Is Lemonwood Elementary a good school?

Lemonwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lemonwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 853 students attended Lemonwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lemonwood Elementary?

Students at Lemonwood Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lemonwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lemonwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering High : Channel Islands High

Lemonwood Elementary

Summary:

Lemonwood Elementary is a public K-8 school in Oxnard, California, serving 928 students. The school faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, underperformance in academic achievement, equity issues for specific student subgroups, and a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Lemonwood Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 3.7% in 2017-2018 to 18.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Rose Avenue Elementary (34.5%), Kamala Elementary (26.1%), and Harrington Elementary (33.6%). The school also consistently underperforms compared to the Oxnard district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 29.45% of Lemonwood students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and 18.02% in Mathematics.

Lemonwood Elementary struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities compared to the state. Additionally, the school has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 94.29% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than nearby schools. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instructional practices, providing targeted support for struggling students, and leveraging community resources to address the broader socioeconomic factors impacting the school community.

Detail:

Public K-8

2001 San Mateo Pl.
Oxnard, CA 93033-4038

(805) 385-1551

District: Oxnard

SchoolDigger Rank:
4921^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,998

Students who attend Lemonwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering
High:	Channel Islands High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 853

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lemonwood Elementary ranks worse than 83.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.18. (See more...)

Compare Details Lemonwood Elementary ranks worse than 63.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.16. (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 (96.1%), White (2%), Asian (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lemonwood Elementary is 19.6, which is the 6^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District. (See more...)

Compare Lemonwood Elementary employs 43.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lemonwood Elementary is $3,998, which is the 8^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Oxnard School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lemonwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lemonwood Elementary 4921^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lemonwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lemonwood Elementary 1759^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Lemonwood 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 Lemonwood Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.20	4474^th	4809	7.0%
2005	16.42	4218^th	4822	12.5%
2006	30.58	3265^th	4818	32.2%
2007	26.68	3812^th	5113	25.4%
2008	20.74	4291^st	5113	16.1%
2009	10.26	4989^th	5193	3.9%
2010	24.58	4252^nd	5314	20.0%
2011	21.21	4593^rd	5377	14.6%
2012	18.00	4772^nd	5390	11.5%
2013	18.12	4864^th	5530	12.0%
2015	19.05	4726^th	5611	15.8%
2016	14.87	5050^th	5614	10.0%
2017	12.33	5337^th	5692	6.2%
2018	14.62	5132^nd	5662	9.4%
2019	11.65	5478^th	5789	5.4%
2022	19.89	4878^th	5883	17.1%
2023	19.48	4921^st	5874	16.2%
2024	19.18	4921^st	5862	16.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.04	1928^th	3246	40.6%
2019	22.39	3051^st	3275	6.8%
2022	44.96	1471^st	3311	55.6%
2023	43.12	1614^th	3250	50.3%
2024	36.99	2033^rd	3160	35.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.30	2222^nd	2420	8.2%
2024	30.06	1828^th	2634	30.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.97	4540^th	5084	10.7%
2019	13.62	4907^th	5173	5.1%
2022	27.90	4005^th	5264	23.9%
2023	25.97	4238^th	5374	21.1%
2024	24.19	4435^th	5511	19.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	33.55	253^rd	356	28.9%
2023	33.98	236^th	336	29.8%
2024	24.66	309^th	364	15.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.23	5220^th	5413	3.6%
2019	9.16	5350^th	5492	2.6%
2022	20.48	4682^nd	5635	16.9%
2023	20.20	4685^th	5617	16.6%
2024	21.12	4590^th	5605	18.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.87	2302^nd	2585	10.9%
2022	23.07	1857^th	2227	16.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.67	4418^th	5431	18.7%
2019	16.37	4946^th	5510	10.2%
2022	21.32	4585^th	5663	19.0%
2023	20.13	4705^th	5650	16.7%
2024	18.42	4859^th	5636	13.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.85	4322^nd	4830	10.5%
2019	14.00	4708^th	4963	5.1%
2022	26.55	3994^th	5084	21.4%
2023	25.93	4031^st	5098	20.9%
2024	25.07	4100^th	5102	19.6%

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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 Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	8.95	2372^nd	2477	4.2%
2016	8.35	2379^th	2497	4.7%
2017	9.86	2391^st	2508	4.7%
2018	10.25	2348^th	2480	5.3%
2019	11.04	2520^th	2715	7.2%
2022	20.15	2217^th	2740	19.1%
2023	27.23	1947^th	2802	30.5%
2024	31.16	1759^th	2777	36.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.86	1264^th	1364	7.3%
2019	24.11	1409^th	1442	2.3%
2022	43.68	636^th	1540	58.7%
2023	58.59	289^th	1529	81.1%
2024	41.79	658^th	1477	55.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.57	1239^th	1538	19.4%
2024	28.27	1162^nd	1550	25.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.46	2082^nd	2230	6.6%
2019	14.26	2175^th	2369	8.2%
2022	27.49	1788^th	2458	27.3%
2023	34.92	1545^th	2549	39.4%
2024	39.75	1378^th	2575	46.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	46.95	157^th	336	53.3%
2023	40.75	168^th	321	47.7%
2024	69.18	73^rd	394	81.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.65	2163^rd	2262	4.4%
2019	14.43	2132^nd	2380	10.4%
2022	22.12	1978^th	2509	21.2%
2023	27.99	1747^th	2547	31.4%
2024	29.36	1700^th	2546	33.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.25	1391^st	1491	6.7%
2022	23.74	1308^th	1531	14.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.75	2160^th	2273	5.0%
2019	8.28	2334^th	2407	3.0%
2022	19.08	2100^th	2527	16.9%
2023	27.12	1782^nd	2558	30.3%
2024	32.78	1566^th	2547	38.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Lemonwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.45	1959^th	2072	5.5%
2019	12.94	2069^th	2213	6.5%
2022	24.24	1844^th	2359	21.8%
2023	36.42	1399^th	2391	41.5%
2024	42.36	1219^th	2383	48.8%

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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 Lemonwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	175	40	146	448	1	n/a	n/a	0	810
1989	138	34	128	492	0	n/a	n/a	0	792
1990	128	28	126	481	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
1991	129	32	130	525	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
1992	119	24	136	548	1	n/a	n/a	0	828
1993	76	23	151	587	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
1994	58	16	143	561	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
1995	58	21	116	598	1	n/a	n/a	0	794
1996	58	21	116	598	1	n/a	n/a	0	794
1997	46	15	90	679	12	n/a	n/a	0	842
1998	53	16	76	691	13	n/a	n/a	0	849
1999	47	26	79	724	11	n/a	n/a	3	890
2000	48	27	79	732	6	n/a	n/a	2	894
2001	44	31	75	728	4	n/a	n/a	4	886
2002	23	25	61	753	4	n/a	n/a	4	870
2003	23	25	61	753	4	n/a	n/a	4	870
2004	26	11	65	774	0	n/a	n/a	2	878
2005	18	10	50	708	1	n/a	n/a	2	789
2006	16	7	37	704	0	n/a	n/a	3	767
2007	16	10	35	660	0	n/a	n/a	4	725
2008	10	11	27	718	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	766
2009	10	4	28	781	0	0	13	0	836
2010	20	1	32	784	1	1	3	0	842
2011	12	1	23	735	0	1	5	0	777
2012	11	0	21	855	0	2	8	0	897
2013	8	1	15	853	0	2	4	0	883
2014	8	1	14	890	0	2	2	0	917
2015	10	1	18	886	0	2	1	0	918
2016	4	1	13	888	0	2	2	0	910
2017	17	2	16	800	1	0	1	0	837
2018	19	1	14	816	0	0	2	0	852
2019	17	4	15	805	0	0	3	0	844
2020	18	4	20	825	0	1	3	0	871
2021	18	4	20	829	0	0	2	0	873
2022	21	3	17	810	0	2	1	0	854
2023	20	3	18	885	0	2	0	0	928
2024	17	2	12	820	0	2	0	0	853

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Lemonwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	810	29.5	27.4	n/a
1989	792	30.0	26.4	n/a
1990	763	28.0	27.2	n/a
1991	816	30.0	27.2	n/a
1992	828	30.5	27.1	64.3
1993	837	28.9	29.0	68.9
1994	778	27.9	27.9	73.7
1995	794	27.9	28.5	78.7
1996	794	27.9	28.5	78.7
1997	842	33.9	24.8	78.6
1998	849	33.7	25.2	81.7
1999	890	37.7	23.6	82.1
2000	894	38.4	23.3	84.5
2001	886	40.0	22.2	83.4
2002	870	40.0	21.8	86.5
2003	870	40.0	21.8	86.5
2004	878	39.0	22.5	83.9
2005	789	39.0	20.2	79.5
2006	767	37.0	20.7	79.8
2007	725	31.0	23.4	80.6
2008	766	35.0	21.9	77.2
2009	836	39.2	20.3	86.4
2010	842	39.0	21.5	82.3
2011	777	n/a	n/a	89.4
2012	897	35.5	25.2	n/a
2013	883	30.0	29.4	90.4
2014	917	30.0	30.5	93.9
2015	918	34.0	27.0	86.9
2016	910	36.0	25.2	91
2017	837	34.0	24.6	88.6
2018	852	36.0	23.6	88.7
2019	844	36.5	23.1	72.2
2020	871	n/a	n/a	94.9
2021	873	39.0	22.3	96.7
2022	854	39.5	21.6	91.3
2023	928	44.7	20.7	94.3
2024	853	43.3	19.6	93.1

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 Lemonwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	810	29.5	27.4	n/a
1989	792	30.0	26.4	n/a
1990	763	28.0	27.2	n/a
1991	816	30.0	27.2	n/a
1992	828	30.5	27.1	64.3
1993	837	28.9	29.0	68.9
1994	778	27.9	27.9	73.7
1995	794	27.9	28.5	78.7
1996	794	27.9	28.5	78.7
1997	842	33.9	24.8	78.6
1998	849	33.7	25.2	81.7
1999	890	37.7	23.6	82.1
2000	894	38.4	23.3	84.5
2001	886	40.0	22.2	83.4
2002	870	40.0	21.8	86.5
2003	870	40.0	21.8	86.5
2004	878	39.0	22.5	83.9
2005	789	39.0	20.2	79.5
2006	767	37.0	20.7	79.8
2007	725	31.0	23.4	80.6
2008	766	35.0	21.9	77.2
2009	836	39.2	20.3	86.4
2010	842	39.0	21.5	82.3
2011	777	n/a	n/a	89.4
2012	897	35.5	25.2	n/a
2013	883	30.0	29.4	90.4
2014	917	30.0	30.5	93.9
2015	918	34.0	27.0	86.9
2016	910	36.0	25.2	91
2017	837	34.0	24.6	88.6
2018	852	36.0	23.6	88.7
2019	844	36.5	23.1	72.2
2020	871	n/a	n/a	94.9
2021	873	39.0	22.3	96.7
2022	854	39.5	21.6	91.3
2023	928	44.7	20.7	94.3
2024	853	43.3	19.6	93.1

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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