Rio Plaza Elementary

Set in Oxnard, California, Rio Plaza Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary campus, overseen by Rio Elementary. It hosts 455 students across grades K through 5.

Rio Elementary runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,250 students. Rio Plaza Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rio Plaza Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The remainder is composed of 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, Rio Plaza Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rio Plaza Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.9%; this one delivers 17.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household income runs about $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Rio Plaza Elementary is one.

Rio del Valle Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rio Plaza Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Plaza Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rio Plaza Elementary's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 455). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.