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How has Driffill Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
891
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922004502
Driffill Elementary
910 South E St., Oxnard, CA 93030 · (805) 385-1530 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
782 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 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (114).
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
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.7pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 18.8% | 25.6% | 47.7% |
| Math | 5.6% | 13.6% | 27.6% | 53.2% |
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 | 26.7% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 25.8% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.7% | 13.1% |
| 2016-17 | 15.4% | 12.0% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Driffill Elementary
Driffill Elementary's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driffill Elementary this school | 891 | 87.8% | 23.8% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Modesto | 867 | 86.5% | 22.8% |
| Sherwood Elementary Salinas | 859 | 90.2% | 20.0% |
| Santa Fe Elementary Porterville | 809 | 88.9% | 51.8% |
| Monte Bella Elementary Salinas | 812 | 86.2% | 34.1% |
| Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield | 915 | 87.2% | 23.1% |
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 Driffill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,218 of 5,151 | #105 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,381 of 5,172 ▼ 275 | #106 of 122 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #4,315 of 5,172 ▼ 286 | #105 of 122 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,039 of 5,116 | #46 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #180 of 5,915 | #3 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #802 of 5,352 | #26 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #5,182 of 5,354 | #115 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,358 of 5,625 | #18 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #996 of 3,837 | #24 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
891
-234 (-21%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 984
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
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 | 891 | 45.3 | 19.7:1 | 88% (782) |
| 2023-24 | 916 | 47.3 | 19.4:1 | 93% (852) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 51.3 | 19.6:1 | 93% (928) |
| 2020-21 | 1,125 | 50 | 22.5:1 | 96% (1,083) |
| 2017-18 | 1,173 | 50.4 | 23.3:1 | 89% (1,047) |
| 2015-16 | 1,182 | 47 | 25.1:1 | 91% (1,076) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | N/A | N/A | 92% (817) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 48 | 21.8:1 | 84% (882) |
| 1990-91 | 984 | 38 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Driffill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,173 to 891); teachers down 10% (50.4 to 45.3).
About Driffill Elementary
Driffill Elementary is an elementary school in Oxnard, California, reachable at (805) 385-1530. It educates 891 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 92% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Oxnard is made up of 20 schools with 13,003 students in all.
About 97% of the student body at Driffill Elementary is Hispanic. County-wide, 44% of Ventura County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Driffill Elementary total 45.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 782 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 88%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
Driffill Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (23.8%) and its predicted rate (28.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Ventura County has these Census figures: the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Ventura County has 238 public schools and roughly 147,841 students.
Of nearby public schools, Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Driffill Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 23.8% is above the 21.9% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 21% enrollment decrease, from 1,125 in 2020-21 to 891 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 19.7 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Nearby schools
- Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences0.3 mi · 696
- Vista Real Charter High0.5 mi · 1,271
- McKinna Elementary0.7 mi · 577
- Elm Street Elementary0.9 mi · 471
- Kamala Elementary0.9 mi · 842
- Ramona Elementary1.1 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Driffill ElementaryHow large is Driffill Elementary?
Driffill Elementary enrolls approximately 891 students in grades KG-08.
Is Driffill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Driffill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Driffill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Driffill Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Driffill Elementary?
Driffill Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Driffill Elementary public or private?
Driffill 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.