Rio School District is a

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Ventura County, California Ventura County () is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura. Ventura County comprises the Oxn ...

. The district serves students in the northeast portion of the city of

Oxnard Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...

and the unincorporated communities of El Rio and Nyeland Acres. Rio feeds into the

Oxnard Union High School District The Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD) is a union high school district in Ventura County, California. The district serves students in grades 9–12 on the Oxnard Plain, including the cities of Oxnard, California, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Cali ...

, specifically Rio Mesa and Pacifica high schools.

History

The Rio School District was founded in 1885 with the opening of a

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house on a ranch in what is now El Rio. The first class had at most 13 students. In 2018, the district purchased a new headquarters building on Solar Drive in northeast Oxnard. The office space is shared with the

, who relocated from their previous facilities on K Street in the flight path of

Oxnard Airport Oxnard Airport is a county-owned, public airport a mile west of downtown Oxnard, in Ventura County, California. The airport has not had scheduled passenger service since June 8, 2010, when United Express (operated via a code sharing agreement ...

Schools

Elementary schools

* Rio del Mar Elementary School * Rio del Norte Elementary School * Rio Lindo Elementary School * Rio Plaza Elementary School * Rio Rosales Elementary School

Middle schools

* Rio del Valle Middle School * Rio Vista Middle School

K—8 schools

* Rio del Sol Elementary * Rio Real Elementary

References

External links

* {{Oxnard, California Education in Oxnard, California School districts in Ventura County, California 1885 establishments in California School districts established in 1886