Laguna Vista Elementary

Laguna Vista Elementary is a K-5 school of intimate scale in Oxnard, California, run under Ocean View, serveing 351 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Laguna Vista Elementary is one of 18 schools operated by Ocean View, a district that teaches 9,093 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Laguna Vista Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest consists of 21% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Laguna Vista Elementary reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Laguna Vista Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.7%; this one delivers 27.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ventura County put the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Laguna Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mar Vista Elementary, around 3.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laguna Vista Elementary. On composite proficiency, Laguna Vista Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Laguna Vista Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 351). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 71% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.