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Enrollment
576
High
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OJAI UNIFIED·NCES 062827004379
Nordhoff High
1401 Maricopa Hwy., Ojai, CA 93023 · (805) 640-4343 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
18.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
293 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 154 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 153 | 27% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
61.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
25.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.9% | 27.5% | 20.2% | 18.4% |
| Math | 10.8% | 14.4% | 25.2% | 49.5% |
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 | 61.5% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.2% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 34.4% |
| 2018-19 | 63.2% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.9% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.4% | 37.3% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Nordhoff High
Nordhoff High's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordhoff High this school | 576 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Morro Bay High Morro Bay | 751 | 51.1% | 55.2% |
| Central Coast New Tech High Nipomo | 318 | 50.3% | 67.9% |
| Hughson High Hughson | 859 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
| Anderson High Anderson | 562 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| Escalon High Escalon | 815 | 48.2% | 39.5% |
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 Nordhoff High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #355 of 1,052 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #524 of 1,056 ▼ 133 | #12 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #439 of 1,056 ▼ 313 | #9 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #81 of 1,044 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #961 of 2,093 | #23 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #294 of 1,352 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #561 of 1,351 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #1,161 of 1,575 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #169 of 802 | #3 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
576
-179 (-24%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 878
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 576 | 31.9 | 18.1:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 37% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 34.3 | 19.4:1 | 38% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 28 | 27.0:1 | 41% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 34.6 | 21.1:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 32 | 23.7:1 | 36% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | N/A | N/A | 35% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 1,270 | 54 | 23.5:1 | 17% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 39 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nordhoff High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (729 to 576); teachers down 8% (34.6 to 31.9).
About Nordhoff High
At 1401 Maricopa Hwy. in Ojai, California, Nordhoff High operates as a small high school. It reported 576 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
The district, Ojai Unified, has 2,008 students enrolled across 7 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Nordhoff High is 51% White. Next come 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Ventura County overall, the White share is about 52%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Nordhoff High comes to 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.1:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is close to this figure. Nordhoff High counts 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Ventura County average 59%.
Nordhoff High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of California public high schools.
Nordhoff High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.2% is 1.5 points below the 49.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Ventura County, median household income comes to about $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 238, with about 147,841 students.
Measured in a straight line, Nordhoff Jr. High is less than a tenth of a mile from Nordhoff High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nordhoff High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Nordhoff High is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 24% across 4 years, from 755 in 2020-21 to 576 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 27.0:1 to 18.1:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Ojai Unified
- Mira Monte ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Topa Topa ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Nordhoff Jr. HighMiddle · 271 students
- SummitCombined · 183 students
- Meiners Oaks Early EducationElementary · 71 students
- Legacy HighHigh · 37 students
Other schools in Ojai
- Mira Monte ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Topa Topa ElementaryElementary · 347 students
- Nordhoff Jr. HighMiddle · 271 students
- SummitCombined · 183 students
- Valley Oak CharterCombined · 75 students
- Meiners Oaks Early EducationElementary · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Nordhoff Jr. High0.0 mi · 271
- Meiners Oaks Early Education0.6 mi · 71
- Legacy High0.8 mi · 37
- Mira Monte Elementary0.9 mi · 523
- Valley Oak Charter0.9 mi · 75
- Topa Topa Elementary2.1 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Nordhoff HighHow large is Nordhoff High?
Nordhoff High enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Nordhoff High serve?
Nordhoff High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nordhoff High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nordhoff High is approximately 18.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nordhoff High?
Student demographics at Nordhoff High are roughly 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Nordhoff High in?
Nordhoff High is part of Ojai Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.