Rio Lindo Elementary

Rio Lindo Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Oxnard, California, one of the schools within Rio Elementary, enrolling 405 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Rio Elementary (5,250 students total), Rio Lindo Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rio Lindo Elementary logs that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rio Lindo Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household income runs about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Rio Lindo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Pacifica High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Lindo Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 28.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 85% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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