Somis’s public schools score below 53% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Somis’s districts is 16%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Somis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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.
Somis’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 337 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somis’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Oxnard Union High spends $19,657 per student and Somis Union Elementary $20,758, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Somis’s grade
B−: better than 47% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Somis, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Somis
Somis Elementary
Grades K–8 · 270 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Somis runs its own schools through grade 8 (Somis Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Oxnard Union High School District, shared with Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme and San Buenaventura (Ventura). Its high school is in Oxnard. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Somis
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Somis vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Somis’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Somis | B− | Somis Union Elementary K–8 · Oxnard Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Somis
9 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).
Questions about Somis’s schools
Are Somis’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somis children attend score below 53% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Somis in?
Two districts: Somis Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Oxnard Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Camarillo, Oxnard, Port Hueneme and San Buenaventura (Ventura).
Where do Somis kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Pacifica High, Oxnard High, Channel Islands High, Adolfo Camarillo High, Rio Mesa High, Hueneme High, Rancho Campana High and Del Sol High.
What is Somis’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Oxnard Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Somis spend per student?
$19,657 in Oxnard Union High School District and $20,758 in Somis Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Somis families are saying about school.
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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.