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Oxnard, California has 5 accredited schools offering elementary education programs. Oxnard has a population of about 201,014. Median household income is $93,372 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 19.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, the top-earning elementary education-related role is Secondary School Teacher at a median $108,850 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer elementary education programs near Oxnard, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Oxnard city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Oxnard. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California elementary education page.
Oxnard is part of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area (BLS area code 37100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teacher | $99,420 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $89,973 |
| Middle School Teacher | $103,880 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $94,009 |
| Secondary School Teacher | $108,850 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $98,507 |
| Teaching Assistant | $47,860 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $43,312 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201,014 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $93,372 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 19.6% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 110.5 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering elementary education programs near Oxnard. The closest is Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA (32.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Azusa Pacific University (74.1 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying elementary education-related roles near Oxnard are: Secondary School Teacher ($108,850), Middle School Teacher ($103,880), Elementary School Teacher ($99,420). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Port Hueneme, CA is 2.7 miles from Oxnard and has its own set of local elementary education programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Oxnard’s median household income of $93,372 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Oxnard while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Oxnard:
Data verified: July 30, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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