Is Marina West Elementary a good school?

Marina West Elementary ranks 4367 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Marina West Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Marina West Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marina West Elementary?

Students at Marina West Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Marina West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marina West Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences High : Oxnard High

Marina West Elementary

Summary:

Marina West Elementary is a public elementary school in Oxnard, California, serving 491 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oxnard School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marina West Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 10.8% in 2017-2018 to 39.0% in 2022-2023, well above the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the Oxnard district and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.27% of Marina West students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 30.14% in Oxnard and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.22% to 94.7% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Marina West Elementary to other nearby schools in the Oxnard district, such as Harrington Elementary and Christa McAuliffe Elementary, it consistently underperforms in terms of test scores and other key metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Marina West Elementary are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district, indicating potential opportunities for improvement. Additionally, the school's performance on various student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is particularly concerning, with these subgroups consistently ranking in the bottom quartile or bottom third of their respective statewide rankings.

Detail:

Public K-5

2501 Carob St.
Oxnard, CA 93035-3334

(805) 385-1554

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
4367^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,158

Students who attend Marina West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences
High:	Oxnard High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.4

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

3.5%

African American:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marina West Elementary ranks worse than 74.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.92. (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 Marina West Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Oxnard School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.5%), White (3.5%), African American (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marina West Elementary is 19.4, which is the 5^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Marina West Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marina West Elementary is $4,158, which is the 3^rd highest among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marina West Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Marina West Elementary 4367^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Marina West 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 Marina West Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.50	3899^th	4809	18.9%
2005	19.00	4037^th	4822	16.3%
2006	17.16	4198^th	4818	12.9%
2007	26.62	3821^st	5113	25.3%
2008	23.64	4070^th	5113	20.4%
2009	11.15	4953^rd	5193	4.6%
2010	10.45	5130^th	5314	3.5%
2011	10.09	5214^th	5377	3.0%
2012	10.81	5164^th	5390	4.2%
2013	16.48	4964^th	5530	10.2%
2015	15.36	5066^th	5611	9.7%
2016	12.06	5303^rd	5614	5.5%
2017	11.23	5418^th	5692	4.8%
2018	10.75	5400^th	5662	4.6%
2019	14.37	5282^nd	5789	8.8%
2022	14.74	5382^nd	5883	8.5%
2023	20.14	4835^th	5874	17.7%
2024	24.92	4367^th	5862	25.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.30	2442^nd	3246	24.8%
2019	29.61	2523^rd	3275	23.0%
2022	39.51	1838^th	3311	44.5%
2023	42.98	1624^th	3250	50.0%
2024	47.57	1317^th	3160	58.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.32	2387^th	2420	1.4%
2024	24.03	2163^rd	2634	17.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.93	4837^th	5084	4.9%
2019	20.30	4553^rd	5173	12.0%
2022	20.31	4629^th	5264	12.1%
2023	29.78	3916^th	5374	27.1%
2024	29.97	3951^st	5511	28.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.31	4954^th	5413	8.5%
2019	14.67	5044^th	5492	8.2%
2022	13.78	5291^st	5635	6.1%
2023	21.31	4584^th	5617	18.4%
2024	21.73	4531^st	5605	19.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.85	2303^rd	2585	10.9%
2022	23.29	1847^th	2227	17.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.80	5323^rd	5431	2.0%
2019	15.45	5021^st	5510	8.9%
2022	16.67	5055^th	5663	10.7%
2023	20.36	4680^th	5650	17.2%
2024	28.39	3966^th	5636	29.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marina West Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.10	4547^th	4830	5.9%
2019	18.65	4463^rd	4963	10.1%
2022	18.22	4631^st	5084	8.9%
2023	29.04	3793^rd	5098	25.6%
2024	34.93	3350^th	5102	34.3%

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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 Marina West Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	371	63	27	564	0	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1989	351	45	25	644	0	n/a	n/a	0	1065
1990	309	67	24	422	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
1991	276	73	30	442	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1992	258	59	36	475	1	n/a	n/a	0	829
1993	236	60	28	495	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
1994	222	73	35	538	2	n/a	n/a	0	870
1995	204	63	29	573	2	n/a	n/a	0	871
1996	204	63	29	573	2	n/a	n/a	0	871
1997	188	65	22	638	6	n/a	n/a	0	919
1998	212	53	29	657	3	n/a	n/a	0	954
1999	193	57	26	700	2	n/a	n/a	5	983
2000	163	71	32	721	4	n/a	n/a	3	994
2001	171	67	23	758	8	n/a	n/a	5	1032
2002	111	47	23	804	5	n/a	n/a	4	994
2003	111	47	23	804	5	n/a	n/a	4	994
2004	87	36	24	785	3	n/a	n/a	31	966
2005	73	42	20	741	2	n/a	n/a	35	913
2006	67	41	20	728	1	n/a	n/a	30	887
2007	69	34	15	731	1	n/a	n/a	22	872
2008	68	18	19	673	1	n/a	n/a	0	779
2009	68	17	26	710	0	6	28	0	855
2010	70	30	17	630	0	7	5	0	759
2011	52	24	21	643	0	5	6	0	751
2012	53	20	16	630	0	3	13	0	735
2013	50	24	12	620	0	0	12	0	718
2014	44	19	12	590	0	2	8	0	675
2015	34	16	15	538	0	0	8	0	611
2016	27	18	10	605	0	0	6	0	666
2017	25	25	9	598	0	2	4	0	663
2018	26	25	8	553	0	1	5	0	618
2019	22	20	6	539	0	2	6	0	595
2020	21	15	2	516	0	1	7	0	562
2021	20	12	3	491	0	2	8	0	536
2022	17	8	3	478	0	1	2	0	509
2023	17	9	2	458	0	1	4	0	491
2024	15	5	3	400	0	0	5	0	428

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 Marina West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1025	39.7	25.8	n/a
1989	1065	42.0	25.3	n/a
1990	823	31.0	26.5	n/a
1991	822	31.0	26.5	n/a
1992	829	31.5	26.3	53.1
1993	819	30.6	26.8	59.7
1994	870	32.6	26.7	62.4
1995	871	33.6	25.9	68.5
1996	871	33.6	25.9	68.5
1997	919	39.0	23.6	68.4
1998	954	40.5	23.6	72
1999	983	44.0	22.3	69.9
2000	994	44.5	22.3	70
2001	1032	48.0	21.5	67.3
2002	994	48.0	20.7	70.9
2003	994	48.0	20.7	70.9
2004	966	46.0	21.0	74.8
2005	913	43.0	21.2	75.7
2006	887	41.0	21.6	77.5
2007	872	39.0	22.4	79.1
2008	779	39.0	20.0	84.1
2009	855	38.0	21.4	82.6
2010	759	29.0	26.1	72.9
2011	751	n/a	n/a	83.5
2012	735	27.0	27.2	n/a
2013	718	25.9	27.7	69.1
2014	675	25.0	27.0	85.5
2015	611	24.0	25.4	84.3
2016	666	27.0	24.6	87.8
2017	663	28.0	23.6	82.4
2018	618	27.0	22.8	85.4
2019	595	29.0	20.5	72.6
2020	562	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	536	24.0	22.3	94
2022	509	23.0	22.1	94.7
2023	491	22.0	22.3	90.2
2024	428	22.0	19.4	89.3

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 Marina West Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1025	39.7	25.8	n/a
1989	1065	42.0	25.3	n/a
1990	823	31.0	26.5	n/a
1991	822	31.0	26.5	n/a
1992	829	31.5	26.3	53.1
1993	819	30.6	26.8	59.7
1994	870	32.6	26.7	62.4
1995	871	33.6	25.9	68.5
1996	871	33.6	25.9	68.5
1997	919	39.0	23.6	68.4
1998	954	40.5	23.6	72
1999	983	44.0	22.3	69.9
2000	994	44.5	22.3	70
2001	1032	48.0	21.5	67.3
2002	994	48.0	20.7	70.9
2003	994	48.0	20.7	70.9
2004	966	46.0	21.0	74.8
2005	913	43.0	21.2	75.7
2006	887	41.0	21.6	77.5
2007	872	39.0	22.4	79.1
2008	779	39.0	20.0	84.1
2009	855	38.0	21.4	82.6
2010	759	29.0	26.1	72.9
2011	751	n/a	n/a	83.5
2012	735	27.0	27.2	n/a
2013	718	25.9	27.7	69.1
2014	675	25.0	27.0	85.5
2015	611	24.0	25.4	84.3
2016	666	27.0	24.6	87.8
2017	663	28.0	23.6	82.4
2018	618	27.0	22.8	85.4
2019	595	29.0	20.5	72.6
2020	562	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	536	24.0	22.3	94
2022	509	23.0	22.1	94.7
2023	491	22.0	22.3	90.2
2024	428	22.0	19.4	89.3

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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