R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering

Located at 701 North Juanita Ave., in Oxnard, California, R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus that caters to 1,027 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Oxnard. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 56% above typical.

R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering is one of 20 schools operated by Oxnard, a district that hosts 13,003 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering shows that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.4%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of +1.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ventura County) reports that median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 1,252 students in 2018 compared to 1,027 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.