Is Rio Lindo Elementary a good school?

Rio Lindo Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rio Lindo Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 408 students attended Rio Lindo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Lindo Elementary?

Students at Rio Lindo Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rio Lindo Elementary attend?

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

Rio Lindo Elementary

Summary:

Rio Lindo Elementary is a public elementary school in Oxnard, California, serving 408 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rio Elementary District, which is ranked 1114 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rio Lindo Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 8.4% in 2018-2019 to 33.8% in 2022-2023, notably higher than nearby Rio del Norte (31.5%) and Rio Real Elementary (15.5%). The school also consistently underperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 28.42% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.57% in Mathematics, compared to 33.68% and 24.03% for the district, respectively.

While Rio Lindo Elementary struggles to support its general student population, it performs relatively better for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 15% and top 27% of California schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (69.85%) indicates that it serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to its challenges in academic performance and attendance. Addressing these unique needs and finding ways to improve overall outcomes will be crucial for Rio Lindo Elementary to better serve its community.

Detail:

Public K-5

2131 Snow Ave.
Oxnard, CA 93036-2503

(805) 485-3113

District: Rio Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4802^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,941

Students who attend Rio Lindo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rio del Valle Middle
High:	Rio Mesa High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 408

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio Lindo Elementary ranks worse than 81.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Rio Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.52. (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 Rio Lindo Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Rio Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.6%), Asian (2%), White (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio Lindo Elementary is 21.4, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Rio Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio Lindo Elementary is $6,941, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Rio Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio Lindo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio Lindo Elementary 4802^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio Lindo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rio Elementary:

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

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Rank History for Rio Lindo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.86	3188^th	4809	33.7%
2005	28.96	3348^th	4822	30.6%
2006	36.26	2922^nd	4818	39.4%
2007	30.50	3540^th	5113	30.8%
2008	27.97	3750^th	5113	26.7%
2009	20.48	4387^th	5193	15.5%
2010	17.23	4762^nd	5314	10.4%
2011	20.21	4669^th	5377	13.2%
2012	16.86	4851^st	5390	10.0%
2013	21.73	4613^th	5530	16.6%
2015	28.51	3826^th	5611	31.8%
2016	26.48	4051^st	5614	27.8%
2017	28.45	3968^th	5692	30.3%
2018	27.91	4004^th	5662	29.3%
2019	22.24	4612^th	5789	20.3%
2021	13.83	1319^th	1417	6.9%
2022	21.13	4730^th	5883	19.6%
2023	19.68	4894^th	5874	16.7%
2024	20.52	4802^nd	5862	18.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.91	728^th	3246	77.6%
2019	58.64	875^th	3275	73.3%
2021	41.04	293^rd	602	51.3%
2022	40.40	1779^th	3311	46.3%
2023	46.49	1380^th	3250	57.5%
2024	70.22	411^th	3160	87.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	60.07	714^th	2634	72.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.06	3469^th	5084	31.8%
2019	28.60	3973^rd	5173	23.2%
2021	17.08	1037^th	1110	6.6%
2022	24.43	4291^st	5264	18.5%
2023	22.73	4479^th	5374	16.7%
2024	22.06	4608^th	5511	16.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.01	295^th	336	12.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.59	3509^th	5413	35.2%
2019	27.93	3997^th	5492	27.2%
2021	18.31	1091^st	1267	13.9%
2022	26.93	4026^th	5635	28.6%
2023	15.89	5069^th	5617	9.8%
2024	16.64	4991^st	5605	11.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.81	168^th	293	42.7%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.79	4202^nd	5431	22.6%
2019	20.03	4662^nd	5510	15.4%
2021	13.09	1197^th	1272	5.9%
2022	18.86	4823^rd	5663	14.8%
2023	26.27	4122^nd	5650	27.0%
2024	27.29	4065^th	5636	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.65	2953^rd	4830	38.9%
2019	31.56	3587^th	4963	27.7%
2022	26.58	3993^rd	5084	21.5%
2023	25.81	4044^th	5098	20.7%
2024	25.82	4041^st	5102	20.8%

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Rank History for White students at Rio Lindo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.12	2525^th	2726	7.4%

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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 Rio Lindo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	149	20	28	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1989	153	22	38	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	403
1990	166	27	32	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1991	163	27	31	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1992	164	20	33	239	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1993	153	21	29	267	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1994	152	26	30	281	3	n/a	n/a	0	492
1995	133	17	21	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	496
1996	133	17	21	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	496
1997	98	15	29	356	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	93	12	69	353	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1999	102	21	68	383	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
2000	110	21	77	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
2001	107	17	59	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2002	60	13	42	433	0	n/a	n/a	13	561
2003	60	13	42	433	0	n/a	n/a	13	561
2004	64	9	41	433	1	n/a	n/a	13	561
2005	58	8	39	480	10	n/a	n/a	0	595
2006	34	13	33	495	9	n/a	n/a	0	584
2007	32	11	33	497	6	n/a	n/a	2	581
2008	22	6	25	456	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
2009	21	10	20	428	0	3	4	0	486
2010	15	11	20	408	4	2	1	0	461
2011	11	6	17	407	1	2	2	0	446
2012	13	6	20	412	2	3	2	0	458
2013	11	5	13	413	3	3	2	0	450
2014	12	2	17	409	2	2	4	0	448
2015	35	4	16	424	1	4	6	0	490
2016	39	3	9	454	1	3	5	0	514
2017	53	2	14	467	0	3	3	0	542
2018	57	2	16	444	0	1	3	0	523
2019	48	3	12	432	0	1	4	0	500
2020	43	1	8	431	0	1	2	0	486
2021	27	0	7	399	0	1	3	0	437
2022	19	0	7	327	0	1	7	0	361
2023	8	1	8	386	0	0	5	0	408

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 Lindo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	367	13.0	28.2	n/a
1989	403	15.1	26.6	n/a
1990	450	16.5	27.2	n/a
1991	445	15.5	28.7	n/a
1992	456	15.8	28.8	33.1
1993	470	18.3	25.7	32.1
1994	492	18.3	26.9	37.8
1995	496	18.6	26.7	44.4
1996	496	18.6	26.7	44.4
1997	499	19.7	25.3	45.5
1998	527	22.7	23.2	45.4
1999	574	25.7	22.3	41.6
2000	611	26.0	23.5	38.6
2001	585	25.0	23.4	39.3
2002	561	25.0	22.4	44.2
2003	561	25.0	22.4	44.2
2004	561	25.0	22.4	51.3
2005	595	25.0	23.8	51.1
2006	584	26.0	22.5	53.6
2007	581	27.0	21.5	54.1
2008	511	25.0	20.4	66.3
2009	486	22.0	21.1	63
2010	461	20.0	23.0	77
2011	446	n/a	n/a	71.3
2012	458	16.0	28.6	n/a
2013	450	16.0	28.1	80.2
2014	448	16.0	28.0	75.7
2015	490	18.0	27.2	75.3
2016	514	21.0	24.4	82.7
2017	542	22.0	24.6	80.6
2018	523	22.0	23.7	85.3
2019	500	20.0	25.0	69.2
2020	486	n/a	n/a	76.5
2021	437	18.0	24.2	76
2022	361	15.0	24.0	66.2
2023	408	19.0	21.4	69.9

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 Rio Lindo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	367	13.0	28.2	n/a
1989	403	15.1	26.6	n/a
1990	450	16.5	27.2	n/a
1991	445	15.5	28.7	n/a
1992	456	15.8	28.8	33.1
1993	470	18.3	25.7	32.1
1994	492	18.3	26.9	37.8
1995	496	18.6	26.7	44.4
1996	496	18.6	26.7	44.4
1997	499	19.7	25.3	45.5
1998	527	22.7	23.2	45.4
1999	574	25.7	22.3	41.6
2000	611	26.0	23.5	38.6
2001	585	25.0	23.4	39.3
2002	561	25.0	22.4	44.2
2003	561	25.0	22.4	44.2
2004	561	25.0	22.4	51.3
2005	595	25.0	23.8	51.1
2006	584	26.0	22.5	53.6
2007	581	27.0	21.5	54.1
2008	511	25.0	20.4	66.3
2009	486	22.0	21.1	63
2010	461	20.0	23.0	77
2011	446	n/a	n/a	71.3
2012	458	16.0	28.6	n/a
2013	450	16.0	28.1	80.2
2014	448	16.0	28.0	75.7
2015	490	18.0	27.2	75.3
2016	514	21.0	24.4	82.7
2017	542	22.0	24.6	80.6
2018	523	22.0	23.7	85.3
2019	500	20.0	25.0	69.2
2020	486	n/a	n/a	76.5
2021	437	18.0	24.2	76
2022	361	15.0	24.0	66.2
2023	408	19.0	21.4	69.9

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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