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How has Harrington Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922004505
Harrington Elementary
451 East Olive St., Oxnard, CA 93033 · (805) 385-1542 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
462 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 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
2%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
31.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.4pp since 2014
Math
22.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 21.8% | 22.7% | 45.9% |
| Math | 5.6% | 16.9% | 25.5% | 52.0% |
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 | 31.4% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 23.8% | 13.1% |
| 2018-19 | 30.3% | 28.6% |
| 2017-18 | 23.9% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 19.6% | 16.2% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Harrington Elementary
Harrington Elementary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Elementary this school | 513 | 90.1% | 29.7% |
| Brooklyn Avenue Los Angeles | 510 | 89.2% | 45.4% |
| Walter Zimmerman Elementary Bloomington | 512 | 92.0% | 25.9% |
| Woodlawn Avenue Elementary Bell | 523 | 92.2% | 33.0% |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary Santa Ana | 493 | 91.1% | 28.4% |
| Joseph A. Gascon Elementary Los Angeles | 513 | 87.5% | 27.5% |
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 Harrington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,553 of 5,151 | #79 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,044 of 5,172 ▼ 820 | #95 of 122 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,829 of 5,172 ▼ 692 | #92 of 122 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #834 of 5,116 | #22 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #2,271 of 5,915 | #41 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,468 of 5,352 | #40 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.6% | #5,331 of 5,354 | #122 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,105 of 5,625 | #15 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #2,180 of 3,837 | #59 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
513
-73 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 513 | 24.5 | 20.9:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 89% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 93% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 92% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | N/A | N/A | 90% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 36 | 21.7:1 | 86% (672) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (595 to 513); teachers down 2% (25 to 24.5).
About Harrington Elementary
Harrington Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Oxnard, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 513 students.
Oxnard is the local district for Harrington Elementary. It runs 20 schools with 13,003 students.
At Harrington Elementary, 99% of students are Hispanic. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Ventura County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrington Elementary is 20.9:1, based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Harrington Elementary counts 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Ventura County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.8%.
In the wider Ventura County area, the median household earns about $109,797 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Harrington Elementary shares Ventura County with 237 other public schools.
Harrington Elementary's nearest public school is Ansgar Larsen Elementary (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Harrington Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 586 to 513. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.9:1, from 23.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Other Harrington Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Harrington Elementary. Harrington Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Harrington Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 321 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolALBION, MI · 236 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolHarrington, ME · 137 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolHarrington, WA · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Ansgar Larsen Elementary0.4 mi · 538
- Elm Street Elementary0.5 mi · 471
- Kamala Elementary0.7 mi · 842
- Channel Islands High0.7 mi · 2,380
- Charles Blackstock Junior High0.9 mi · 1,239
- E. O. Green Junior High0.9 mi · 949
Frequently asked questions
About Harrington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harrington Elementary?
Harrington Elementary enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harrington Elementary serve?
Harrington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrington Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrington Elementary?
At Harrington Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Harrington Elementary public or private?
Harrington 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.