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Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 4157 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 476 students in the Oxnard area, where it performs in the middle range compared to other local schools in its district but faces significant challenges with student attendance and academic proficiency.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, with particular struggles in upper-grade math, where proficiency drops sharply from 3rd to 5th grade. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 30% of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary (15.7%) or Hollywood Beach Elementary (21.1%). Despite this, Christa McAuliffe performs slightly better than the Oxnard district average and outperforms several neighboring schools such as Driffill Elementary and McKinna Elementary.

An interesting finding is that the school spends more per student ($27,405) than any other nearby school, including higher-performing ones, yet its statewide ranking remains in the bottom third. The school has shown promising but inconsistent results with special education students, and its performance has stabilized in recent years after a period of decline. Compared to a school just over a mile away, Hollywood Beach Elementary in the Hueneme Elementary district, which ranks significantly higher, Christa McAuliffe's challenges highlight the complex factors affecting school performance in the area.

476

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,405

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 West Via Marina Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93035-2440

(805) 385-1560

District: Oxnard

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
High:	Oxnard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,157^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	27.7	4157 of 5857	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4052 of 5869	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3510 of 5859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3705 of 5883	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3991 of 5789	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4741 of 5662	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	4192 of 5692	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	3768 of 5614	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	2902 of 5611	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	2628 of 5530	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	2408 of 5390	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	2343 of 5377	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	1744 of 5314	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.5	3024 of 5193	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	3269 of 5113	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.3	3550 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.9	3176 of 4818	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	2817 of 4822	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.4	2920 of 4809	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.0	2235 of 2585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	2169 of 3162	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1984 of 3245	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1373 of 3311	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1951 of 3275	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	2899 of 3246	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4329 of 5597	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3882 of 5612	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3022 of 5609	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3383 of 5635	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4071 of 5492	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4792 of 5413	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3406 of 5107	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3491 of 5107	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2715 of 5087	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3112 of 5084	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3400 of 4963	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4098 of 4830	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	403 of 429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3434 of 5460	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3647 of 5517	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	3066 of 5363	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2889 of 5264	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3349 of 5173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4322 of 5084	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3715 of 5628	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3905 of 5643	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3699 of 5638	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3736 of 5663	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3629 of 5510	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4309 of 5431	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1645 of 2847	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1102 of 2635	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.3	2004 of 2420	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	1696 of 2661	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	2326 of 2834	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	2452 of 2737	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-18 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Is Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 4157^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
High : Oxnard High

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?

Oxnard

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