Nordhoff High

As a small 9-12 campus in Ojai, California, Nordhoff High educates 576 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Ojai Unified. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Nordhoff High is one of 7 schools operated by Ojai Unified, a district that works with 2,008 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Nordhoff High lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 43% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ventura County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Nordhoff High shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Nordhoff High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household income runs about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Nordhoff High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nordhoff Jr. High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nordhoff High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 576 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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