than many nearby schools, moving from a very low to a more moderate statewide ranking over several years. The school shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the top half of California schools for that group, and it operates with smaller class sizes than comparison schools like Balboa Middle and Monte Vista Middle. A major area for growth is chronic absenteeism, which at 23.1% is higher than at similar schools such as R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering (12.1%).

Interestingly, despite serving a student population with very high economic need, Lopez Academy's positive trend in English and math scores outpaces some neighboring schools. However, science proficiency remains a challenge across the area. Compared to schools in higher-performing neighboring districts like Pleasant Valley, a significant achievement gap persists, highlighting the impact of broader district factors. Overall, Lopez Academy is a school demonstrating gradual improvement and effective support for specific student groups within a challenging context.

696

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,427

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

647 West Hill St.
Oxnard, CA 93033-3199

(805) 385-1545

District: Oxnard

Feeder schools for Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences:

Elementary:	Driffill Elementary
	Kamala Elementary
	Marina West Elementary
	McKinna Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

White:

3.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,897^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	27.9	1897 of 2761	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2058 of 2783	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2171 of 2781	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2243 of 2740	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2403 of 2715	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	2342 of 2480	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	2366 of 2508	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	2199 of 2497	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	2187 of 2477	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1816 of 2379	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1680 of 2259	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	1702 of 2236	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1765 of 2179	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1723 of 2063	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	1487 of 2005	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1444 of 1999	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	1179 of 1804	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	1285 of 1777	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	1533 of 1769	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	1261 of 1531	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1302 of 1491	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1282 of 1369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	710 of 1478	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	649 of 1521	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	830 of 1540	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1316 of 1442	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1271 of 1364	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1738 of 2533	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1852 of 2551	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1974 of 2531	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2049 of 2509	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2204 of 2380	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2160 of 2262	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1415 of 2395	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1573 of 2388	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1725 of 2374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1793 of 2359	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1957 of 2213	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1947 of 2072	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	281 of 477	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	162 of 394	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	190 of 320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	248 of 336	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1517 of 2542	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1731 of 2579	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1845 of 2531	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1819 of 2458	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2080 of 2369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2088 of 2230	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1789 of 2534	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1963 of 2552	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2012 of 2538	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2101 of 2527	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2115 of 2407	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	2150 of 2273	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1131 of 1566	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1172 of 1552	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1116 of 1531	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1126 of 1520	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1352 of 1496	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science16%-16 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	647 West Hill St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1545	696	42	16.4	93.2%	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27.9	1897^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.3%		24.5	2058^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.1%	161									16.5	16.5	26.5	37.5	39.3	34.3	17.4	23.8	24.0	21.7	$27,427	$25,582	$1,845
E. O. Green Junior High	Public	6-8	3739 South C St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8750	949	49	19.5	81.5%	40 (4.2%)	12 (1.3%)	861 (90.7%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	19.8	2232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		18.9	2305^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	73	2.4	2.4	14.6	14.6	11.0	11.0	1.2	1.2	16.7	16.7	30.1	26.3	29.8	28.7	16.1	15.7	13.9	15.2	$21,772	$20,278	$1,494
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,027	54	18.9	89.1%	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (93.0%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	31	1800^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		30.3	1798^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	2									18.0	18.0	34.3	46.3	39.1	40.1	22.0	23.1	14.1	19.7	$26,599	$24,918	$1,681
Charles Blackstock Junior High	Public	6-8	701 East Bard Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3644	1,239	58	21.3	89.6%	80 (6.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,082 (87.3%)	44 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	18.3	2302^nd of 2761 public middle schools	16.6%		20.5	2240^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.5%	62									15.4	15.4	24.6	31.9	28.7	28.4	10.2	9.8	18.8	12.9	$18,589	$17,082	$1,507
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Public	6-8	1130 North M St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1539	617	38	16.3	86.2%	31 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	557 (90.3%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	2343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.1%		14.6	2490^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	147									12.6	12.6	25.3	23.0	27.9	25.5	17.8	12.8	15.3	15.2	$30,457	$28,154	$2,303
Ocean View Junior High	Public	6-8	4300 Olds Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-6421	700	32	22.2	76.0%	22 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	641 (91.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	24.8	2013^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		21.4	2198^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	185									22.9	22.9	26.4	26.2	35.6	29.6	11.6	24.0	20.4	18.8	$13,294	$11,098	$2,196
Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	569	30	19.0	77.9%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (91.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	27.8	1903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		29.1	1856^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.3%	47									19.5	19.5	27.3	41.2	36.3	35.2	19.7	17.9	22.4	19.9	$3,386	$1,784	$1,602
Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	3050 Thames River Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-1507	637	28	22.3	65.1%	33 (5.2%)	15 (2.4%)	550 (86.3%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	18.7	2280^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%		23.6	2103^rd of 2783 public middle schools	24.4%	177									13.0	13.0	26.5	27.8	30.3	28.4	13.3	14.3	16.5	14.8	$2,486	$1,070	$1,416
Balboa Middle	Public	6-8	247 Hill Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1800	845	35	24.2	58.8%	269 (31.8%)	11 (1.3%)	492 (58.2%)	38 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	50.9	1159^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.0%		53.1	1068^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.6%	91									32.0	32.0	42.7	44.6	50.2	45.8	34.8	29.3	37.0	33.9	$17,463	$16,022	$1,441
Anacapa Middle	Public	6-8	100 South Mills Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7900	592	25	23.7	68.1%	103 (17.4%)	7 (1.2%)	434 (73.3%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	45	1327^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.6	1182^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.5%	145	14.8	14.8	28.4	28.4	27.2	27.2	8.6	8.6	20.4	20.4	47.0	54.0	34.8	45.5	33.5	36.7	22.8	31.1	$20,365	$19,186	$1,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

What district is Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences in?

Oxnard

Is Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences a good school?

Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks 1897^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences?

Students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

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