Hueneme High

As a well-populated senior high in Oxnard, California, Hueneme High hosts 1,913 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Oxnard Union High. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Hueneme High sits 128% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Oxnard Union High, which oversees 12 schools and 16,014 students, Hueneme High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hueneme High reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Hueneme High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, Hueneme High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

In the broader community, Ventura County reports that median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Hueneme High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: E. O. Green Junior High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hueneme High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 20.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 2,130 students in 2018 compared to 1,913 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 91% to 95% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

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