R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Oxnard, California

R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering in Oxnard, California enrolled 1,027 students in 2024-25 with 54.2 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

1,044 students in 2022-23, 1,038 students in 2023-24, 1,027 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.2 to 54.2.

Students enrolled at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,02705001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,027
Students enrolled at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,02705001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,027
Students enrolled at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,02705001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,027
Students enrolled at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,02705001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,027
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04456.218.6
2023-241,03855.218.8
2024-251,02754.219.0

19.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; This school 19.0; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 551 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering enrolled 1,102 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 128 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 551 of the 1,102 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions128
  • Chronically absent10.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.0% of students were Hispanic, 3.6% Asian, 2.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic93.0%
  2. Asian3.6%
  3. White2.4%
  4. Two or more races0.5%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230%29%45%
Math, 2022-2313%14% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Oxnard

8 public middle schools in Oxnard report 2024-25 enrollment; R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Charles Blackstock Junior High1,23921.380.9%
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering1,02719.078.3%
E. O. Green Junior High94919.571.5%
Ocean View Junior High70022.266.4%
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences69616.580.2%
Rio Vista Middle63722.456.8%
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design61716.467.3%
Rio del Valle Middle56919.168.7%

All public schools in Oxnard →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering

  1. Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative DesignThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 617 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Rio del Valle MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 569 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering with Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative DesignStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Oxnard School District spends per student$19,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,370
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaR.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering is the number 169 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.19.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering

  1. How many students attend R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering?
    1,027 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,044 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Oxnard, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering a Title I school?
    R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering do on state tests?
    The students tested at R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering in?
    Oxnard School District, NCES district ID 0629220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062922004240 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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