Is Kamala Elementary a good school?

Kamala Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Kamala Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 882 students attended Kamala Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kamala Elementary?

Students at Kamala Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Kamala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kamala Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences High : Hueneme High

Kamala Elementary

Summary:

Kamala Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oxnard, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 952 students. The school faces a range of challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and significant socioeconomic and equity-related issues.

Kamala Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 26.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the Oxnard district and California state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Oxnard district and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.48% of Kamala students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.14% in Oxnard and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, only 16.77% of Kamala students were proficient or better, compared to 20.16% in Oxnard and 35.54% statewide.

Kamala Elementary's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, consistently rank in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.39% to 96.93% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Interestingly, Kamala Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby McKinna Elementary, Harrington Elementary, and Driffill Elementary across various academic metrics, suggesting that the school faces unique challenges that need to be addressed.

Detail:

Public K-8

634 West Kamala St.
Oxnard, CA 93033-3407

(805) 385-1548

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
4892^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,410

Students who attend Kamala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences
High:	Hueneme High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 882

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.8%

Asian:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kamala Elementary ranks worse than 83.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Kamala Elementary ranks worse than 77% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.54. (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 (98.5%), White (0.8%), Asian (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kamala Elementary is 20.5. 9 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Kamala Elementary employs 42.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kamala Elementary is $3,410, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kamala Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kamala Elementary 4892^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kamala Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kamala Elementary 2139^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kamala 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 Kamala Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.28	4538^th	4809	5.6%
2005	9.61	4667^th	4822	3.2%
2006	10.17	4622^nd	4818	4.1%
2007	15.88	4581^st	5113	10.4%
2008	11.32	4857^th	5113	5.0%
2009	11.67	4926^th	5193	5.1%
2010	11.27	5102^nd	5314	4.0%
2011	13.52	5032^nd	5377	6.4%
2012	15.93	4901^st	5390	9.1%
2013	12.67	5175^th	5530	6.4%
2015	10.30	5452^nd	5611	2.8%
2016	8.29	5521^st	5614	1.7%
2017	6.99	5624^th	5692	1.2%
2018	16.98	4931^st	5662	12.9%
2019	17.17	5063^rd	5789	12.5%
2022	16.90	5173^rd	5883	12.1%
2023	21.30	4728^th	5874	19.5%
2024	19.71	4892^nd	5862	16.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.91	1935^th	3246	40.4%
2019	30.72	2433^rd	3275	25.7%
2022	39.38	1850^th	3311	44.1%
2023	36.48	2048^th	3250	37.0%
2024	43.75	1567^th	3160	50.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.07	2234^th	2420	7.7%
2024	20.84	2353^rd	2634	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.05	4185^th	5084	17.7%
2019	23.31	4340^th	5173	16.1%
2022	22.90	4426^th	5264	15.9%
2023	29.51	3936^th	5374	26.8%
2024	24.46	4414^th	5511	19.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.14	112^th	336	66.7%
2024	48.15	178^th	364	51.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.55	4649^th	5413	14.1%
2019	19.44	4669^th	5492	15.0%
2022	19.62	4751^st	5635	15.7%
2023	25.58	4179^th	5617	25.6%
2024	20.62	4648^th	5605	17.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	26.99	1951^st	2585	24.5%
2022	26.10	1685^th	2227	24.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.71	4845^th	5431	10.8%
2019	16.37	4945^th	5510	10.3%
2022	15.49	5174^th	5663	8.6%
2023	18.74	4846^th	5650	14.2%
2024	19.79	4744^th	5636	15.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.80	3993^rd	4830	17.3%
2019	24.54	4063^rd	4963	18.1%
2022	23.10	4274^th	5084	15.9%
2023	30.46	3665^th	5098	28.1%
2024	27.73	3896^th	5102	23.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	10.28	2342^nd	2477	5.5%
2016	9.77	2347^th	2497	6.0%
2017	12.70	2298^th	2508	8.4%
2018	11.42	2310^th	2480	6.9%
2019	13.25	2453^rd	2715	9.7%
2022	12.07	2571^st	2740	6.2%
2023	20.01	2272^nd	2802	18.9%
2024	22.54	2139^th	2777	23.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.17	943^rd	1364	30.9%
2019	29.10	1170^th	1442	18.9%
2022	32.19	1137^th	1540	26.2%
2023	30.29	1207^th	1529	21.1%
2024	35.53	923^rd	1477	37.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.56	1328^th	1538	13.7%
2024	19.36	1472^nd	1550	5.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.20	2016^th	2230	9.6%
2019	17.69	2103^rd	2369	11.2%
2022	16.07	2248^th	2458	8.5%
2023	25.91	1935^th	2549	24.1%
2024	28.17	1853^rd	2575	28.0%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.61	185^th	321	42.4%
2024	49.44	158^th	394	59.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.31	2193^rd	2262	3.1%
2019	10.88	2247^th	2380	5.6%
2022	13.68	2320^th	2509	7.5%
2023	24.64	1906^th	2547	25.2%
2024	24.79	1903^rd	2546	25.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.47	1046^th	1491	29.8%
2022	25.85	1233^rd	1531	19.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.75	2056^th	2273	9.5%
2019	15.94	2129^th	2407	11.5%
2022	10.83	2436^th	2527	3.6%
2023	16.88	2247^th	2558	12.2%
2024	20.44	2066^th	2547	18.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kamala Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.54	1877^th	2072	9.4%
2019	17.12	1975^th	2213	10.8%
2022	14.88	2184^th	2359	7.4%
2023	25.55	1815^th	2391	24.1%
2024	29.15	1675^th	2383	29.7%

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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 Kamala Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	139	87	61	618	2	n/a	n/a	0	907
1989	124	61	26	622	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
1990	78	58	10	555	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1991	75	61	14	542	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1992	90	60	16	640	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
1993	76	50	13	662	1	n/a	n/a	0	802
1994	61	48	12	670	1	n/a	n/a	0	792
1995	50	48	19	699	4	n/a	n/a	0	820
1996	50	48	19	699	4	n/a	n/a	0	820
1997	48	50	11	739	3	n/a	n/a	0	851
1998	53	57	7	742	2	n/a	n/a	0	861
1999	55	47	8	804	1	n/a	n/a	0	915
2000	44	40	11	842	0	n/a	n/a	0	937
2001	19	15	3	522	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2002	12	21	5	848	0	n/a	n/a	2	888
2003	12	21	5	848	0	n/a	n/a	2	888
2004	13	24	6	843	1	n/a	n/a	1	888
2005	11	18	7	809	3	n/a	n/a	2	850
2006	11	14	8	800	3	n/a	n/a	3	839
2007	11	11	12	772	1	n/a	n/a	4	811
2008	17	12	4	771	1	n/a	n/a	0	805
2009	18	16	2	771	1	0	26	0	834
2010	19	14	3	921	0	2	1	0	960
2011	18	8	1	1002	1	1	0	0	1031
2012	16	13	1	992	1	4	0	0	1027
2013	17	12	3	979	0	2	3	0	1016
2014	14	11	5	1003	0	0	1	0	1034
2015	14	15	5	1148	0	1	1	0	1184
2016	14	10	4	1185	0	0	2	0	1215
2017	17	11	7	1162	0	0	3	0	1200
2018	21	12	7	1137	0	0	3	0	1180
2019	16	7	5	1088	0	0	3	0	1119
2020	15	6	2	1031	0	0	2	0	1056
2021	10	4	5	1022	0	0	3	0	1044
2022	9	6	4	976	0	0	3	0	998
2023	9	2	4	934	0	0	3	0	952
2024	7	1	2	869	1	0	2	0	882

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 Kamala Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	907	33.0	27.4	n/a
1989	833	32.0	26.0	n/a
1990	701	27.0	25.9	n/a
1991	692	26.0	26.6	n/a
1992	806	26.4	30.5	87.2
1993	802	28.5	28.1	81
1994	792	28.5	27.8	85
1995	820	29.0	28.3	88.8
1996	820	29.0	28.3	88.8
1997	851	33.5	25.4	90.8
1998	861	34.5	25.0	88.4
1999	915	37.7	24.3	87.4
2000	937	40.0	23.4	88
2001	559	23.0	24.3	81.9
2002	888	42.0	21.1	89.5
2003	888	42.0	21.1	89.5
2004	888	42.0	21.1	91.2
2005	850	42.0	20.2	89.7
2006	839	40.0	21.0	91.4
2007	811	37.0	21.9	90.1
2008	805	39.0	20.6	94.3
2009	834	37.0	21.4	94.2
2010	960	35.0	27.4	74.7
2011	1031	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	1027	33.5	30.6	n/a
2013	1016	35.0	29.0	88.9
2014	1034	37.0	27.9	96
2015	1184	43.0	27.5	88.3
2016	1215	43.0	28.2	92.8
2017	1200	47.5	25.2	91.4
2018	1180	46.0	25.6	94.3
2019	1119	46.0	24.3	86.2
2020	1056	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	1044	44.7	23.3	96.9
2022	998	42.5	23.4	95.4
2023	952	41.8	22.7	96.7
2024	882	42.9	20.5	95.1

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 Kamala Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	907	33.0	27.4	n/a
1989	833	32.0	26.0	n/a
1990	701	27.0	25.9	n/a
1991	692	26.0	26.6	n/a
1992	806	26.4	30.5	87.2
1993	802	28.5	28.1	81
1994	792	28.5	27.8	85
1995	820	29.0	28.3	88.8
1996	820	29.0	28.3	88.8
1997	851	33.5	25.4	90.8
1998	861	34.5	25.0	88.4
1999	915	37.7	24.3	87.4
2000	937	40.0	23.4	88
2001	559	23.0	24.3	81.9
2002	888	42.0	21.1	89.5
2003	888	42.0	21.1	89.5
2004	888	42.0	21.1	91.2
2005	850	42.0	20.2	89.7
2006	839	40.0	21.0	91.4
2007	811	37.0	21.9	90.1
2008	805	39.0	20.6	94.3
2009	834	37.0	21.4	94.2
2010	960	35.0	27.4	74.7
2011	1031	n/a	n/a	92.1
2012	1027	33.5	30.6	n/a
2013	1016	35.0	29.0	88.9
2014	1034	37.0	27.9	96
2015	1184	43.0	27.5	88.3
2016	1215	43.0	28.2	92.8
2017	1200	47.5	25.2	91.4
2018	1180	46.0	25.6	94.3
2019	1119	46.0	24.3	86.2
2020	1056	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	1044	44.7	23.3	96.9
2022	998	42.5	23.4	95.4
2023	952	41.8	22.7	96.7
2024	882	42.9	20.5	95.1

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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