Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Summary:

Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is a public middle school in Oxnard, California, serving 755 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen sharply, from 11.7% in 2017-2018 to 31.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the Oxnard School District and California state averages. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.78% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.04% statewide. The school also has a high student-teacher ratio of 19.8, which is higher than the recommended ratio for effective instruction.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For instance, nearby schools like R.J. Frank Academy and Fremont Academy have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's high rates of poverty, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities may be contributing to the challenges it faces in improving student outcomes, and addressing these underlying factors will be crucial for the school's success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 647 West Hill St.
       Oxnard, CA  93033-3199


(805) 385-1545

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
2053rd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $3,473 Help


Feeder schools for Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences:

Elementary:    Driffill Elementary
    Kamala Elementary
    Marina West Elementary
    McKinna Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  755

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.2%
White:
2.8%
African American:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.5% Help


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Compare Details Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks worse than 73.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.49. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.2%), White (2.8%), African American (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is 19.8, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Oxnard School District! (See more...)
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Compare Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences employs 38 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is $3,473. 1 middle schools in the Oxnard School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences 2053rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences in the ranking list.)

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Oxnard:

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


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Rank History for Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Rank History for all students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.44 1533rd 1769 13.3%
2005 27.40 1285th 1777 27.7%
2006 33.47 1179th 1804 34.6%
2007 28.20 1444th 1999 27.8%
2008 27.95 1487th 2005 25.8%
2009 20.62 1723rd 2063 16.5%
2010 22.85 1765th 2179 19.0%
2011 27.95 1702nd 2236 23.9%
2012 28.50 1680th 2259 25.6%
2013 26.71 1816th 2379 23.7%
2015 14.97 2187th 2477 11.7%
2016 15.10 2199th 2497 11.9%
2017 10.56 2366th 2508 5.7%
2018 10.43 2342nd 2480 5.6%
2019 14.40 2403rd 2715 11.5%
2022 19.49 2243rd 2740 18.1%
2023 21.82 2185th 2802 22.0%
2024 24.49 2053rd 2777 26.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.62 1271st 1364 6.8%
2019 26.52 1316th 1442 8.7%
2022 38.37 830th 1540 46.1%
2023 43.04 651st 1529 57.4%
2024 40.58 710th 1477 51.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.86 1121st 1538 27.1%
2024 27.86 1170th 1550 24.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.06 2088th 2230 6.4%
2019 18.25 2080th 2369 12.2%
2022 26.95 1819th 2458 26.0%
2023 27.90 1856th 2549 27.2%
2024 31.07 1728th 2575 32.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.86 248th 336 26.2%
2023 37.95 191st 321 40.5%
2024 49.08 162nd 394 58.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.73 2160th 2262 4.5%
2019 12.20 2204th 2380 7.4%
2022 20.65 2049th 2509 18.3%
2023 22.62 1984th 2547 22.1%
2024 26.12 1847th 2546 27.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.96 1282nd 1369 6.4%
2019 22.93 1302nd 1491 12.7%
2022 25.05 1261st 1531 17.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.16 2150th 2273 5.4%
2019 16.41 2115th 2407 12.1%
2022 19.08 2101st 2527 16.9%
2023 21.54 2024th 2558 20.9%
2024 22.98 1959th 2547 23.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.82 1947th 2072 6.0%
2019 17.70 1957th 2213 11.6%
2022 25.80 1793rd 2359 24.0%
2023 27.76 1734th 2391 27.5%
2024 31.93 1569th 2383 34.2%
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Rank History for White students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.28 1352nd 1496 9.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 57 41 17 705 4 n/a n/a 1 825
2000 65 47 16 710 1 n/a n/a 1 840
2001 73 48 16 747 0 n/a n/a 1 885
2002 41 25 11 832 2 n/a n/a 0 911
2003 41 25 11 832 2 n/a n/a 0 911
2004 46 24 12 902 5 n/a n/a 2 991
2005 35 21 13 896 5 n/a n/a 4 974
2006 26 21 13 819 3 n/a n/a 3 885
2007 27 19 9 852 4 n/a n/a 4 915
2008 18 15 9 813 1 n/a n/a 0 856
2009 23 10 4 749 2 4 11 0 803
2010 20 13 6 777 1 4 0 0 821
2011 25 10 6 742 0 0 1 0 784
2012 28 10 3 699 0 2 1 0 743
2013 20 10 6 733 1 5 1 0 776
2014 14 13 4 759 1 3 1 0 795
2015 21 10 7 813 0 2 2 0 855
2016 26 10 12 809 0 4 5 0 866
2017 23 8 10 856 0 3 3 0 903
2018 26 9 12 895 0 3 4 0 949
2019 15 8 13 854 0 1 4 0 895
2020 23 8 15 855 0 2 2 0 905
2021 22 7 12 840 0 1 2 0 884
2022 18 6 7 768 0 2 2 0 803
2023 21 5 4 719 0 3 3 0 755

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 Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 825 33.9 24.3 73.5
2000 840 34.4 24.4 70.3
2001 885 36.1 24.5 65.2
2002 911 38.3 23.8 73.1
2003 911 38.3 23.8 73.1
2004 991 41.2 24.1 76.3
2005 974 41.8 23.3 80.2
2006 885 43.0 20.6 85
2007 915 39.0 23.5 83.1
2008 856 42.4 20.2 84.9
2009 803 36.8 19.2 84.8
2010 821 37.0 22.1 54.9
2011 784 n/a n/a 74.7
2012 743 41.8 17.7 n/a
2013 776 34.3 22.6 86.2
2014 795 33.9 23.4 92.6
2015 855 40.0 21.3 89.9
2016 866 38.0 22.7 88.1
2017 903 40.1 22.5 86.4
2018 949 43.7 21.6 88.4
2019 895 44.1 20.2 81.5
2020 905 n/a n/a 91.2
2021 884 45.3 19.5 94.5
2022 803 42.3 18.9 73.6
2023 755 38.0 19.8 88.5

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 Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 825 33.9 24.3 73.5
2000 840 34.4 24.4 70.3
2001 885 36.1 24.5 65.2
2002 911 38.3 23.8 73.1
2003 911 38.3 23.8 73.1
2004 991 41.2 24.1 76.3
2005 974 41.8 23.3 80.2
2006 885 43.0 20.6 85
2007 915 39.0 23.5 83.1
2008 856 42.4 20.2 84.9
2009 803 36.8 19.2 84.8
2010 821 37.0 22.1 54.9
2011 784 n/a n/a 74.7
2012 743 41.8 17.7 n/a
2013 776 34.3 22.6 86.2
2014 795 33.9 23.4 92.6
2015 855 40.0 21.3 89.9
2016 866 38.0 22.7 88.1
2017 903 40.1 22.5 86.4
2018 949 43.7 21.6 88.4
2019 895 44.1 20.2 81.5
2020 905 n/a n/a 91.2
2021 884 45.3 19.5 94.5
2022 803 42.3 18.9 73.6
2023 755 38.0 19.8 88.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $3,473

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2403rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2185th of 2802 Middle schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)19.524
 4.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oxnard)2627.5
 1.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)12.113.8
 1.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oxnard)13.813.4
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)23.326.6
 3.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oxnard)28.729.8
 1.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)13.818.2
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oxnard)12.314.7
 2.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)30.529.8
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oxnard)30.228.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)13.713.3
 0.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oxnard)13.111.5
 1.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences)13.513.8
 0.3%
   8th Grade Science (Oxnard)13.911.9
 2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students895755
 15.6%
African American85
 37.5%
American Indian00
Asian134
 69.2%
Hispanic854719
 15.8%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White1521
 40%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.5%88.5%
 7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 755 students attended Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences ranks 2053rd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.


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