Lemonwood Elementary

Located at 2001 San Mateo Pl., in Oxnard, California, Lemonwood Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that caters to 808 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Oxnard. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Lemonwood Elementary sits 74% larger than that benchmark.

Lemonwood Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Oxnard, a district that hosts 13,003 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lemonwood Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lemonwood Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Lemonwood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lemonwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.2%, the actual is 23.6%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Ventura County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Lemonwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Channel Islands High, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lemonwood Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 21.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lemonwood Elementary has shrank 5%, going from 852 students in 2018 to 808 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Lemonwood Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.