Is Emilie Ritchen Elementary a good school?

Emilie Ritchen Elementary ranks 3522 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 502 students attended Emilie Ritchen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emilie Ritchen Elementary?

Students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Emilie Ritchen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design High : Oxnard High

Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Summary:

Emilie Ritchen Elementary is a public elementary school in Oxnard, California, serving 502 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, lower-than-average test scores, and a student population with a high percentage of economic disadvantage.

Emilie Ritchen Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly, from 5.6% in 2017-2018 to 36.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-15 percentage points below the district and state. While the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively better, the performance for Special Education and Disabled students is in the bottom 50% of California schools. Additionally, Emilie Ritchen Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.08% to 86.76% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the Oxnard School District, Emilie Ritchen Elementary generally performs better than Driffill Elementary and Ramona Elementary, but lags behind Thurgood Marshall Elementary and Curren Elementary in terms of test scores and overall performance. However, the school has shown some signs of improvement over time, with its ranking among California elementary schools gradually increasing and its star rating from SchoolDigger improving from 0 to 2 stars.

Detail:

Public K-5

2200 Cabrillo Way
Oxnard, CA 93030-3106

(805) 385-1572

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
3522^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,913

Students who attend Emilie Ritchen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design
High:	Oxnard High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

Asian:

4.2%

White:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emilie Ritchen Elementary ranks worse than 60.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.94. (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 (89%), Asian (4.2%), White (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emilie Ritchen Elementary is 20.9. 8 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Emilie Ritchen Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emilie Ritchen Elementary is $3,913. 12 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emilie Ritchen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Emilie Ritchen Elementary 3522^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Emilie Ritchen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oxnard:

SchoolDigger ranks Oxnard 1236^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Emilie Ritchen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.94	2881^st	4809	40.1%
2005	44.15	2476^th	4822	48.7%
2006	54.87	1967^th	4818	59.2%
2007	24.85	3944^th	5113	22.9%
2008	24.14	4039^th	5113	21.0%
2009	21.20	4339^th	5193	16.4%
2010	26.06	4145^th	5314	22.0%
2011	12.71	5093^rd	5377	5.3%
2012	19.81	4657^th	5390	13.6%
2013	10.04	5292^nd	5530	4.3%
2015	14.92	5106^th	5611	9.0%
2016	15.50	5008^th	5614	10.8%
2017	12.51	5321^st	5692	6.5%
2018	13.10	5248^th	5662	7.3%
2019	18.41	4957^th	5789	14.4%
2022	31.38	3758^th	5883	36.1%
2023	36.01	3432^nd	5874	41.6%
2024	34.94	3522^nd	5862	39.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.40	2897^th	3246	10.8%
2019	25.24	2852^nd	3275	12.9%
2022	47.40	1341^st	3311	59.5%
2023	38.36	1934^th	3250	40.5%
2024	51.16	1116^th	3160	64.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.01	2147^th	2420	11.3%
2024	40.25	1310^th	2634	50.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.17	4825^th	5084	5.1%
2019	18.98	4627^th	5173	10.6%
2022	39.06	3093^rd	5264	41.2%
2023	47.42	2541^st	5374	52.7%
2024	40.05	3142^nd	5511	43.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.14	5051^st	5413	6.7%
2019	18.20	4782^nd	5492	12.9%
2022	32.76	3510^th	5635	37.7%
2023	41.21	2952^nd	5617	47.4%
2024	38.14	3190^th	5605	43.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.63	2318^th	2585	10.3%
2022	42.65	995^th	2227	55.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.11	5021^st	5431	7.5%
2019	20.29	4639^th	5510	15.8%
2022	30.23	3759^th	5663	33.6%
2023	30.89	3699^th	5650	34.5%
2024	32.51	3601^st	5636	36.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emilie Ritchen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.77	4478^th	4830	7.3%
2019	24.74	4052^nd	4963	18.4%
2022	38.16	3043^rd	5084	40.1%
2023	47.31	2402^nd	5098	52.9%
2024	46.58	2500^th	5102	51.0%

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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 Emilie Ritchen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	232	27	63	447	5	n/a	n/a	0	774
1994	269	28	55	470	10	n/a	n/a	0	832
1995	380	41	80	534	4	n/a	n/a	0	1039
1996	380	41	80	534	4	n/a	n/a	0	1039
1997	389	46	70	572	12	n/a	n/a	0	1089
1998	426	70	79	426	14	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1999	412	70	94	479	15	n/a	n/a	2	1072
2000	397	71	88	527	13	n/a	n/a	9	1105
2001	377	70	81	537	15	n/a	n/a	19	1099
2002	319	69	89	569	15	n/a	n/a	25	1086
2003	319	69	89	569	15	n/a	n/a	25	1086
2004	180	66	51	601	6	n/a	n/a	24	928
2005	158	60	43	617	7	n/a	n/a	19	904
2006	124	43	40	678	5	n/a	n/a	17	907
2007	98	39	30	647	4	n/a	n/a	16	834
2008	82	37	34	683	2	n/a	n/a	0	838
2009	75	34	20	703	2	5	19	0	858
2010	71	24	15	655	4	3	11	0	783
2011	62	16	16	663	2	5	11	0	775
2012	52	12	21	660	3	4	11	0	763
2013	45	11	13	672	1	1	11	0	754
2014	39	10	14	677	3	1	10	0	754
2015	39	9	17	596	2	1	7	0	671
2016	44	10	12	567	1	2	5	0	641
2017	40	11	12	569	1	1	5	0	639
2018	36	11	13	566	1	0	2	0	629
2019	42	11	17	536	2	0	4	0	612
2020	42	10	19	519	0	0	6	0	596
2021	28	8	20	479	0	0	9	0	544
2022	15	5	24	437	0	0	10	0	491
2023	19	9	21	447	0	0	6	0	502

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 Emilie Ritchen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	774	27.0	28.7	49.1
1994	832	30.0	27.7	46
1995	1039	37.0	28.1	40.3
1996	1039	37.0	28.1	40.3
1997	1089	42.0	25.9	42.1
1998	1015	41.0	24.8	31.3
1999	1072	46.0	23.3	28.6
2000	1105	47.0	23.5	30.6
2001	1099	48.0	22.9	32.6
2002	1086	49.0	22.2	37.7
2003	1086	49.0	22.2	37.7
2004	928	42.0	22.1	45.9
2005	904	41.0	22.0	49.3
2006	907	40.0	22.7	60.3
2007	834	36.0	23.2	63
2008	838	39.0	21.5	64.7
2009	858	37.4	21.8	69.8
2010	783	30.0	26.1	66.5
2011	775	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	763	26.0	29.3	n/a
2013	754	27.0	27.9	67.5
2014	754	27.0	27.9	76.8
2015	671	24.0	27.9	78.7
2016	641	25.0	25.6	77.7
2017	639	26.0	24.5	74
2018	629	27.0	23.2	76
2019	612	27.0	22.6	60
2020	596	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	544	23.0	23.6	86.8
2022	491	22.0	22.3	82.1
2023	502	24.0	20.9	82.9

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 Emilie Ritchen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	774	27.0	28.7	49.1
1994	832	30.0	27.7	46
1995	1039	37.0	28.1	40.3
1996	1039	37.0	28.1	40.3
1997	1089	42.0	25.9	42.1
1998	1015	41.0	24.8	31.3
1999	1072	46.0	23.3	28.6
2000	1105	47.0	23.5	30.6
2001	1099	48.0	22.9	32.6
2002	1086	49.0	22.2	37.7
2003	1086	49.0	22.2	37.7
2004	928	42.0	22.1	45.9
2005	904	41.0	22.0	49.3
2006	907	40.0	22.7	60.3
2007	834	36.0	23.2	63
2008	838	39.0	21.5	64.7
2009	858	37.4	21.8	69.8
2010	783	30.0	26.1	66.5
2011	775	n/a	n/a	71.9
2012	763	26.0	29.3	n/a
2013	754	27.0	27.9	67.5
2014	754	27.0	27.9	76.8
2015	671	24.0	27.9	78.7
2016	641	25.0	25.6	77.7
2017	639	26.0	24.5	74
2018	629	27.0	23.2	76
2019	612	27.0	22.6	60
2020	596	n/a	n/a	82.2
2021	544	23.0	23.6	86.8
2022	491	22.0	22.3	82.1
2023	502	24.0	20.9	82.9

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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