Hueneme Elementary, CA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hueneme Elementary

Hueneme Elementary is a small K-8 district serving a population of about seven thousand students across eleven schools in the Port Hueneme and Oxnard area. The district is predominantly Hispanic, and serves families in a coastal region of Ventura County where housing costs are elevated and rents consume a substantial share of household income.

Test results show substantial academic headwinds across the board. In English language arts, proficiency on the state assessment ranges from below one-quarter at the lower elementary grades to around three-tenths at the upper middle grades. Math results are much lower, with proficiency rates falling into the low to mid teens across grades three through eight, and dropping to around one-seventh at the sixth and seventh grade levels. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, sits at roughly one-sixth. These outcomes place the district in the bottom quartile among Ventura County's districts on overall proficiency. The data available spans only the current school year, so longer trends cannot be assessed from this payload.

The housing market in the district's service area is mixed. Median home values are in the upper six-hundred thousand range, well above the national benchmark but below California's state median. Monthly rents average around twenty-seven hundred dollars. On a typical household income, housing costs in the district take up something in the range of thirty-nine to forty percent of earnings, a burden that often signals a working-family demographic.

The district has publicly reported an expansion of Dual Language Immersion programming. According to the district's stated position, this is a research-based instructional model aimed at making students bilingual and biliterate. This represents a lasting pedagogical commitment across the district and would be material to families considering enrollment, especially those interested in bilingual outcomes.

Chronic absenteeism in the district sits at a moderate-to-elevated level relative to county peers, running below the county median but high enough to suggest attendance as an area that merits parent and school attention. Per-pupil spending is in the upper range for the county, indicating the district allocates substantial resources per student, though spending level does not directly predict proficiency outcomes.

The district operates no high school grades, so no graduation rate data applies. No data on free or reduced price lunch eligibility, English learner populations, or special education enrollment appear in this payload. A parent considering this district should expect strong language immersion options but will want to inquire directly about the school's reading and math support structures, given the current proficiency picture, and about the specific instructional approaches in place to move proficiency upward across grade levels.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

7,022

Grades

KG–08

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 86%

Black 1%

White 8%

Asian 3%

Two+ 2%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr ALL

24%

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Gr 3

18%

41%

Gr 4

19%

50%

Gr 5

25%

50%

Gr 6

24%

50%

Gr 7

28%

40%

Gr 8

26%

51%

Math

Gr ALL

14%

—

Gr 3

21%

40%

Gr 4

12%

44%

Gr 5

13%

25%

Gr 6

11%

26%

Gr 7

11%

23%

Gr 8

15%

32%

Science

Gr 5

15%

23%

Gr 8

13%

39%

Gr HS

14%

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Schools in this District

11 schools are officially reported under this district.

Richard Bard Elementary

Charles Blackstock Junior High

E. O. Green Junior High

Julien Hathaway Elementary

Art Haycox Elementary

Hollywood Beach Elementary

Hueneme Elementary

Ansgar Larsen Elementary

Parkview Elementary

Sunkist Elementary

Fred L. Williams Elementary

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

25%

Grade 3

17%

Grade 4

15%

Grade 5

13%

Grade 6

13%

Grade 7

17%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

22%

Grade 3

23%

Grade 4

29%

Grade 5

27%

Grade 6

30%

Grade 7

30%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

16%

Grade 5

16%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

37%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$686,572

Year-over-year change+0.1%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$630K to $908K

vs. state typical0.88x

vs. national typical1.86x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
93041	Port Hueneme	$630K	+0.3%	50.7%
93033	Oxnard	$707K	+0.5%	32.7%
93035	Oxnard	$908K	-2.0%	9.9%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,742/mo

Year-over-year change+1.9%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$2,525 to $3,091/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
93041	Port Hueneme	$2,815	+4.4%	50.7%
93033	Oxnard	$2,525	-1.5%	32.7%
93035	Oxnard	$3,091	+0.6%	9.9%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$3,464/mo

Home price / national median income8.2x

Annual rent / national median income39.3%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$722/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$776,233 (-1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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