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Rio Rosales

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Rio Rosales ranks 4385 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio Rosales is a public elementary school serving 557 students in grades K-5 within the Rio Elementary district in Oxnard, CA, which faces significant economic challenges as over three-quarters of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, and its test scores in core subjects like math and science are below state averages. However, it's important to note that Rio Rosales performs better than several schools in its own district, such as Rio Plaza Elementary and Rio Lindo Elementary, particularly in English and math, and it does so while spending significantly less per student. The school has shown a historical strength in supporting English Language Learners, though it currently faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than at nearby schools like Curren Elementary and Rio Real Elementary.

A key comparison is with the nearby Norman R. Brekke Elementary in the Oxnard district, which serves a similarly economically disadvantaged community but achieves a much higher academic ranking, suggesting that student outcomes in the area are not predetermined by demographics. This contrast highlights that Rio Rosales operates in a difficult context but may have opportunities to learn from neighboring schools to support its students more effectively.

557

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,277

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Kohala St.
Oxnard, CA 93030-7305

(805) 983-0277

District: Rio Elementary

Students who attend Rio Rosales usually attend:

Middle:	Rio del Valle Middle
High:	Rio Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

Asian:

9.5%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,385^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	25.1	4385 of 5857	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3864 of 5869	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4071 of 5859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3433 of 5883	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	972 of 1417	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2938 of 5789	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3197 of 5662	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	3506 of 5692	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	3409 of 5614	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3757 of 5611	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3773 of 5530	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.6	4272 of 5390	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3305 of 5377	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	2782 of 5314	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	2174 of 5193	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	1843 of 5113	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.3	2242 of 5113	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	1764 of 4818	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.6	2918 of 4822	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	2263 of 4809	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	1158 of 2128	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	994 of 3162	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	376 of 3245	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	898 of 3311	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	103 of 602	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	488 of 3275	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	961 of 3246	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4212 of 5597	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3823 of 5612	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4398 of 5609	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3747 of 5635	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	843 of 1267	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2795 of 5492	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2947 of 5413	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	3892 of 5107	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3263 of 5107	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3533 of 5087	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2882 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1871 of 4963	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2599 of 4830	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	399 of 429	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3891 of 5460	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4336 of 5517	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3808 of 5363	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	3072 of 5264	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	683 of 1110	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	2279 of 5173	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	3056 of 5084	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4225 of 5628	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3570 of 5643	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3425 of 5638	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2896 of 5663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	886 of 1272	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2782 of 5510	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3250 of 5431	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2050 of 2847	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2455 of 2635	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2180 of 2420	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2018)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science17%-15 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 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
Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Driskill St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1575	424	22	19.2	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	420 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	4699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		20.5	4812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	113													19.4		19.4	27.0	25.3	37.5				29.7	29.7	16.9	18.1				21.4							$25,243	$2,729	$22,514
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
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
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 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
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
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
Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	808	39	20.5	91.1%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	780 (96.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	4797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		19.2	4928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	131													21.9	19.6	20.7	16.2	28.6	33.3	28.4	36.6	36.7	30.8	23.8	28.7	17.7	6.3	22.6	16.5	19.5							$21,922	$2,200	$19,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio Rosales

What schools do graduates of Rio Rosales attend?

Students who attend Rio Rosales usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rio del Valle Middle
High : Rio Mesa High

Is Rio Rosales a good school?

Rio Rosales ranks 4385^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Rio Rosales?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Rio Rosales.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Rosales?

Students at Rio Rosales are 82% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Rio Rosales in?

Rio Elementary

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