Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary

Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary is a well-populated elementary-level community in Oxnard, California, overseen by Oxnard. The school works with 895 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 92% above the state mean of about 465.

Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Oxnard, a district that instructs 13,003 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Other groups include 3% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 75% of students at Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household income runs about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

The closest other public school is Christa McAuliffe Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.0%.

Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,040 (now 895). Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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