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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO ELEMENTARY·NCES 063276011833
Rio Del Mar
3150 Thames River, Oxnard, CA 93036 · (805) 485-0560 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
378 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 86% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
32.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.7% | 16.6% | 21.7% | 46.0% |
| Math | 10.2% | 21.7% | 30.6% | 37.5% |
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 | 32.3% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.1% | 30.7% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 42.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.4% | 40.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 38.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Rio Del Mar
Rio Del Mar's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Del Mar this school | 499 | 75.8% | 33.3% |
| Meadow View Elementary Santa Rosa | 468 | 75.2% | 23.0% |
| Maxwell Academy (PK-8) Duarte | 504 | 74.2% | 36.2% |
| Glen View Elementary Gilroy | 508 | 74.0% | 20.1% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary La Habra | 467 | 75.4% | 39.8% |
| Richman Elementary Fullerton | 470 | 77.2% | 39.9% |
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 Rio Del Mar ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,135 of 5,151 | #74 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,025 of 5,172 ▼ 313 | #69 of 122 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,747 of 5,172 ▼ 588 | #89 of 122 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #602 of 5,116 | #13 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #2,446 of 5,915 | #44 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,849 of 5,352 | #117 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #3,987 of 5,354 | #85 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #2,570 of 5,625 | #40 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,680 of 3,837 | #71 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
499
+101 (+25%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 499 | 19.2 | 26.0:1 | 76% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 17 | 26.5:1 | 63% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 16 | 26.0:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 16 | 24.9:1 | 62% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 22 | 25.2:1 | 58% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 20 | 26.6:1 | 72% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 67% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Del Mar.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (555 to 499); teachers down 13% (22 to 19.2).
About Rio Del Mar
Rio Del Mar is an elementary school in Oxnard, California, according to federal school records. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 499 students.
District-wide, Rio Elementary has 9 schools and 5,250 students.
The student body at Rio Del Mar is 84% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Rio Del Mar's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Rio Del Mar's 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 26.0:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 26.0:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. The rate at public schools in Ventura County averages 59%, lower than here.
Rio Del Mar's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% is 1.9 points below the 35.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ventura County, the median household income is $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 238 public schools in Ventura County, enrolling about 147,841 students in all.
The school nearest to Rio Del Mar is Rio Vista Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Rio Del Mar ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Rio Del Mar is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Rio Del Mar's enrollment climbed 25%, to 499. The number of students per teacher rose from 24.9 to 26.0 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Rio Del Mar. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Rio Elementary
- Rio del SolElementary · 839 students
- Rio Real ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 637 students
- Rio del Valle MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Rio RosalesElementary · 557 students
- Rio del NorteElementary · 495 students
Other schools in Oxnard
- Pacifica HighHigh · 2,675 students
- Oxnard HighHigh · 2,452 students
- Channel Islands HighHigh · 2,380 students
- Rio Mesa HighHigh · 1,951 students
- Hueneme HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Vista Real Charter HighHigh · 1,271 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Vista Middle0.2 mi · 637
- Rio Plaza Elementary0.5 mi · 455
- Rio del Sol0.8 mi · 839
- Providence0.9 mi · 35
- Rio del Valle Middle1.0 mi · 569
- Rio Real Elementary1.0 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Del MarHow large is Rio Del Mar?
Rio Del Mar enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rio Del Mar an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rio Del Mar is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rio Del Mar?
Approximately 26.0:1 students per teacher at Rio Del Mar.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rio Del Mar?
At Rio Del Mar, the student body is approximately 6% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rio Del Mar in?
Rio Del Mar is part of Rio Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.