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Enrollment
724
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUENEME ELEMENTARY·NCES 061785002201
Art Haycox Elementary
5400 Perkins Rd., Oxnard, CA 93033 · (805) 488-3578 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
688 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 171 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (171) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
10.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.6% | 8.7% | 18.7% | 70.0% |
| Math | 1.7% | 8.3% | 19.5% | 70.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.2% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 9.6% | 10.6% |
| 2022-23 | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| 2021-22 | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| 2018-19 | 15.1% | 9.3% |
| 2017-18 | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 2016-17 | 17.1% | 14.1% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Art Haycox Elementary
Art Haycox Elementary's state test result (10.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Haycox Elementary this school | 724 | 95.0% | 10.4% |
| Madison Elementary Santa Ana | 749 | 94.1% | 26.6% |
| Sierra Preparatory Academy Santa Ana | 697 | 94.1% | 16.4% |
| Fremont Elementary Salinas | 711 | 96.9% | 16.2% |
| Martin R. Heninger Elementary Santa Ana | 783 | 94.5% | 24.4% |
| San Miguel Elementary South Gate | 677 | 94.1% | 33.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Art Haycox Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #5,093 of 5,151 | #121 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #5,039 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #122 of 122 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #5,125 of 5,172 ▲ 13 | #122 of 122 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,351 of 5,116 | #59 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #643 of 5,915 | #11 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,732 of 5,352 | #47 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #5,307 of 5,354 | #120 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #445 of 5,625 | #4 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #557 of 3,837 | #9 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
724
-205 (-22%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 724 | 33.9 | 21.4:1 | 95% (688) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 33.3 | 22.4:1 | 97% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 34.3 | 23.1:1 | 97% (769) |
| 2020-21 | 929 | 37 | 25.1:1 | 98% (913) |
| 2017-18 | 1,031 | 43 | 24.0:1 | 97% (1,005) |
| 2015-16 | 1,043 | 38 | 27.4:1 | 83% (869) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | N/A | N/A | 83% (684) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 93% (793) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 27 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Art Haycox Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,031 to 724); teachers down 21% (43 to 33.9).
About Art Haycox Elementary
Art Haycox Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Oxnard, California. It serves 724 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 56% bigger than that.
Within Hueneme Elementary, Art Haycox Elementary is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 6,678 students.
At Art Haycox Elementary, Hispanic students make up 99% of the student body. Ventura County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 54 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Art Haycox Elementary comes in at 3%.
With 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Art Haycox Elementary was 21.4:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 95%. On average, public schools in Ventura County report 59%.
Art Haycox Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.4%, compared with a predicted 23.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Art Haycox Elementary is located in Ventura County, where median household income is about $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Art Haycox Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County, which together enroll about 147,841 students.
Of nearby public schools, Richard Bard Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 10.4% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Art Haycox Elementary is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 929 to 724. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.4:1) than in 2020-21 (25.1:1).
The Art Haycox Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hueneme Elementary
- Charles Blackstock Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
- E. O. Green Junior HighMiddle · 949 students
- Fred L. Williams ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Richard Bard ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Ansgar Larsen ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 525 students
Other schools in Oxnard
- Pacifica HighHigh · 2,675 students
- Oxnard HighHigh · 2,452 students
- Channel Islands HighHigh · 2,380 students
- Rio Mesa HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Hueneme HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Vista Real Charter HighHigh · 1,271 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Bard Elementary0.5 mi · 539
- Hueneme High0.7 mi · 1,913
- Julien Hathaway Elementary0.7 mi · 451
- Hueneme Elementary0.8 mi · 329
- Parkview Elementary0.9 mi · 525
- E. O. Green Junior High1.0 mi · 949
Frequently asked questions
About Art Haycox ElementaryHow large is Art Haycox Elementary?
Art Haycox Elementary enrolls approximately 724 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Art Haycox Elementary serve?
Art Haycox Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Art Haycox Elementary have?
Art Haycox Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Art Haycox Elementary?
Student demographics at Art Haycox Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Art Haycox Elementary?
Art Haycox Elementary is overseen by Hueneme Elementary in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.