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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922004504
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
1130 North M St., Oxnard, CA 93030 · (805) 385-1539 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
532 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 179 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 38% |
Student demographics
18%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
25.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
15.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.2% | 21.3% | 30.6% | 43.9% |
| Math | 7.1% | 8.1% | 24.0% | 60.8% |
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 | 25.5% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 10.7% |
| 2021-22 | 22.3% | 8.3% |
| 2018-19 | 28.7% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.4% | 12.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 14.7% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design this school | 617 | 86.2% | 18.0% |
| Washington Middle La Habra | 580 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle Whittier | 610 | 86.7% | 25.6% |
| North Monterey County Middle Castroville | 624 | 87.8% | 17.5% |
| Gavilan View Middle Salinas | 556 | 87.6% | 21.6% |
| Los Tules Middle Tulare | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,096 of 1,224 | #28 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,021 of 1,227 ▲ 56 | #24 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #1,087 of 1,227 ▲ 54 | #28 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #305 of 1,214 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #727 of 1,377 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #76 of 1,279 | #1 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,077 of 1,278 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #395 of 1,329 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.5% | #14 of 930 | #2 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
617
-224 (-27%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,346
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 617 | 37.7 | 16.4:1 | 86% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 40.7 | 17.2:1 | 87% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 42.7 | 17.2:1 | 87% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 87% (734) |
| 2017-18 | 1,133 | 53.8 | 21.1:1 | 74% (838) |
| 2015-16 | 1,136 | 47 | 24.2:1 | 73% (829) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | N/A | N/A | 62% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 1,169 | 49 | 23.9:1 | 48% (556) |
| 1990-91 | 1,346 | 54 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (1,133 to 617); teachers down 30% (53.8 to 37.7).
About Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is a public middle school in Oxnard, California. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 617 students.
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is a school in Oxnard. The district has 20 schools and 13,003 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White and 2% Asian. By comparison, Ventura County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Teacher count: 37.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.4:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. Across public schools in Ventura County, the average is 59%.
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of California public middle schools.
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (18.0%) and its predicted rate (29.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the wider Ventura County area, median household income comes to about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County counts 238 public schools with about 147,841 students.
Curren Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.8%; Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design's is 18.0%, ranking 8th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design had a net loss of 224 students, or 27%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative DesignHow many students attend Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design?
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design serve?
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is approximately 16.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design?
At Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design, the student body is approximately 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design public or private?
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxnard.
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