Art Haycox Elementary

Set in Oxnard, California, Art Haycox Elementary is a big elementary-level community, operated by Hueneme Elementary. It teaches 724 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 56% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Art Haycox Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Hueneme Elementary, a district that hosts 6,678 students overall.

On demographics, Art Haycox Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Art Haycox Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.1%.

In the broader community, Ventura County reports that median household income runs about $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Art Haycox Elementary is one.

Richard Bard Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Art Haycox Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Art Haycox Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Art Haycox Elementary's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 1,031 (now 724). Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 99% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.