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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Curren Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922004501
Curren Elementary
1101 North F St., Oxnard, CA 93030 · (805) 385-1527 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
760 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (110).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.3pp since 2014
Math
21.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.4% | 22.9% | 24.6% | 42.1% |
| Math | 8.0% | 13.0% | 28.6% | 50.4% |
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 | 33.3% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.1% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 11.2% |
| 2018-19 | 24.4% | 11.7% |
| 2017-18 | 20.2% | 10.4% |
| 2016-17 | 24.0% | 11.0% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Curren Elementary
Curren Elementary's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curren Elementary this school | 817 | 93.0% | 25.3% |
| Manuel Esqueda Elementary Santa Ana | 811 | 94.3% | 18.8% |
| Miles Avenue Elementary Huntington Park | 788 | 94.3% | 28.9% |
| Martin R. Heninger Elementary Santa Ana | 783 | 94.5% | 24.4% |
| Lemonwood Elementary Oxnard | 808 | 91.1% | 24.2% |
| Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary Santa Maria | 869 | 94.2% | 38.7% |
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 Curren Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,045 of 5,151 | #97 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,203 of 5,172 ▲ 352 | #102 of 122 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,636 of 5,172 ▲ 55 | #82 of 122 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #800 of 5,116 | #19 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #338 of 5,915 | #6 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #650 of 5,352 | #21 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #5,195 of 5,354 | #116 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #699 of 5,625 | #8 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #1,268 of 3,837 | #33 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
817
-149 (-15%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 817 | 42.3 | 19.3:1 | 93% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 884 | 44.8 | 19.7:1 | 93% (824) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 45.3 | 20.3:1 | 92% (844) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | 43 | 22.5:1 | 92% (892) |
| 2017-18 | 1,041 | 44.5 | 23.4:1 | 85% (888) |
| 2015-16 | 1,058 | 41 | 25.8:1 | 88% (930) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 94% (751) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 37 | 22.0:1 | 70% (567) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 26 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curren Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,041 to 817); teachers down 5% (44.5 to 42.3).
About Curren Elementary
Among the schools in Oxnard, California, is Curren Elementary, a large elementary school. It reported 817 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 76% larger than average.
The Oxnard system has 20 schools and 13,003 students.
By race and ethnicity, Curren Elementary is 97% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 53 points above the 44% share among Ventura County residents. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Curren Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Curren Elementary has a ratio of 19.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Ventura County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.0%.
The school is in Ventura County, where the median household earns about $109,797 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Ventura County, 238 public schools serve about 147,841 students.
Among nearby public schools, Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Curren Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Curren Elementary as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 817, compared with 966 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 19.3 in 2024-25.
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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 Oxnard
- R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & EngineeringMiddle · 1,027 students
- Juan Lagunas Soria ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Driffill ElementaryElementary · 891 students
- Kamala ElementaryElementary · 842 students
- Lemonwood ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · 754 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
- Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design0.3 mi · 617
- Emilie Ritchen Elementary0.9 mi · 445
- Pacifica High0.9 mi · 2,675
- R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering0.9 mi · 1,027
- Sierra Linda Elementary0.9 mi · 455
- Vista Real Charter High1.0 mi · 1,271
Frequently asked questions
About Curren ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Curren Elementary?
Curren Elementary enrolls approximately 817 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Curren Elementary serve?
Curren Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Curren Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Curren Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Curren Elementary?
Student demographics at Curren Elementary are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Curren Elementary public or private?
Curren Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxnard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.