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Rio Lindo Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Lindo Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 405 students in Oxnard, California, as part of the Rio Elementary district, which serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged community.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well below state averages, and it consistently ranks in the bottom 20-30% of California elementary schools. While it performs below the district average, there is variation among nearby schools; for instance, Rio Real Elementary shows higher proficiency in English, while Rio Plaza Elementary performs lower. A striking comparison is with Norman R. Brekke Elementary in the neighboring Oxnard district, which serves a similar student population but achieves dramatically higher academic results.

Despite overall struggles, Rio Lindo shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking highly for its effectiveness with English Language Learners and Special Education students. The school spends more per student than any nearby school, yet this high investment has not translated to stronger overall academic outcomes. Chronic absenteeism, though improved, remains an issue. The school's performance varies considerably by grade, suggesting instructional consistency is an area for focus, while the growing percentage of students from low-income families indicates an evolving set of challenges for the school community.

405

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,294

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2131 Snow Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93036-2503

(805) 485-3113

District: Rio Elementary

Students who attend Rio Lindo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio del Valle Middle
High:	Rio Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,857^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary 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	19.7	4857 of 5857	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4809 of 5869	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4882 of 5859	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4730 of 5883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1319 of 1417	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4612 of 5789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	4004 of 5662	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	3968 of 5692	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	4051 of 5614	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	3826 of 5611	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.7	4613 of 5530	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	4851 of 5390	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	4669 of 5377	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	4762 of 5314	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	4387 of 5193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	3750 of 5113	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	3540 of 5113	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	2922 of 4818	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3348 of 4822	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.9	3188 of 4809	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	168 of 293	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.2	411 of 3162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	1378 of 3245	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	1779 of 3311	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	293 of 602	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	875 of 3275	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	728 of 3246	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4751 of 5597	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4998 of 5612	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5061 of 5609	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4026 of 5635	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1091 of 1267	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3997 of 5492	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3509 of 5413	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	4034 of 5107	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4046 of 5107	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4035 of 5087	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3993 of 5084	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3587 of 4963	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2953 of 4830	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	217 of 429	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4467 of 5460	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4613 of 5517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4471 of 5363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4291 of 5264	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1037 of 1110	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3973 of 5173	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3469 of 5084	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4587 of 5628	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4071 of 5643	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4116 of 5638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4823 of 5663	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1197 of 1272	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4662 of 5510	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4202 of 5431	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1738 of 2847	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	715 of 2635	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	2525 of 2726	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+69 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2022)7th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science14%-18 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
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 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 Plaza Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Simon Way	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3121	455	17	26.7	88.4%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		16.2	5198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	409	1.5		1.5	4.4		4.4	1.5		1.5	1.5		1.5	12.7		12.7	10.5	10.1	24.1				15.6	14.0	15.9	10.1				13.2	93.4	94.5	96.7	95.6	93.4	95.6	$28,180	$2,043	$26,137
Rio Rosales	Public	K-5	1001 Kohala St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 983-0277	557	24	23.2	77.0%	21 (3.8%)	12 (2.2%)	457 (82.0%)	53 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	25.1	4385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		30.9	3864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	521													17.4		17.4	20.5	36.9	38.0				32.1	20.5	25.0	27.2				24.3							$18,277	$1,970	$16,307
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marquita St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1524	754	35	21.2	98.0%	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	742 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4934^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.1	5019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	85													18.9	12.5	15.6	29.0	27.0	27.0	28.7	38.2	27.1	29.8	27.1	11.1	14.3	16.1	11.7	8.3	14.3							$29,473	$2,812	$26,661
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
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
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Cooper Rd.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1569	568	25	23.1	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	5559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	5773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	214													7.7		7.7	14.9	18.5	30.8				22.0	17.9	12.4	5.5				11.4							$16,586	$1,715	$14,871
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 Rio Lindo Elementary

How many students attend Rio Lindo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Rio Lindo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Lindo Elementary?

Students at Rio Lindo Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rio Lindo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio Lindo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio del Valle Middle
High : Rio Mesa High

What district is Rio Lindo Elementary in?

Rio Elementary

Is Rio Lindo Elementary a good school?

Rio Lindo Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of California elementary schools.

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