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Rio Real Elementary

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Rio Real Elementary ranks 4315 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Real Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 794 students in Oxnard, part of the Rio Elementary district, which operates in a high-need community with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall performance is below state averages, placing it in the middle among schools in its own district; it performs better than Rio Plaza Elementary but significantly below the high-achieving Rio del Sol. However, Rio Real has two standout strengths: remarkably low chronic absenteeism, which is better than most nearby schools including those in the Oxnard district, and a history of strong effectiveness in teaching English Language Learners, outperforming district and state averages in Spanish language arts.

The school shows interesting patterns, with student performance in English improving in the upper grades, though math scores are inconsistent. Compared to other local schools like Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, Rio Real achieves its results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting factors beyond funding influence success. While facing the same district-wide challenges, Rio Real's effective attendance strategies and support for multilingual learners are notable achievements within its community.

794

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,042

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Kenney St.
Oxnard, CA 93036-1851

(805) 485-3117

District: Rio Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,315^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,552^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4315 of 5857	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4155 of 5869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3767 of 5859	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4259 of 5883	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1166 of 1417	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4936 of 5789	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4409 of 5662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5046 of 5692	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4501 of 5614	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	4961 of 5611	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	5328 of 5530	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	5167 of 5390	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	5342 of 5377	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	5186 of 5314	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	5087 of 5193	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	5018 of 5113	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	4881 of 5113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	4497 of 4818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	4654 of 4822	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	4661 of 4809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	2435 of 2585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	1354 of 3162	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	886 of 3245	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	854 of 3311	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	249 of 602	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	1894 of 3275	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1743 of 3246	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4162 of 5597	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4194 of 5612	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3889 of 5609	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4161 of 5635	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	959 of 1267	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4906 of 5492	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4500 of 5413	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3431 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3149 of 5107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2726 of 5087	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3317 of 5084	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4169 of 4963	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3564 of 4830	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	271 of 429	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	262 of 364	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	236 of 335	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3908 of 5460	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4276 of 5517	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3956 of 5363	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4463 of 5264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	931 of 1110	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4622 of 5173	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4375 of 5084	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4133 of 5628	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3789 of 5643	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3407 of 5638	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4039 of 5663	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1091 of 1272	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4436 of 5510	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3907 of 5431	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1947 of 2847	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1550 of 2420	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1552 of 2761	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1846 of 2783	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1518 of 2781	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1948 of 2740	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	644 of 894	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1925 of 2715	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1708 of 2480	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1732 of 2508	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	1527 of 2497	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	1670 of 2477	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	284 of 1478	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	248 of 1521	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	529 of 1540	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	192 of 363	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1362 of 1442	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1634 of 2533	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1877 of 2551	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1156 of 2531	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	1456 of 2509	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	480 of 738	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1712 of 2380	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1422 of 2262	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1115 of 2395	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	1403 of 2388	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	996 of 2374	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	1497 of 2359	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1395 of 2213	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1348 of 2072	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	179 of 477	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1303 of 2542	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1920 of 2579	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1531 of 2531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1676 of 2458	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	429 of 721	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1639 of 2369	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1504 of 2230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1294 of 2534	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1571 of 2552	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1658 of 2538	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2271 of 2527	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	595 of 763	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1790 of 2407	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1840 of 2273	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Writing20%+3 vs state

Listening15%-10 vs state

Overall7%~ state avg

Reading7%~ state avg

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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 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 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
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 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
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 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Real Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rio Real Elementary?

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

Is Rio Real Elementary a good school?

Rio Real Elementary ranks 4315^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Real Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Rio Real Elementary.

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