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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXNARD·NCES 062922011374
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036 · (805) 385-1557 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
525 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 33.7% |
| Math | 16.5% | 18.6% | 25.1% | 39.8% |
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 | 40.3% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 20.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.8% | 28.9% |
| 2017-18 | 43.2% | 29.1% |
| 2016-17 | 30.5% | 25.4% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Thurgood Marshall Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary this school | 702 | 74.8% | 36.5% |
| Unsworth (Edith) Elementary Downey | 633 | 75.0% | 58.9% |
| Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary Downey | 736 | 76.2% | 69.0% |
| Rio San Gabriel Elementary Downey | 747 | 72.7% | 50.0% |
| Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary Downey | 810 | 76.5% | 54.1% |
| Imperial Elementary Downey | 653 | 75.7% | 48.3% |
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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,816 of 5,151 | #65 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #2,743 of 5,172 ▲ 455 | #63 of 122 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,901 of 5,172 ▼ 43 | #67 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #815 of 5,116 | #21 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #749 of 5,915 | #13 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #904 of 5,352 | #31 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #4,013 of 5,354 | #86 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,633 of 5,625 | #41 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.0% | #120 of 1,139 | #3 of 21 |
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
702
-96 (-12%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 702 | 35.2 | 19.9:1 | 75% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 37.2 | 18.6:1 | 75% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 35.2 | 20.7:1 | 74% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 35 | 22.8:1 | 78% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 23 | 23.1:1 | 73% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 73% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | N/A | N/A | 62% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (532 to 702); teachers up 53% (23 to 35.2).
About Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Thurgood Marshall Elementary is a public high-enrollment elementary school in Oxnard, California. The student body numbers 702 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 51% larger than that.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary is part of Oxnard, where 20 schools serve 13,003 students.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary enrolls a student body that is 84% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 6% White, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. Census figures show Ventura County is about 44% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Thurgood Marshall Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Thurgood Marshall Elementary is 75%. Public schools in Ventura County average 59%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Thurgood Marshall Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.5% actual, 35.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Ventura County has about 837,469 residents, and median household income is about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ventura County number 238 and enroll about 147,841.
The closest other public school is Oxnard High, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Thurgood Marshall Elementary is ahead of the 28.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 798 to 702. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 22.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other Thurgood Marshall Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Thurgood Marshall Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryLynwood, CA · 511 students
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMorrow, GA · 801 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryManassas, VA · 642 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryGaithersburg, MD · 553 students
- Thurgood Marshall ElementarySEATTLE, WA · 500 students
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- Oxnard High0.4 mi · 2,452
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Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall ElementaryHow many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Thurgood Marshall Elementary serve?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Thurgood Marshall Elementary have?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary?
At Thurgood Marshall Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 84% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary public or private?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxnard.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.