Is Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 4046 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 508 students attended Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

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

Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Summary:

Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oxnard, California, serving 508 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oxnard School District, which is ranked 1236 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christa McAuliffe Elementary faces significant challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 11.1% in 2017-2018 to 35.6% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district averages at Driffill Elementary (25.0%) and Kamala Elementary (26.1%). The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.66% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district averages.

Christa McAuliffe Elementary's performance has been declining over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,408 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 4,046 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. The school's struggles are particularly evident when compared to nearby higher-performing schools within the Oxnard School District, such as Driffill Elementary, Kamala Elementary, and Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Addressing the underlying issues, such as the high chronic absenteeism and the needs of specific student subgroups, could be crucial in improving Christa McAuliffe Elementary's overall performance and student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

3300 West Via Marina Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93035-2440

(805) 385-1560

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
4046^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,068

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

9.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks worse than 69% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.67. (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 (79.5%), White (9.3%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe Elementary is 20.3, which is the 4^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Christa McAuliffe Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christa McAuliffe Elementary is $4,068, which is the 6^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christa McAuliffe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Christa McAuliffe Elementary 4046^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Christa McAuliffe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.41	2920^th	4809	39.3%
2005	38.36	2817^th	4822	41.6%
2006	31.94	3176^th	4818	34.1%
2007	30.35	3550^th	5113	30.6%
2008	34.93	3269^th	5113	36.1%
2009	40.55	3024^th	5193	41.8%
2010	64.70	1744^th	5314	67.2%
2011	54.16	2343^rd	5377	56.4%
2012	53.83	2408^th	5390	55.3%
2013	50.96	2628^th	5530	52.5%
2015	42.14	2902^nd	5611	48.3%
2016	30.03	3768^th	5614	32.9%
2017	25.70	4192^nd	5692	26.4%
2018	19.29	4741^st	5662	16.3%
2019	29.28	3991^st	5789	31.1%
2022	31.98	3705^th	5883	37.0%
2023	34.80	3516^th	5874	40.1%
2024	28.67	4046^th	5862	31.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.37	2899^th	3246	10.7%
2019	37.51	1951^st	3275	40.4%
2022	46.87	1373^rd	3311	58.5%
2023	37.42	1986^th	3250	38.9%
2024	35.15	2167^th	3160	31.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.35	2004^th	2420	17.2%
2024	45.69	1101^st	2634	58.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.14	4322^nd	5084	15.0%
2019	37.05	3349^th	5173	35.3%
2022	41.23	2889^th	5264	45.1%
2023	39.96	3069^th	5374	42.9%
2024	33.54	3643^rd	5511	33.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.83	4792^nd	5413	11.5%
2019	27.11	4071^st	5492	25.9%
2022	34.31	3383^rd	5635	40.0%
2023	39.78	3024^th	5617	46.2%
2024	28.99	3876^th	5605	30.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.97	2235^th	2585	13.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.74	4309^th	5431	20.7%
2019	31.88	3629^th	5510	34.1%
2022	30.63	3736^th	5663	34.0%
2023	30.88	3703^rd	5650	34.5%
2024	29.14	3899^th	5636	30.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.12	4098^th	4830	15.2%
2019	33.83	3400^th	4963	31.5%
2022	37.35	3112^th	5084	38.8%
2023	42.56	2718^th	5098	46.7%
2024	33.08	3487^th	5102	31.7%

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Rank History for White students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.76	2452^nd	2737	10.4%
2019	22.93	2326^th	2834	17.9%
2023	40.89	1695^th	2662	36.3%

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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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	423	69	62	575	1	n/a	n/a	0	1130
1991	451	71	60	619	1	n/a	n/a	0	1202
1992	488	75	59	493	0	n/a	n/a	0	1115
1993	436	79	65	488	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1994	452	81	73	524	1	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1995	419	95	61	549	1	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1996	419	95	61	549	1	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1997	423	92	46	636	5	n/a	n/a	0	1202
1998	372	78	42	630	6	n/a	n/a	0	1128
1999	388	74	41	667	4	n/a	n/a	1	1175
2000	357	64	40	704	5	n/a	n/a	3	1173
2001	339	58	46	701	13	n/a	n/a	6	1163
2002	294	74	56	728	10	n/a	n/a	8	1170
2003	294	74	56	728	10	n/a	n/a	8	1170
2004	307	54	53	482	12	n/a	n/a	10	918
2005	259	47	51	514	6	n/a	n/a	12	889
2006	231	47	50	548	4	n/a	n/a	15	895
2007	200	33	50	608	4	n/a	n/a	33	928
2008	160	30	49	598	6	n/a	n/a	0	843
2009	141	30	46	570	4	4	114	0	909
2010	185	38	83	641	5	2	16	0	970
2011	169	48	79	621	3	0	20	0	940
2012	135	54	77	633	5	2	20	0	926
2013	147	51	83	658	6	4	30	0	979
2014	125	41	76	669	4	6	27	0	948
2015	77	19	57	579	3	5	15	0	755
2016	81	24	60	590	3	2	20	0	780
2017	88	17	42	587	2	3	24	0	763
2018	91	15	38	561	1	2	24	0	732
2019	77	16	31	554	1	1	18	0	698
2020	69	15	28	502	0	2	17	0	633
2021	58	10	25	475	0	2	23	0	593
2022	51	16	18	423	1	3	22	0	534
2023	47	14	20	404	1	1	21	0	508

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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	1130	39.0	28.9	n/a
1991	1202	42.0	28.6	n/a
1992	1115	42.7	26.1	39.6
1993	1068	38.0	28.1	36
1994	1131	39.5	28.6	45.3
1995	1125	39.0	28.8	46.4
1996	1125	39.0	28.8	46.4
1997	1202	46.0	26.1	44.5
1998	1128	46.0	24.5	41.7
1999	1175	51.5	22.8	50.8
2000	1173	52.5	22.3	52.1
2001	1163	51.0	22.8	54.1
2002	1170	51.5	22.7	60.2
2003	1170	51.5	22.7	60.2
2004	918	42.0	21.9	54.2
2005	889	40.0	22.2	50.5
2006	895	39.0	22.9	51.6
2007	928	40.0	23.2	56.9
2008	843	43.0	19.6	58
2009	909	40.0	20.7	57.5
2010	970	37.0	26.2	46.2
2011	940	n/a	n/a	58.2
2012	926	32.5	28.4	n/a
2013	979	33.0	29.6	50.7
2014	948	33.0	28.7	69.5
2015	755	23.0	32.8	66.1
2016	780	31.0	25.1	69.9
2017	763	31.0	24.6	61.3
2018	732	30.0	24.4	65.4
2019	698	32.0	21.8	53.6
2020	633	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	593	28.0	21.1	79.9
2022	534	26.0	20.5	77.9
2023	508	25.0	20.3	83.7

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 Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	1130	39.0	28.9	n/a
1991	1202	42.0	28.6	n/a
1992	1115	42.7	26.1	39.6
1993	1068	38.0	28.1	36
1994	1131	39.5	28.6	45.3
1995	1125	39.0	28.8	46.4
1996	1125	39.0	28.8	46.4
1997	1202	46.0	26.1	44.5
1998	1128	46.0	24.5	41.7
1999	1175	51.5	22.8	50.8
2000	1173	52.5	22.3	52.1
2001	1163	51.0	22.8	54.1
2002	1170	51.5	22.7	60.2
2003	1170	51.5	22.7	60.2
2004	918	42.0	21.9	54.2
2005	889	40.0	22.2	50.5
2006	895	39.0	22.9	51.6
2007	928	40.0	23.2	56.9
2008	843	43.0	19.6	58
2009	909	40.0	20.7	57.5
2010	970	37.0	26.2	46.2
2011	940	n/a	n/a	58.2
2012	926	32.5	28.4	n/a
2013	979	33.0	29.6	50.7
2014	948	33.0	28.7	69.5
2015	755	23.0	32.8	66.1
2016	780	31.0	25.1	69.9
2017	763	31.0	24.6	61.3
2018	732	30.0	24.4	65.4
2019	698	32.0	21.8	53.6
2020	633	n/a	n/a	72.4
2021	593	28.0	21.1	79.9
2022	534	26.0	20.5	77.9
2023	508	25.0	20.3	83.7

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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