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C+

Oxnard Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Camarillo and Port Hueneme.

Oxnard’s School Grade C− better than 24% of California school districts

Students
16,014
Schools
12
Spent per student
$19,657
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$509.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oxnard Union High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $509.2M, about $31,795 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Oxnard 199,651BSan Buenaventura (Ventura) 109,914B+Camarillo 68,652C−Port Hueneme 20,987

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oxnard. Grade by grade →

K–522 elementary schoolsOxnard Elementary School District
6–812 middle schoolsOxnard Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 33.1% · 3,948 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 3,978 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 86.2% · 4,156 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,657 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 57%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
17,293’20
17,361’21
16,907’22
16,479’23
16,014’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 83%White 8%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Pacifica High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
B−
2,675 students24:1
Oxnard High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
B
2,452 students23:1
Channel Islands High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
B
2,380 students25:1
Adolfo Camarillo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Camarillo
A−
1,969 students25:1
Rio Mesa High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
B
1,951 students23:1
Hueneme High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
B−
1,913 students22:1
Rancho Campana High
High · Grades 9–12 · Camarillo
A
826 students23:1
Del Sol High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
808 students20:1
Condor High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
C−
411 students19:1
Frontier High
High · Grades 9–12 · Camarillo
D
260 students12:1
Oxnard Middle College High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxnard
A
194 students31:1
Anacapa Adult Transition Program
High · Grades 12 · Oxnard
175 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictThousand Oaks
$17,067per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.