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Ocean View Junior High
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 244 | 35% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.0% | 21.6% | 28.4% | 42.0% |
| Math | 7.5% | 11.2% | 22.4% | 58.8% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 11.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.5% | 15.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.2% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
Schools most like Ocean View Junior High
Ocean View Junior High's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean View Junior High this school | 700 | 76.0% | 22.2% |
| Hillview Middle Whittier | 643 | 75.3% | 46.0% |
| Lake Center Middle Santa Fe Springs | 708 | 80.1% | 46.4% |
| Fillmore Middle Fillmore | 813 | 74.8% | 18.8% |
| Corvallis Middle Norwalk | 663 | 76.0% | 33.2% |
| Wilson Jr. High El Centro | 605 | 75.7% | 34.5% |
Where Ocean View Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #988 of 1,224 | #23 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #898 of 1,227 ▲ 88 | #22 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #998 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #24 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #423 of 1,214 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #601 of 1,377 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #840 of 1,279 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #1,113 of 1,278 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #626 of 1,329 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #235 of 930 | #14 of 24 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 700 | 31.5 | 22.2:1 | 76% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 34.6 | 20.9:1 | 80% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 37.1 | 20.9:1 | 70% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 83% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 922 | 43.1 | 21.4:1 | 84% (774) |
| 2015-16 | 874 | 38 | 23.0:1 | 86% (750) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 83% (641) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 60% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 28 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (922 to 700); teachers down 27% (43.1 to 31.5).
About Ocean View Junior High
Ocean View Junior High is a mid-sized middle school in Ocean View, located in Oxnard, California. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 700 students.
Ocean View has 2,075 students in 4 schools, and Ocean View Junior High is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Ocean View Junior High is Hispanic, at 92%. It is also 3% White and 2% Asian. Ventura County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 47 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ocean View Junior High scores 16%.
There are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.2:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ocean View Junior High is -12.8 points: 22.2% actual, 35.0% predicted.
In Ventura County, home to about 837,469 people, the median household earns about $109,797 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ventura County number 238, with about 147,841 students.
Mar Vista Elementary is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Ocean View Junior High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ocean View Junior High places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 20.9:1 to 22.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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