Rio del Valle Middle

Summary:

Rio del Valle Middle is a public middle school located in Oxnard, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the Rio Elementary District, which is ranked 1114 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rio del Valle Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.95% to 34.45% in ELA and 14.08% to 24.75% in Math, compared to the state averages of 45.82% to 47.19% in ELA and 31.57% to 35.54% in Math. The school's performance is also below the Rio Elementary District average in most subject areas and grade levels. However, the school performs relatively well in serving its English Language Learner (ELL) population, ranking in the top 20% of California middle schools for this subgroup.

Comparing to nearby schools, Monte Vista Middle and Balboa Middle, which are part of the Ventura Unified and Pleasant Valley districts, respectively, significantly outperform Rio del Valle Middle in academic achievement, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points higher. The Oxnard-area schools, such as Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences and R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering, also tend to have higher academic performance than Rio del Valle Middle.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3100 Rose Ave.
       Oxnard, CA  93036-1807


(805) 485-3119

District: Rio Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1852nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,917 Help


Students who attend Rio del Valle Middle usually attend:

High:    Rio Mesa High

Feeder schools for Rio del Valle Middle:

Elementary:    Rio Lindo Elementary
    Rio Plaza Elementary
    Rio Rosales

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  612

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.6%
Asian:
4.7%
White:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.6% Help


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Compare Details Rio del Valle Middle ranks worse than 66.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.07. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.6%), Asian (4.7%), White (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio del Valle Middle is 18.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio del Valle Middle is $6,917.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio del Valle Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio del Valle Middle 1852nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rio del Valle Middle in the ranking list.)

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Rio Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Elementary 1114th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rio del Valle Middle

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Rank History for all students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.55 1184th 1769 33.1%
2005 25.77 1316th 1777 25.9%
2006 24.94 1370th 1804 24.1%
2007 21.59 1612th 1999 19.4%
2008 21.32 1645th 2005 18.0%
2009 28.68 1508th 2063 26.9%
2010 25.58 1708th 2179 21.6%
2011 25.65 1759th 2236 21.3%
2012 27.89 1706th 2259 24.5%
2013 33.17 1612th 2379 32.2%
2015 22.10 1945th 2477 21.5%
2016 22.37 1933rd 2497 22.6%
2017 28.30 1716th 2508 31.6%
2018 28.15 1723rd 2480 30.5%
2019 27.80 1877th 2715 30.9%
2021 23.45 695th 894 22.3%
2022 28.14 1856th 2740 32.3%
2023 32.26 1733rd 2802 38.2%
2024 29.07 1852nd 2777 33.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.98 432nd 1364 68.3%
2019 55.87 348th 1442 75.9%
2021 47.51 123rd 363 66.1%
2022 51.09 447th 1540 71.0%
2023 66.12 206th 1529 86.5%
2024 58.75 283rd 1477 80.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.12 1110th 1538 27.8%
2024 33.25 991st 1550 36.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.61 1669th 2230 25.2%
2019 31.81 1610th 2369 32.0%
2021 29.58 536th 721 25.7%
2022 33.00 1579th 2458 35.8%
2023 37.62 1436th 2549 43.7%
2024 33.61 1621st 2575 37.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.36 49th 86 43.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.60 200th 321 37.7%
2024 40.79 207th 394 47.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.96 1509th 2262 33.3%
2019 28.46 1663rd 2380 30.1%
2021 23.08 574th 738 22.2%
2022 26.90 1765th 2509 29.7%
2023 35.57 1462nd 2547 42.6%
2024 28.93 1720th 2546 32.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.33 1119th 1369 18.3%
2019 28.45 1069th 1491 28.3%
2021 40.41 178th 354 49.7%
2022 28.66 1107th 1531 27.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.35 1712th 2273 24.7%
2019 26.29 1752nd 2407 27.2%
2021 25.09 573rd 763 24.9%
2022 29.55 1670th 2527 33.9%
2023 28.89 1708th 2558 33.2%
2024 28.99 1711th 2547 32.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.54 1457th 2072 29.7%
2019 31.50 1488th 2213 32.8%
2022 34.99 1458th 2359 38.2%
2023 38.81 1306th 2391 45.4%
2024 35.97 1431st 2383 39.9%
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Rank History for White students at Rio del Valle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.52 1410th 1552 9.1%
2024 5.51 1484th 1535 3.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Rio del Valle Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 125 20 15 295 3 n/a n/a 0 458
1989 103 11 18 354 10 n/a n/a 0 496
1990 98 9 22 331 4 n/a n/a 0 464
1991 117 10 22 357 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1992 105 15 11 425 4 n/a n/a 0 560
1993 121 24 16 468 2 n/a n/a 0 631
1994 132 23 14 440 1 n/a n/a 0 610
1995 104 17 19 418 2 n/a n/a 0 560
1996 104 17 19 418 2 n/a n/a 0 560
1997 122 16 17 460 1 n/a n/a 0 616
1998 102 17 20 498 2 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 100 14 32 589 1 n/a n/a 0 736
2000 86 15 27 490 2 n/a n/a 0 620
2001 89 19 26 536 4 n/a n/a 0 674
2002 87 28 51 629 4 n/a n/a 1 800
2003 87 28 51 629 4 n/a n/a 1 800
2004 63 36 54 722 3 n/a n/a 4 882
2005 78 30 52 709 12 n/a n/a 0 881
2006 82 30 54 709 6 n/a n/a 0 881
2007 73 34 40 698 6 n/a n/a 2 853
2008 43 21 42 504 7 n/a n/a 0 617
2009 29 23 52 599 8 1 10 0 722
2010 23 18 54 595 5 1 4 0 700
2011 31 16 59 594 7 1 1 0 709
2012 37 12 57 600 6 1 1 0 714
2013 38 18 64 611 4 4 3 0 742
2014 31 14 61 622 3 4 5 0 740
2015 23 15 61 638 1 4 8 0 750
2016 20 11 58 605 2 1 9 0 706
2017 19 7 48 607 3 1 12 0 697
2018 16 5 45 670 3 2 11 0 752
2019 12 5 41 724 3 3 9 0 797
2020 11 2 34 761 1 3 7 0 819
2021 33 2 28 661 0 2 6 0 732
2022 38 4 29 636 0 0 2 0 709
2023 45 7 34 542 1 0 4 0 633
2024 26 9 29 542 2 0 4 0 612

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 Rio del Valle Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 21.0 21.8 n/a
1989 496 19.7 25.1 n/a
1990 464 22.7 20.4 n/a
1991 506 24.0 21.0 n/a
1992 560 24.4 22.9 54.6
1993 631 25.4 24.8 54.4
1994 610 25.8 23.6 52
1995 560 23.8 23.5 58.9
1996 560 23.8 23.5 58.9
1997 616 27.0 22.8 64.3
1998 639 28.9 22.1 61.8
1999 736 31.8 23.1 62.4
2000 620 27.6 22.5 56.8
2001 674 30.0 22.5 55.8
2002 800 34.0 23.5 56.9
2003 800 34.0 23.5 56.9
2004 882 35.0 25.2 52.2
2005 881 36.0 24.5 62.3
2006 881 39.0 22.6 58.8
2007 853 29.2 29.2 60.9
2008 617 27.0 22.9 68.1
2009 722 31.8 19.6 70.5
2010 700 30.0 23.3 73.6
2011 709 n/a n/a 66.7
2012 714 31.5 22.6 n/a
2013 742 31.0 23.9 64.7
2014 740 31.6 23.4 73.5
2015 750 31.0 24.1 81.1
2016 706 32.0 22.0 85
2017 697 33.2 20.9 80.1
2018 752 37.2 20.2 76.9
2019 797 38.6 20.6 77
2020 819 n/a n/a 73.1
2021 732 36.8 19.8 75.8
2022 709 36.8 19.2 69.1
2023 633 33.8 18.7 67.5
2024 612 33.3 18.3 71.6

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 Rio del Valle Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 21.0 21.8 n/a
1989 496 19.7 25.1 n/a
1990 464 22.7 20.4 n/a
1991 506 24.0 21.0 n/a
1992 560 24.4 22.9 54.6
1993 631 25.4 24.8 54.4
1994 610 25.8 23.6 52
1995 560 23.8 23.5 58.9
1996 560 23.8 23.5 58.9
1997 616 27.0 22.8 64.3
1998 639 28.9 22.1 61.8
1999 736 31.8 23.1 62.4
2000 620 27.6 22.5 56.8
2001 674 30.0 22.5 55.8
2002 800 34.0 23.5 56.9
2003 800 34.0 23.5 56.9
2004 882 35.0 25.2 52.2
2005 881 36.0 24.5 62.3
2006 881 39.0 22.6 58.8
2007 853 29.2 29.2 60.9
2008 617 27.0 22.9 68.1
2009 722 31.8 19.6 70.5
2010 700 30.0 23.3 73.6
2011 709 n/a n/a 66.7
2012 714 31.5 22.6 n/a
2013 742 31.0 23.9 64.7
2014 740 31.6 23.4 73.5
2015 750 31.0 24.1 81.1
2016 706 32.0 22.0 85
2017 697 33.2 20.9 80.1
2018 752 37.2 20.2 76.9
2019 797 38.6 20.6 77
2020 819 n/a n/a 73.1
2021 732 36.8 19.8 75.8
2022 709 36.8 19.2 69.1
2023 633 33.8 18.7 67.5
2024 612 33.3 18.3 71.6

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 Rio del Valle Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,917

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rio del Valle Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1877th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1733rd of 2802 Middle schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio del Valle Middle)30.325.6
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio Elementary)36.230.6
 5.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rio del Valle Middle)24.123.3
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rio Elementary)19.919.2
 0.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio del Valle Middle)38.938.5
 0.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio Elementary)38.537
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rio del Valle Middle)14.916.9
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rio Elementary)17.619.1
 1.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio del Valle Middle)37.139.2
 2.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rio Elementary)36.739.3
 2.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rio del Valle Middle)23.418.3
 5.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rio Elementary)22.419.5
 2.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Rio del Valle Middle)25.320.1
 5.2%
   8th Grade Science (Rio Elementary)22.919.5
 3.4%
   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 Students797633
 20.6%
African American57
 40%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian4134
 17.1%
Hispanic724542
 25.1%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White1245
 275%
Two or More Races94
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77%67.5%
 9.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rio del Valle Middle

Students who attend Rio del Valle Middle usually go on to attend Rio Mesa High

In the 2023-24 school year, 612 students attended Rio del Valle Middle.

Students at Rio del Valle Middle are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, 1% African American.

Rio del Valle Middle ranks 1852nd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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