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If you could change one rule at Moorpark High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,691
High
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORPARK UNIFIED·NCES 062569007784
Moorpark High
4500 Tierra Rejada Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 · (805) 378-6305 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,691 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
618 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 407 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 441 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 447 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.6pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.8% | 32.5% | 17.7% | 18.9% |
| Math | 19.5% | 18.0% | 24.3% | 38.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.6% | 26.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 31.4% |
| 2020-21 | 61.6% | 41.7% |
| 2018-19 | 52.9% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 39.4% |
| 2016-17 | 60.9% | 36.5% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Moorpark High
Moorpark High's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark High this school | 1,691 | 36.5% | 45.7% |
| Willow Glen High San Jose | 1,543 | 38.8% | 43.6% |
| Adolfo Camarillo High Camarillo | 1,969 | 40.9% | 46.8% |
| Sequoia High Redwood City | 1,854 | 39.3% | 42.2% |
| William S. Hart High Newhall | 1,941 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Harbor High Santa Cruz | 1,013 | 38.2% | 41.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Moorpark High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #393 of 1,052 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #307 of 1,056 ▲ 40 | #8 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #391 of 1,056 ▲ 250 | #8 of 22 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #264 of 1,044 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,691 | #445 of 2,093 | #13 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #1,123 of 1,352 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #437 of 1,351 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,338 of 1,575 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #388 of 802 | #12 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,691
-141 (-8%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,170
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,691 | 70.2 | 24.1:1 | 37% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 1,821 | 72.2 | 25.2:1 | 34% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 1,849 | 71.5 | 25.9:1 | 31% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 1,832 | 80 | 22.9:1 | 27% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 1,927 | 79.5 | 24.3:1 | 30% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 2,004 | 83 | 24.1:1 | 25% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 2,305 | N/A | N/A | 21% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 2,226 | 97 | 22.9:1 | 18% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 1,170 | 51 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moorpark High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,927 to 1,691); teachers down 12% (79.5 to 70.2).
About Moorpark High
As a large high school, Moorpark High serves students in Moorpark, California. The student body numbers 1,691 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 102% bigger than that.
Moorpark High is one of the 10 schools that make up Moorpark Unified (5,599 students in total).
A majority of students at Moorpark High, 54%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 33% White, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Ventura County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 10 points below the school's share. Moorpark High has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 24.1:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Ventura County.
The allk12 Grade for Moorpark High is B-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Moorpark High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.7%, compared with a predicted 58.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Ventura County, median household income is about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ventura County number 238 and enroll about 147,841.
Nearby, Mountain Meadows Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Moorpark High is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Moorpark High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Moorpark High went from 1,832 students to 1,691. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 22.9:1 to 24.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moorpark Unified
- Mesa Verde MiddleMiddle · 574 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Walnut Canyon ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Moorpark
- Mesa Verde MiddleMiddle · 574 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Walnut Canyon ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Meadows Elementary0.4 mi · 424
- Arroyo West Elementary0.6 mi · 385
- Chaparral Middle1.1 mi · 542
- Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology1.2 mi · 411
- Peach Hill Academy1.3 mi · 420
- Walnut Canyon Elementary1.3 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Moorpark HighHow many students attend Moorpark High?
Moorpark High enrolls approximately 1,691 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Moorpark High serve?
Moorpark High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moorpark High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moorpark High is approximately 24.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moorpark High?
At Moorpark High, the student body is approximately 33% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Moorpark High public or private?
Moorpark High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moorpark Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.