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What tradition at Rio Plaza Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO ELEMENTARY·NCES 063276005091
Rio Plaza Elementary
600 Simon Way, Oxnard, CA 93036 · (805) 485-3121 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
402 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 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
6%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
15.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
13.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.9% | 12.7% | 19.5% | 64.9% |
| Math | 2.9% | 10.2% | 24.4% | 62.4% |
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 | 15.6% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 18.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 17.1% |
| 2020-21 | 15.6% | 6.4% |
| 2018-19 | 26.2% | 21.7% |
| 2017-18 | 22.3% | 20.9% |
| 2016-17 | 21.5% | 21.8% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Plaza Elementary
Rio Plaza Elementary's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Plaza Elementary this school | 455 | 88.4% | 16.1% |
| Monson-Sultana Elementary Sultana | 440 | 87.7% | 40.0% |
| Whittier Elementary Costa Mesa | 454 | 89.4% | 26.4% |
| McKinley Elementary El Centro | 456 | 87.1% | 38.8% |
| Garfield Elementary Bell Gardens | 455 | 88.1% | 26.1% |
| King City Arts Magnet King City | 424 | 88.0% | 28.1% |
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 Plaza Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #4,877 of 5,151 | #117 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #4,890 of 5,172 ▼ 340 | #118 of 122 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #5,032 of 5,172 ▼ 308 | #119 of 122 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #400 of 5,116 | #8 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #2,974 of 5,915 | #58 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,065 of 5,352 | #121 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #5,148 of 5,354 | #113 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,294 of 5,625 | #16 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #1,409 of 3,837 | #39 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
455
-86 (-16%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 455 | 17 | 26.8:1 | 88% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 18 | 25.3:1 | 84% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 19.1 | 24.7:1 | 82% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 23 | 23.5:1 | 83% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 90% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 23 | 25.4:1 | 92% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 84% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 66% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Plaza Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (570 to 455); teachers down 35% (26 to 17).
About Rio Plaza Elementary
At 600 Simon Way in Oxnard, California, Rio Plaza Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 455 students, from kindergarten through 5.
A total of 9 schools make up Rio Elementary, with 5,250 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at Rio Plaza Elementary. Other students are 2% White. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Ventura County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rio Plaza Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 26.8:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. For comparison, public schools in Ventura County average 59%.
On BeatsExpectations, Rio Plaza Elementary is 11.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
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.
Rio del Valle Middle is the public school closest to Rio Plaza Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 30.5% on proficiency, and Rio Plaza Elementary is below that at 16.1%.
In the federal locale system, Rio Plaza Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 455 students in 2024-25, 86 fewer than the 541 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 23.5:1 to 26.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MarElementary · 499 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 del Valle Middle0.5 mi · 569
- Rio Del Mar0.5 mi · 499
- Rio Vista Middle0.6 mi · 637
- Rio Real Elementary0.7 mi · 794
- Providence1.1 mi · 35
- Rio Lindo Elementary1.2 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Plaza ElementaryHow large is Rio Plaza Elementary?
Rio Plaza Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rio Plaza Elementary serve?
Rio Plaza Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rio Plaza Elementary have?
Rio Plaza Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Rio Plaza Elementary?
Student demographics at Rio Plaza Elementary are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is Rio Plaza Elementary in?
Rio Plaza Elementary is part of Rio Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.