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Enrollment
637
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO ELEMENTARY·NCES 063276011957
Rio Vista Middle
3050 Thames River Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036 · (805) 981-1507 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
415 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 38% |
Student demographics
25%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
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
14.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 21.6% | 24.7% | 46.9% |
| Math | 5.6% | 9.2% | 23.4% | 61.8% |
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 | 28.4% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.4% | 17.7% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 36.5% | 18.9% |
| 2017-18 | 33.4% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vista Middle
Rio Vista Middle's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista Middle this school | 637 | 65.1% | 22.1% |
| Montgomery Middle San Diego | 734 | 63.5% | 26.5% |
| Maze Middle Hollister | 580 | 65.5% | 22.0% |
| Muwekma Ohlone Middle San Jose | 587 | 68.7% | 20.9% |
| Castle Park Middle Chula Vista | 703 | 63.3% | 18.5% |
| Chula Vista Middle Chula Vista | 678 | 59.3% | 26.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 Vista Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #994 of 1,224 | #24 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,029 of 1,227 ▼ 117 | #26 of 28 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,031 of 1,227 ▼ 95 | #27 of 28 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #103 of 1,214 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #697 of 1,377 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #876 of 1,279 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,001 of 1,278 | #18 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #777 of 1,329 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #345 of 930 | #16 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
637
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 637 | 28.4 | 22.4:1 | 65% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 31.1 | 21.6:1 | 59% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 32.1 | 21.8:1 | 60% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 64% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 35 | 22.7:1 | 70% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 35 | 21.8:1 | 83% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | N/A | N/A | 69% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (796 to 637); teachers down 19% (35 to 28.4).
About Rio Vista Middle
Rio Vista Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Oxnard, California, administered by Rio Elementary. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 637 students.
Rio Vista Middle is in Rio Elementary, a district with 5,250 students across 9 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Rio Vista Middle, with 86% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% White, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Ventura County's population at about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Rio Vista Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The school reports 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.4 students per teacher. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%.
Rio Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 22.1%. Predicted: 41.4%. Difference: 19.3 points.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ventura County, median household income is about $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 238 public schools operate in Ventura County, serving about 147,841 students.
Rio Del Mar is the public school closest to Rio Vista Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Rio Vista Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Rio Vista Middle was 625 in 2020-21 and 637 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.9:1 to 22.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 del Valle MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Rio RosalesElementary · 557 students
- Rio Del MarElementary · 499 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
Other Rio Vista Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rio Vista Middle. Rio Vista Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Rio Vista MiddleFresno, CA · 851 students
- Rio Vista Middle SchoolRIO VISTA, TX · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Del Mar0.2 mi · 499
- Rio Plaza Elementary0.6 mi · 455
- Rio del Sol0.7 mi · 839
- Rio Real Elementary0.9 mi · 794
- Rio del Valle Middle1.0 mi · 569
- Providence1.1 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Rio Vista MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rio Vista Middle?
Rio Vista Middle enrolls approximately 637 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rio Vista Middle serve?
Rio Vista Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rio Vista Middle have?
Rio Vista Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rio Vista Middle?
At Rio Vista Middle, the student body is approximately 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rio Vista Middle in?
Rio Vista Middle is part of Rio Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.