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Schools in Meiners Oaks · Ojai Unified School District

Meiners Oaks’s public schools outscore 56% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Meiners Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 25% of students in Meiners Oaks’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#406of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 24% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
22.1
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,788 students on the public path
In brief

Meiners Oaks’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 476 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Meiners Oaks’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Meiners Oaks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,188 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle, one middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Heritage Christian (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Meiners Oaks’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 56% of California school districts, #406 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (476)Better than 73%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,034 test results and a graduating class of 186 could put Meiners Oaks anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Meiners Oaks’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,033 in math, 1,035 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Meiners Oaks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
KMeiners Oaks Early EducationOjai Unified School DistrictC+
1–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–8Nordhoff Jr. Highin OjaiNo scores
9–12Nordhoff Highin OjaiNo scores

Meiners Oaks’s public schools are run by Ojai Unified School District, which also serves Ojai. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ojai Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,008 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 22.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,188CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 46.7% · 1035 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.1% · 1033 students tested

Meiners Oaks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Meiners Oaks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meiners OaksBOjai Unified
OjaiBOjai Unified

Every school in Meiners Oaks

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Meiners Oaksby address
Meiners Oaks Early Education
Elementary · Grades K · Ojai
C+
71 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Meiners Oaksin other towns
Mira Monte Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ojai
B
523 students26:1Rate it →
Topa Topa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ojai
B
347 students25:1Rate it →
Nordhoff Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ojai
271 students22:1Rate it →
Nordhoff High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ojai
576 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Heritage Christian
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ojai
Private · Religious
68 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Meiners Oaks’s schools

Are Meiners Oaks’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Meiners Oaks children attend outscore 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #406 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Meiners Oaks in?

Ojai Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,008 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Meiners Oaks kids go to high school?

Nordhoff High in Ojai, with 576 students.

What is Meiners Oaks’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Ojai Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Meiners Oaks spend per student?

$16,188 in Ojai Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Meiners Oaks?

Yes: Heritage Christian (religious, grades K–6, 68 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.