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Best Elementary Schools in Oxnard, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Oxnard, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Oxnard, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
Oxnard, CA elementary schools ranked
How Oxnard, CA's elementary schools compare
B: 4C: 7D: 16F: 5
13% of the 32 ranked elementary schools in Oxnard, CA earn an A or B (0 A grades, 4 B, 7 C, 16 D, 5 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 20 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (63% here, 70% nationally), and 4 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 20% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Emilie Ritchen Elementary (40% against 21%, B-), Norman R Brekke Elementary (42% against 28%, B-), Rio Del Sol (44% against 31%, B), Thurgood Marshall Elementary (34% against 22%, C+), Harrington Elementary (27% against 16%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Oxnard (6), Rio Elementary (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Driffill Elementary (1,003 students, D, #24), Kamala Elementary (952 students, D, #20), Lemonwood Elementary (928 students, D+, #17).
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Oxnard, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Oxnard, CA
What is the best elementary school in Oxnard, CA?
Hollywood Beach Elementary in Oxnard ranks first among the 32 ranked elementary schools in Oxnard, CA with a SchoolGrade of B+, 49% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48%.
How are elementary schools in Oxnard, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Oxnard, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 32 public elementary schools in Oxnard, CA; 32 are ranked here.