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If you had an hour of school board time for Oasis Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060907000925
Oasis Elementary
88175 74th Ave., Thermal, CA 92274 · (760) 397-4112 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
474 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
18.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
9.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.6% | 14.4% | 22.4% | 59.6% |
| Math | 2.8% | 6.4% | 25.8% | 65.0% |
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 | 18.1% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 8.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 18.8% | 10.3% |
| 2020-21 | 9.7% | 5.2% |
| 2018-19 | 20.4% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 18.3% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 12.6% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Oasis Elementary
Oasis Elementary's state test result (12.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Elementary this school | 488 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Maywood | 498 | 98.0% | 40.0% |
| Peter Pendleton Elementary Coachella | 499 | 96.2% | 46.8% |
| West Putnam Elementary Porterville | 478 | 96.4% | 24.5% |
| Richgrove Elementary Richgrove | 477 | 95.8% | 17.1% |
| Florence Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 489 | 97.3% | 37.7% |
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 Oasis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #5,033 of 5,151 | #282 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #5,076 of 5,172 ▼ 12 | #283 of 283 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #4,946 of 5,172 ▲ 60 | #277 of 283 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,484 of 5,116 | #52 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #2,583 of 5,915 | #240 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,666 of 5,352 | #98 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #5,169 of 5,354 | #281 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #188 of 5,625 | #2 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #816 of 3,837 | #22 of 207 |
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
488
-92 (-16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 488 | 21.6 | 22.6:1 | 97% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 22.5 | 21.8:1 | 97% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 22.5 | 22.3:1 | 96% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 26 | 22.3:1 | 96% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 96% (635) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 32 | 21.5:1 | 98% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | N/A | N/A | 99% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 1,145 | 46 | 24.9:1 | 95% (1,088) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 27 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oasis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (660 to 488); teachers down 30% (31 to 21.6).
About Oasis Elementary
Oasis Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Thermal, California. It teaches 488 students in kindergarten through 6.
Coachella Valley Unified oversees Oasis Elementary and 20 other schools, with 15,817 students in total.
Hispanic students are 97% of those enrolled at Oasis Elementary. In Riverside County overall, about 51% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
Oasis Elementary lists 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 22.6 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. About 97% of students at Oasis Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 23 points.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Oasis Elementary is 22.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.9%.
Riverside County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 543 public schools in the county, enrolling about 424,872, Oasis Elementary among them.
About 4.7 miles separate Oasis Elementary from the closest public school, Desert Mirage High. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Oasis Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 488, down from 580 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oasis Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coachella Valley Unified
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Saul Martinez ElementaryElementary · 961 students
- Coral Mountain AcademyElementary · 815 students
- Sea View ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Other schools in Thermal
- Coachella Valley HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Desert Mirage HighHigh · 1,875 students
- Toro Canyon MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Las Palmitas ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- John Kelley ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 349 students
Other Oasis Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Oasis Elementary. Oasis Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Oasis ElementaryTwentynine Palms, CA · 461 students
- Oasis Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 724 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Mirage High4.7 mi · 1,875
- Toro Canyon Middle4.7 mi · 989
- Las Palmitas Elementary4.7 mi · 570
- Mecca Elementary5.5 mi · 677
- Saul Martinez Elementary5.8 mi · 961
- La Familia Continuation High8.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Oasis ElementaryHow many students attend Oasis Elementary?
Oasis Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Oasis Elementary serve?
Oasis Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Oasis Elementary have?
Oasis Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oasis Elementary?
At Oasis Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Oasis Elementary in?
Oasis Elementary is part of Coachella Valley Unified.
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