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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN VIEW·NCES 062817004355
Tierra Vista Elementary
2001 Sanford St., Oxnard, CA 93033 · (805) 986-6764 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
400 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 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
21.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
22.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 11.9% | 23.1% | 55.8% |
| Math | 6.1% | 16.8% | 24.4% | 52.7% |
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 | 21.1% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 27.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.7% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 22.2% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 22.3% | 15.2% |
| 2016-17 | 17.9% | 13.1% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Tierra Vista Elementary
Tierra Vista Elementary's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Vista Elementary this school | 560 | 71.4% | 23.9% |
| John Muir Fundamental Elementary Santa Ana | 557 | 70.4% | 56.7% |
| Ladera Palma Elementary La Habra | 583 | 70.3% | 45.4% |
| James Monroe Elementary Fountain Valley | 555 | 69.2% | 47.9% |
| John Dolland Elementary Norwalk | 586 | 73.7% | 49.3% |
| Sanger Academy Charter Sanger | 609 | 69.0% | 52.5% |
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 Tierra Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,198 of 5,151 | #103 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #4,002 of 5,172 ▼ 637 | #93 of 122 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,778 of 5,172 ▼ 423 | #115 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,546 of 5,116 | #37 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #1,761 of 5,915 | #25 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,609 of 5,352 | #97 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #4,478 of 5,354 | #92 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #2,873 of 5,625 | #50 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,497 of 3,837 | #42 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
560
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 560 | 23.5 | 23.8:1 | 71% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 26 | 21.8:1 | 73% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 24 | 23.6:1 | 66% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 78% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 27 | 25.7:1 | 77% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 80% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | N/A | N/A | 82% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 58% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 21 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tierra Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (694 to 560); teachers down 13% (27 to 23.5).
About Tierra Vista Elementary
Tierra Vista Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Oxnard, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 560 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 20% above that.
Tierra Vista Elementary is part of Ocean View, where 4 schools serve 2,075 students.
At Tierra Vista Elementary, Hispanic students make up 90% of the student body. The remaining students are 4% Asian and 3% White. Among people living in Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Tierra Vista Elementary comes in at 19%.
The school reports 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 23.8 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.7% for Tierra Vista Elementary. The school posts 23.9%, 13.8 points below the prediction.
Ventura County has these Census figures: median household income is about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Ventura County number 238 and enroll about 147,841.
Of nearby public schools, Ocean View Junior High is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Tierra Vista Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Tierra Vista Elementary had 588 students in 2020-21 and 560 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Discussions about Tierra Vista Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Ocean View
- Ocean View Junior HighMiddle · 700 students
- Mar Vista ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Laguna Vista ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Ocean View Early EducationElementary
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
- Ocean View Junior High0.5 mi · 700
- Fred L. Williams Elementary0.6 mi · 572
- Mar Vista Elementary0.6 mi · 464
- Oxnard Middle College High0.7 mi · 194
- Anacapa Adult Transition Program0.9 mi · 175
- Channel Islands High1.1 mi · 2,380
Frequently asked questions
About Tierra Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Tierra Vista Elementary?
Tierra Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Tierra Vista Elementary serve?
Tierra Vista Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tierra Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tierra Vista Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tierra Vista Elementary?
At Tierra Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tierra Vista Elementary in?
Tierra Vista Elementary is part of Ocean View.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.