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Rio del Valle Middle

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Rio del Valle Middle ranks 1903 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 31% of California middle schools

Summary

Rio del Valle Middle is a public school in Oxnard, California, serving about 570 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Rio Elementary district, an area where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below the state average, which is a common challenge for schools in its district. However, a key finding is that Rio del Valle consistently outperforms its closest district peer, Rio Vista Middle, in all subjects, even though it serves a student population with greater economic need. Furthermore, the school has a particular strength: it is exceptionally effective in supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 20% of schools statewide for helping this group succeed.

The school benefits from higher per-student funding than many neighbors, which helps maintain smaller class sizes. Despite this resource, chronic student absenteeism is a significant concern at over 25%, higher than the state average, which impacts learning. When compared to a higher-performing school in a different district like Monte Vista Middle in the Pleasant Valley district, the difference in outcomes highlights how broader community factors and district contexts can shape a school's starting point.

569

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,513

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Rose Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93036-1807

(805) 485-3119

District: Rio Elementary

Students who attend Rio del Valle Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Mesa High

Feeder schools for Rio del Valle Middle:

Elementary:	Rio Lindo Elementary
	Rio Plaza Elementary
	Rio Rosales

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

Asian:

4.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,903^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Rio Elementary

1130^th of 1,543Rio Elementary 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	27.8	1903 of 2761	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1856 of 2783	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1721 of 2781	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1856 of 2740	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	695 of 894	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1877 of 2715	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1723 of 2480	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1716 of 2508	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1933 of 2497	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1945 of 2477	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	1612 of 2379	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1706 of 2259	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	1759 of 2236	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	1708 of 2179	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1508 of 2063	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1645 of 2005	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	1612 of 1999	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	1370 of 1804	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	1316 of 1777	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	1184 of 1769	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1107 of 1531	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	178 of 354	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	1069 of 1491	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1119 of 1369	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	283 of 1478	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	206 of 1521	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	447 of 1540	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	123 of 363	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	348 of 1442	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.0	432 of 1364	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1720 of 2533	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1724 of 2551	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1457 of 2531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1765 of 2509	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	574 of 738	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1663 of 2380	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1509 of 2262	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1528 of 2395	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1435 of 2388	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1300 of 2374	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1458 of 2359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1488 of 2213	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1457 of 2072	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	273 of 477	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	207 of 394	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	199 of 320	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1582 of 2542	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1624 of 2579	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1427 of 2531	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1579 of 2458	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	536 of 721	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1610 of 2369	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1669 of 2230	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1811 of 2534	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1715 of 2552	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1697 of 2538	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1670 of 2527	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	573 of 763	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1752 of 2407	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1712 of 2273	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	49 of 86	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	937 of 1566	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	993 of 1552	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1105 of 1531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	1486 of 1537	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1404 of 1543	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+48 vs school

Migrant (2023)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science20%-13 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 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
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	$26,513	$1,955	$24,558
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	$23,558	$1,720	$21,838
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	$24,481	$2,030	$22,451
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	$30,387	$3,293	$27,094
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	$23,940	$2,186	$21,754
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	$17,294	$2,335	$14,959
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	$18,317	$1,623	$16,694
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	$19,386	$1,569	$17,817
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	$11,038	$2,035	$9,003
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	888 North Lantana St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5335	576	27	21.4	45.5%	197 (34.2%)	14 (2.4%)	275 (47.7%)	49 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.4%)	49.7	1186^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.0%		53.6	1053^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	133									32.4	32.4	48.7	50.3	44.4	47.8	37.2	30.5	23.0	30.4	$16,224	$1,689	$14,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio del Valle Middle

What high school do graduates of Rio del Valle Middle attend?

Students who attend Rio del Valle Middle usually go on to attend Rio Mesa High

What district is Rio del Valle Middle in?

Rio Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio del Valle Middle?

Students at Rio del Valle Middle are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Rio del Valle Middle a good school?

Rio del Valle Middle ranks 1903^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio del Valle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Rio del Valle Middle.

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