Is Mar Vista Elementary a good school?

Mar Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mar Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 466 students attended Mar Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mar Vista Elementary?

Students at Mar Vista Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Mar Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ocean View Junior High High : Channel Islands High

Mar Vista Elementary

Summary:

Mar Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Oxnard, California, serving 471 students in grades K-5 and part of the Ocean View school district. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Mar Vista Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2017-2018 to 25.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby Tierra Vista Elementary (39.8%) and the state average of 14.3%. The school also consistently performs below the Ocean View district and the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 23.41% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27.75% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.

Additionally, Mar Vista Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average of 55.9% and the nearby Tierra Vista Elementary (66.19%). The school's declining statewide ranking, from 5031 out of 5530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 4590 out of 5862 in 2023-2024, suggests that it is struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other schools in the state.

Detail:

Public K-5

2382 Etting Rd.
Oxnard, CA 93033-6864

(805) 488-3659

District: Ocean View

SchoolDigger Rank:
4590^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,091

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ocean View Junior High
High:	Channel Islands High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 466

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

1.7%

Two or more races:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mar Vista Elementary ranks worse than 78.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Ocean View School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.6%), White (1.7%), two or more races (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ocean View School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mar Vista Elementary is 20.6. 1 elementary schools in the Ocean View School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mar Vista Elementary employs 22.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mar Vista Elementary is $7,091, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Ocean View School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mar Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mar Vista Elementary 4590^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mar Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Ocean View:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean View 1318^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mar Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.13	3411^th	4809	29.1%
2005	26.31	3530^th	4822	26.8%
2006	22.59	3815^th	4818	20.8%
2007	17.55	4473^rd	5113	12.5%
2008	24.13	4042^nd	5113	20.9%
2009	17.55	4593^rd	5193	11.6%
2010	13.81	4970^th	5314	6.5%
2011	20.13	4675^th	5377	13.1%
2012	14.03	5014^th	5390	7.0%
2013	15.26	5031^st	5530	9.0%
2015	13.33	5252^nd	5611	6.4%
2016	8.62	5509^th	5614	1.9%
2017	8.58	5565^th	5692	2.2%
2018	7.62	5553^rd	5662	1.9%
2019	10.60	5529^th	5789	4.5%
2022	15.13	5353^rd	5883	9.0%
2023	19.59	4908^th	5874	16.4%
2024	22.84	4590^th	5862	21.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.39	1982^nd	3246	38.9%
2019	36.63	2015^th	3275	38.5%
2022	33.99	2280^th	3311	31.1%
2023	51.42	1114^th	3250	65.7%
2024	44.23	1533^rd	3160	51.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.32	4943^rd	5084	2.8%
2019	12.16	4977^th	5173	3.8%
2022	16.78	4860^th	5264	7.7%
2023	24.00	4389^th	5374	18.3%
2024	23.58	4488^th	5511	18.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.90	5281^st	5413	2.4%
2019	12.36	5181^st	5492	5.7%
2022	19.53	4763^rd	5635	15.5%
2023	19.01	4794^th	5617	14.7%
2024	28.43	3932^nd	5605	29.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.48	5364^th	5431	1.2%
2019	10.16	5341^st	5510	3.1%
2022	12.17	5433^rd	5663	4.1%
2023	21.53	4571^st	5650	19.1%
2024	18.36	4869^th	5636	13.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.97	4727^th	4830	2.1%
2019	14.66	4675^th	4963	5.8%
2022	20.68	4462^nd	5084	12.2%
2023	27.83	3880^th	5098	23.9%
2024	31.02	3663^rd	5102	28.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	75	18	18	432	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1989	70	14	15	458	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1990	59	12	16	477	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1991	72	12	9	501	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
1992	58	7	12	512	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1993	42	10	20	502	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1994	43	8	18	493	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
1995	36	8	16	471	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	36	8	16	471	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	39	9	17	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1998	41	9	12	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1999	36	7	9	491	0	n/a	n/a	6	549
2000	39	8	8	524	0	n/a	n/a	4	583
2001	24	13	9	554	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
2002	14	5	6	648	1	n/a	n/a	1	675
2003	14	5	6	648	1	n/a	n/a	1	675
2004	11	7	2	624	1	n/a	n/a	5	650
2005	13	7	1	641	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
2006	13	7	1	611	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
2007	14	7	2	629	3	n/a	n/a	0	655
2008	10	8	1	628	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
2009	7	8	0	610	3	0	0	0	628
2010	5	5	2	627	4	0	3	0	646
2011	2	4	5	568	2	0	2	0	583
2012	2	3	3	575	1	0	1	0	585
2013	3	2	6	577	0	0	3	0	591
2014	4	0	6	549	0	0	4	0	563
2015	5	1	3	547	0	0	5	0	561
2016	6	1	0	522	0	1	5	0	535
2017	7	1	0	518	0	0	6	0	532
2018	5	0	0	500	0	0	5	0	510
2019	5	0	0	483	0	0	2	0	490
2020	2	2	2	505	0	0	2	0	513
2021	2	3	0	488	0	0	3	0	496
2022	3	3	0	455	0	0	3	0	464
2023	8	2	2	457	0	0	2	0	471
2024	8	2	2	450	0	1	3	0	466

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	24.6	22.0	n/a
1989	557	24.7	22.5	n/a
1990	564	22.2	25.4	n/a
1991	594	23.8	24.9	n/a
1992	589	24.2	24.3	83.5
1993	574	23.0	25.0	88.3
1994	563	23.0	24.5	89
1995	532	23.0	23.1	94.9
1996	532	23.0	23.1	94.9
1997	522	22.0	23.7	92.3
1998	523	26.0	20.1	71.9
1999	549	30.0	18.3	66.9
2000	583	30.0	19.4	71
2001	601	31.0	19.4	73.4
2002	675	34.0	19.9	88.1
2003	675	34.0	19.9	88.1
2004	650	33.0	19.7	82.3
2005	664	34.0	19.5	84.3
2006	634	34.0	18.6	88.5
2007	655	34.0	19.3	86.4
2008	650	36.0	18.1	90.8
2009	628	33.0	17.9	65.6
2010	646	30.0	21.5	99.5
2011	583	n/a	n/a	89.9
2012	585	25.0	23.4	n/a
2013	591	26.0	22.7	99.5
2014	563	23.0	24.4	90.4
2015	561	22.0	25.5	89.8
2016	535	21.0	25.4	89.2
2017	532	21.0	25.3	80.8
2018	510	22.0	23.1	87.5
2019	490	22.0	22.2	85.5
2020	513	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	496	22.0	22.5	80.4
2022	464	22.0	21.0	73.7
2023	471	20.0	23.5	79.6
2024	466	22.5	20.6	79.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	24.6	22.0	n/a
1989	557	24.7	22.5	n/a
1990	564	22.2	25.4	n/a
1991	594	23.8	24.9	n/a
1992	589	24.2	24.3	83.5
1993	574	23.0	25.0	88.3
1994	563	23.0	24.5	89
1995	532	23.0	23.1	94.9
1996	532	23.0	23.1	94.9
1997	522	22.0	23.7	92.3
1998	523	26.0	20.1	71.9
1999	549	30.0	18.3	66.9
2000	583	30.0	19.4	71
2001	601	31.0	19.4	73.4
2002	675	34.0	19.9	88.1
2003	675	34.0	19.9	88.1
2004	650	33.0	19.7	82.3
2005	664	34.0	19.5	84.3
2006	634	34.0	18.6	88.5
2007	655	34.0	19.3	86.4
2008	650	36.0	18.1	90.8
2009	628	33.0	17.9	65.6
2010	646	30.0	21.5	99.5
2011	583	n/a	n/a	89.9
2012	585	25.0	23.4	n/a
2013	591	26.0	22.7	99.5
2014	563	23.0	24.4	90.4
2015	561	22.0	25.5	89.8
2016	535	21.0	25.4	89.2
2017	532	21.0	25.3	80.8
2018	510	22.0	23.1	87.5
2019	490	22.0	22.2	85.5
2020	513	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	496	22.0	22.5	80.4
2022	464	22.0	21.0	73.7
2023	471	20.0	23.5	79.6
2024	466	22.5	20.6	79.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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