How does Christa McAuliffe Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Oxnard?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 34.5/100, placing it at the 21st percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 938 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

11.1% of students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Christa McAuliffe Elementary improving or declining?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 12.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

29.7% of students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Christa McAuliffe Elementary

Oxnard Oxnard Ventura County 93035

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

938 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

500 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

76%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 78.8%

White 9.6%

Asian 1.2%

Black 3.4%

Other 7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.1%
Met Standard	19.2%
Below Standard	69.7%

Exceeded

11.1%

Met

19.2%

Below

69.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Christa McAuliffe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Oxnard district average of 10.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 12.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.