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Which teacher or staff member at Norman R. Brekke Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922007476
Norman R. Brekke Elementary
1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Oxnard, CA 93030 · (805) 385-1521 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
432 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 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
32%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
57.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.5pp since 2014
Math
43.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 28 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 28.4% | 20.5% | 22.1% |
| Math | 24.1% | 19.4% | 24.5% | 32.0% |
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 | 57.5% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.2% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 39.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 29.3% |
| 2017-18 | 36.5% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 32.5% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Norman R. Brekke Elementary
Norman R. Brekke Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman R. Brekke Elementary this school | 585 | 73.8% | 48.5% |
| Rio Rosales Oxnard | 557 | 77.0% | 29.7% |
| Schafer Park Elementary Hayward | 606 | 77.4% | 33.0% |
| Julia B. Morrison Elementary Norwalk | 548 | 74.8% | 54.9% |
| Barranca Elementary Covina | 529 | 75.4% | 50.9% |
| Maxwell Academy (PK-8) Duarte | 504 | 74.2% | 36.2% |
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 Norman R. Brekke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,822 of 5,151 | #43 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,038 of 5,172 ▲ 355 | #46 of 122 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #1,504 of 5,172 ▲ 208 | #30 of 122 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,880 of 5,116 | #42 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,532 of 5,915 | #19 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,232 of 5,352 | #37 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #3,834 of 5,354 | #78 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #2,705 of 5,625 | #45 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #3,568 of 3,837 | #92 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
585
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 585 | 28.5 | 20.5:1 | 74% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 28.5 | 20.6:1 | 72% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 28.5 | 20.5:1 | 74% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 77% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 68% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 25 | 24.9:1 | 68% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | N/A | N/A | 75% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 80% (605) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norman R. Brekke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (601 to 585); teachers up 19% (24 to 28.5).
About Norman R. Brekke Elementary
Norman R. Brekke Elementary serves students in Oxnard, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 585 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Oxnard enrolls 13,003 students in 20 schools, including Norman R. Brekke Elementary.
Hispanic students make up 82% of enrollment at Norman R. Brekke Elementary. Other students are 10% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Ventura County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Norman R. Brekke Elementary was 20.5:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 74%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
Norman R. Brekke Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.3% for Norman R. Brekke Elementary. The school posts 48.5%, 12.2 points above the prediction.
Across Ventura County, the median household income is $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County is home to 238 public schools and about 147,841 public school students.
The school nearest to Norman R. Brekke Elementary is Pacifica High, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Norman R. Brekke Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The school's size has been steady, with 579 students in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.2:1 to 20.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Norman R. Brekke ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Norman R. Brekke Elementary?
Norman R. Brekke Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Norman R. Brekke Elementary serve?
Norman R. Brekke Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norman R. Brekke Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norman R. Brekke Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Norman R. Brekke Elementary?
Student demographics at Norman R. Brekke Elementary are roughly 4% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Norman R. Brekke Elementary?
Norman R. Brekke Elementary is overseen by Oxnard in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.