How does Charles Blackstock Junior High compare to other middle schools in Oxnard?

Charles Blackstock Junior High has a Scope Score of 32.8/100, ranked #1266 among California middle schools. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,413 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Charles Blackstock Junior High?

5.1% of students at Charles Blackstock Junior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Charles Blackstock Junior High improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Charles Blackstock Junior High's proficiency rate increases by 6.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Charles Blackstock Junior High?

13.3% of students at Charles Blackstock Junior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Charles Blackstock Junior High

Middle School

Hueneme Elementary OxnardVentura County93033

📍 701 East Bard Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,317 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

58 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 383 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic76.8%

White16.7%

Asian0.2%

Black0.6%

Other5.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Charles Blackstock Junior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.1%
Met Standard	15.6%
Below Standard	79.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +6.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 13.3%

6.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 5.1%

12.3pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 20.6%

18.9pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 20.6%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.0%

3.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Charles Blackstock Junior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.7 points below the Hueneme Elementary district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 20.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,413

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	398	4.8%	19.9%	24.1%	51.3%	24.6%
7th	405	7.7%	24.2%	29.9%	38.3%	31.9%
8th	397	5.5%	23.2%	28.0%	43.3%	28.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	403	3.2%	7.0%	24.3%	65.5%	10.2%
7th	410	2.7%	7.1%	25.6%	64.6%	9.8%
8th	400	6.5%	12.3%	25.3%	56.0%	18.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Fred L. Williams Elementary

32.7# in state

Julien Hathaway Elementary

31.3# in state

Ansgar Larsen Elementary

30.2# in state

Art Haycox Elementary

23.0# in state

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Middle

Charles Blackstock Junior High

32.8# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.