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Rio Plaza Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Plaza Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 455 students in Oxnard, part of the Rio Elementary district, and it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than other area schools; for example, only about 16% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to 35% in the district and 49% statewide, and similar gaps exist in math and science. Interestingly, Rio del Sol, another school in the same district, performs much better, ranking in the 70th percentile, which shows a wide variation in outcomes even within the same district. Furthermore, Rio Del Mar, a school less than a mile away, also performs significantly better despite serving a similar community.

Rio Plaza operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio (26.7 to 1) than nearby schools and has a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, though it has improved since the pandemic. A key point for parents to consider is that the school spends more per student than surrounding schools, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic results, indicating the challenges are complex and may involve how support is delivered in the classroom.

455

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,180

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Simon Way
Oxnard, CA 93036-1451

(805) 485-3121

District: Rio Elementary

Students who attend Rio Plaza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio del Valle Middle
High:	Rio Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

2.2%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 33 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,607^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	10.4	5607 of 5857	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5198 of 5869	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	5041 of 5859	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	5075 of 5883	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1354 of 1417	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5284 of 5789	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5131 of 5662	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	4907 of 5692	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	5078 of 5614	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	4768 of 5611	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	4844 of 5530	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	4950 of 5390	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	5248 of 5377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	5057 of 5314	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	5008 of 5193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	4997 of 5113	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	4703 of 5113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	4381 of 4818	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	4661 of 4822	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	4210 of 4809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	1703 of 3162	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1836 of 3245	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1359 of 3311	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	442 of 602	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1380 of 3275	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1708 of 3246	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	5451 of 5597	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5013 of 5612	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4568 of 5609	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4662 of 5635	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1223 of 1267	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5157 of 5492	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4988 of 5413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	4863 of 5107	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4282 of 5107	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4135 of 5087	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4146 of 5084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4430 of 4963	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4270 of 4830	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	387 of 429	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	270 of 364	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	248 of 335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5135 of 5460	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4744 of 5517	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4371 of 5363	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4445 of 5264	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1039 of 1110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4552 of 5173	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4675 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5199 of 5628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4932 of 5643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5051 of 5638	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5003 of 5663	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1182 of 1272	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4845 of 5510	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4802 of 5431	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2797 of 2847	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Overall100%+90 vs state

Writing100%+83 vs state

Reading100%+92 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Listening4%-21 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 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 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
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
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 del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	839	33	25.7	54.6%	104 (12.4%)	23 (2.7%)	558 (66.5%)	97 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	66.5	1765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		58.3	2131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	366													41.4	21.8	33.5	37.1	60.0	68.1	61.7	61.6	48.7	57.0	50.6	49.5	37.1	43.9	38.4	37.2	42.8							$23,003	$1,927	$21,076
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 del Norte	Public	K-5	2500 Lobelia Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 604-1412	495	22	22.5	73.1%	19 (3.8%)	18 (3.6%)	431 (87.1%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21	4741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		25.4	4334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	407													14.3		14.3	29.5	31.9	27.0				29.6	24.4	22.2	20.6				22.5	86.2	93.1		86.2	92.0	89.7	$21,787	$1,841	$19,946
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
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
Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	8880 Halifax St.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-2717	418	18	23.2	54.1%	154 (36.8%)	5 (1.2%)	220 (52.6%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	55.3	2287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		45.3	2846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	559													29.2		29.2	56.3	43.6	52.8				51.2	50.0	46.8	33.7				42.3							$16,873	$2,210	$14,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Plaza Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio Plaza Elementary?

Students at Rio Plaza Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Rio Plaza Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rio del Valle Middle
High : Rio Mesa High

What district is Rio Plaza Elementary in?

Rio Elementary

How many students attend Rio Plaza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Rio Plaza Elementary.

Is Rio Plaza Elementary a good school?

Rio Plaza Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California elementary schools.

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