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Enrollment
1,939
High
DISTRICT 982 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098006768
Ventura High
2 North Catalina St., Ventura, CA 93001 · (805) 641-5116 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,939 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
23.4:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
1,171 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 514 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 500 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 468 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 457 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
23.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.4% | 27.9% | 20.9% | 18.8% |
| Math | 10.9% | 13.0% | 22.7% | 53.4% |
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 | 60.3% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 24.6% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 29.6% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 62.2% | 35.7% |
| 2017-18 | 45.6% | 25.1% |
| 2016-17 | 60.1% | 29.3% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Ventura High
Ventura High's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura High this school | 1,939 | 60.4% | 40.9% |
| San Marcos Senior High Santa Barbara | 1,926 | 58.0% | 43.3% |
| Lodi High Lodi | 1,952 | 60.9% | 36.2% |
| Vintage High Napa | 1,622 | 57.8% | 38.2% |
| Paso Robles High Paso Robles | 1,986 | 65.0% | 43.2% |
| Santa Rosa High Santa Rosa | 1,553 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
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 Ventura High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #504 of 1,052 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #562 of 1,056 ▼ 79 | #13 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #470 of 1,056 ▲ 79 | #10 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #572 of 1,044 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,939 | #325 of 2,093 | #7 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,040 of 1,352 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #532 of 1,351 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #1,035 of 1,575 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #488 of 802 | #17 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
1,939
-185 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,796
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 1,939 | 82.9 | 23.4:1 | 60% (1,171) |
| 2023-24 | 2,036 | 83.4 | 24.4:1 | 56% (1,140) |
| 2022-23 | 2,095 | 89.3 | 23.5:1 | 56% (1,175) |
| 2020-21 | 2,124 | 89 | 23.9:1 | 57% (1,202) |
| 2017-18 | 2,135 | 88.5 | 24.1:1 | 57% (1,215) |
| 2015-16 | 2,162 | 85 | 25.4:1 | 42% (902) |
| 2010-11 | 2,093 | N/A | N/A | 45% (943) |
| 2000-01 | 2,195 | 88 | 24.9:1 | 30% (661) |
| 1990-91 | 1,796 | 72 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ventura High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,135 to 1,939); teachers down 6% (88.5 to 82.9).
About Ventura High
Ventura High is a large high school located in Ventura, California. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,939 students. That puts enrollment 131% above the 838-student average for high schools in California.
Ventura High is one school in Ventura Unified, a system of 27 schools with 14,346 students.
The largest group at Ventura High is Hispanic students, at 56%. Other groups include 36% White and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ventura County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
With 82.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.4:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 5.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 60% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ventura County is similar, at 59%.
Ventura High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of California public high schools.
In California, Ventura High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.9% actual against a predicted 44.1%.
The county, Ventura County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $109,797, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 238 public schools and about 147,841 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Will Rogers Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Ventura High is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Ventura High as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,939, compared with 2,124 in 2020-21.
People who know Ventura High can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Ventura Unified
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Ventura
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Foothill Technology HighHigh · 951 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Will Rogers Elementary0.5 mi · 426
- Cabrillo Middle0.6 mi · 936
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 202
- Loma Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 396
- Lemon Grove1.2 mi · 299
- Anacapa Middle1.3 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Ventura HighHow large is Ventura High?
Ventura High enrolls approximately 1,939 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ventura High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ventura High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ventura High have?
Ventura High employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ventura High?
At Ventura High, the student body is approximately 36% White, 56% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ventura High public or private?
Ventura High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ventura Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.