Public school · Ventura Unified

Ventura High — Rating & test scores

2 North Catalina Street, Ventura · 1,939 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 64th percentile. Higher than 64 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (449 of 463); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 463
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Ventura High a good high school?

Solid. Ventura High is higher than most California high schools on English test results and attendance. Ventura High is lower than most on math test results.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5360%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4524%
English, Advanced6732%
Math, Advanced5511%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance6318 in 100
Ventura High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Ventura Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

1.3% of students (27 of 2,012) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Each bar is Ventura High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,012. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Ventura Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Ventura High say about itself?

We haven’t read Ventura High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open venturausd.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ventura High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 3.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Foothill TechnologyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8892nd
  2. El CaminoSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 8586th
  3. VenturaScope Score 7864th
  4. BuenaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7551st
  5. Golden Valley CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7445th
Ventura UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Ventura High compare with schools like it?

Ventura High’s Scope Score is 78. 214 California high schools, counting Ventura High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Ventura High’s result is higher than 154 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

214 California public high schools where 54% to 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 54% to 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ventura High’s share. The count includes Ventura High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were higher. English went from 60% to 49% and math from 24% to 29%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202665%60%57%CaliforniaCalifornia57%Ventura UnifiedDistrict49%Ventura HighVentura High

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202636%29%32%CaliforniaCalifornia31%Ventura UnifiedDistrict29%Ventura HighVentura High

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Ventura Unified’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Ventura Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVentura HighVentura UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201760%65%60%522
201846%54%56%482
201962%66%57%423
202252%62%55%392
202363%67%55%459
202455%60%56%437
202560%65%57%426
202649%57%57%405
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVentura HighVentura UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201729%36%32%522
201825%30%31%482
201936%42%32%420
202230%33%27%361
202333%35%27%455
202425%30%28%435
202524%29%30%414
202629%31%32%407

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

English

49%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

27242722
Ventura Unified54%California57%

Math

29%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

51201811
Ventura Unified29%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 49% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 20 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school22%27%24%27%405
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Ventura Unified24%30%23%23%1,112
Math, grade 11 · This school11%18%20%51%407
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Ventura Unified13%16%21%50%1,107

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 405 tested in English, 407 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 57% of students. 287 of 1,971 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

15in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (287 of 1,971 students).

At the average Ventura Unified high school: 14 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.3% of students were suspended at least once (27 of 2,012). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,939

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 57%White 32%Two or more races 8%Not reported 1%Asian <1%

Family income

60%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,171 of 1,939. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

92

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

7% were in their first year.

77% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

48%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (73 of 153 students).

Ventura Unified: 51%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino57%
White32%
Two or more races8%
Not reported1%
Asian<1%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 69.8 of 90.4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races47 tested64%California 67%
  • White144 tested59%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino217 tested38%California 49%
  • Low-income224 tested34%California 49%
  • Students with disabilities56 tested9%California 19%
  • English learners37 tested0%California 8%

34% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino and White students also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Ventura Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 224 tested in English, 223 in math
English34%−842%−1549%
Math16%−117%−723%
Hispanic or Latino · 217 tested in English, 219 in math
English38%−644%−1149%
Math17%+116%−421%
White · 144 tested in English, 141 in math
English59%−766%−968%
Math45%+144%+144%
Two or more races · 47 tested
English64%064%−367%
Math36%−743%−743%
English learners · 37 tested
English0%00%−88%
Math8%+35%08%
Students with disabilities · 56 tested
English9%−514%−1019%
Math4%−26%−48%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Ventura Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 63% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 80% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

63%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

36%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 449 of 463 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

63%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 293 of 463 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

36%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 163 of 449 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

80% enrolled in college within 12 months · 444 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓29 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓31 · 7%
  • California community college254 · 57%
  • In-state private15 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year25 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled90 · 20%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
80%enrolled in college within a year

444 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California29 (7%)
  • California State University31 (7%)
  • California community college254 (57%)
  • In-state private15 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year25 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled90 (20%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 449 of 463 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 293 of 463 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 163 of 449 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
95
Admitted
64
Enrolled
25

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 73 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 72 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 5
  • UC San DiegoApplied 58 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 56 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 5
  • UC DavisApplied 52 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 49 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 34 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 4
  • UC MercedApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 95 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2024Applied 113 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2023Applied 90 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2022Applied 88 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2021Applied 82 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2020Applied 80 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2019Applied 87 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2018Applied 125 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2017Applied 108 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2016Applied 80 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 22

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
131
Admitted
128
Enrolled
44

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 321 · Admitted 108 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 311 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 41
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 198 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 14
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 152 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 20
  • Chico StateApplied 129 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 128 · Admitted 122 · Enrolled 17
  • San Francisco StateApplied 85 · Admitted 81 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 82 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 82 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 78 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 76 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 60 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 54 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 41 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 37 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 31 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 131 · Admitted 128 · Enrolled 44
  • Fall 2024Applied 148 · Admitted 144 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2023Applied 118 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2022Applied 97 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 85 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 21
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science6
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course21 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 6
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • European History
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
38 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Ventura High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$18,085 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Ventura Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $34 million.

$18,085

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,957
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,128
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,480
  • Ventura High$18,085
  • Ventura Unified high schools$18,094
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Ventura Unified’s yearly plan

$34million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$23million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $34 million of $265 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Ventura Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Ventura High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93001. They are not figures for the families at Ventura High.

Typical household income in a year

$88,078

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93001.

Typical home value
$859,100
People who live in this ZIP code
32,026
Typical age
41.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
39%

What you can do

Who can act on Ventura High’s results?

Ventura Unified’s board decides Ventura High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Ventura High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Ventura High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?16% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (223 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Ventura High, and how do I get in?

Ask Ventura Unified which school serves your address. From Sunset Elementary, Lemon Grove, Cabrillo Middle, De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts and parts of Anacapa Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Middle · assigned
Middle · assigned
Cabrillo Middle Scope Score 81Strong · 77th percentile · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

Middle · assigned
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Anacapa Middle Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Ventura High

2 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (13)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Cabrillo Middle

Into De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts

Into Anacapa Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • E. P. Foster Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lincoln Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 39th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Loma Vista Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 86 · Strong · 87th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Montalvo Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 50th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Pierpont Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 85 · Strong · 86th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sheridan Way Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 8th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Will Rogers Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Elmhurst Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 32nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Lemon Grove

    Assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Sunset Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Portola Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 72nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    78% of the zone’s children

  • Poinsettia Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 79th percentile · elementary · 2026

    32% of the zone’s children

  • Juanamaria Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 40th percentile · elementary · 2026

    31% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Ventura High?

Address
2 North Catalina Street, Ventura 93001Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Marissa Rodriguez (Cervantes)As the state’s school directory lists it, last updated January 20, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Ventura Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Ventura High a good high school?

Ventura High has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 64 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 64th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average Ventura Unified high school. 1.3% of students (27 of 2,012) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 20 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 34% of low-income students in grade 11 at Ventura High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 38 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

80% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #527 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in Ventura Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)63%6220%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5518%
Chronically absent17 in 100605%
Suspension rate1.2% (24 of 2,050)615%
English learners: top level22%605%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257864#527California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–196 in 1004.5% (98 of 2,181)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2417 in 1002.9% (62 of 2,136)
2024–2517 in 1001.2% (24 of 2,050)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1140522%27%24%27%49%57%−8

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1140711%18%20%51%29%32%−3

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English40522%49%
2026 · Math40711%29%
2025 · English42632%60%
2025 · Math41411%24%
2024 · English43729%55%
2024 · Math4359%25%
2023 · English45933%63%
2023 · Math45513%33%
2022 · English39222%52%
2022 · Math36111%30%
2019 · English42329%62%
2019 · Math42016%36%
2018 · English48218%46%
2018 · Math4829%25%
2017 · English52225%60%
2017 · Math52211%29%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English42660%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math41424%
2024 · Grade 11 · English43755%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math43525%
2023 · Grade 11 · English45963%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math45533%
2022 · Grade 11 · English39252%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math36130%
2019 · Grade 11 · English42362%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math42036%
2018 · Grade 11 · English48246%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math48225%
2017 · Grade 11 · English52260%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math52229%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide6632%7%58%34%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income22434%−8−15
Hispanic or Latino21738%−6−11
White14459%−7−9
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 17 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.2% (24 of 2,050) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (27 of 2,012) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10017 in 100+11 in 100
Male6 in 10012 in 100+6 in 100
Asian0 of 340 of 19—
Black or African American2 of 30——
Filipino1 of 12——
Hispanic or Latino6 in 10015 in 100+9 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native1 of 15——
Two or more races9 of 6217 in 100—
White7 in 10014 in 100+7 in 100
Students with disabilities13 in 10026 in 100+13 in 100
English learners6 in 10023 in 100+17 in 100
Foster youth2 of 15——
Homeless10 in 10011 of 45—
Military families1 of 19——
Low-income8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
All students6 in 10015 in 100+9 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 63% · numerator 293 students classified Prepared · denominator 463 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 61% · AP-pathway numerator 179 · denominator 293 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 293 of 463 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
61%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
36%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
80%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20259564253.954.084.21
202411379353.954.084.19
20239068294.014.094.12
20228856253.853.974.04
20218250273.844.044.08
20208052233.924.074.06
20198757293.874.074.13
201812559263.734.004.06
201710857223.754.004.07
20168053223.763.953.97

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202556105
Berkeley20246111under 3
Berkeley2023589under 3
Berkeley20224853
Berkeley20214583
Davis20255225under 3
Davis202454265
Davis202340204
Davis20224414under 3
Davis202140194
Irvine2025494under 3
Irvine2024454under 3
Irvine2023399under 3
Irvine2022393under 3
Irvine2021283under 3
Los Angeles202573106
Los Angeles2024731210
Los Angeles20235777
Los Angeles20225154
Los Angeles2021504under 3
Merced20252019under 3
Merced20241111under 3
Merced202388under 3
Merced202219194
Merced202199under 3
Riverside20251817under 3
Riverside20241613under 3
Riverside202363under 3
Riverside20221410under 3
Riverside2021105under 3
San Diego20255819under 3
San Diego202458204
San Diego20235712under 3
San Diego20225394
San Diego20215111under 3
Santa Barbara202572275
Santa Barbara202477256
Santa Barbara202369205
Santa Barbara202262143
Santa Barbara202161179
Santa Cruz202534284
Santa Cruz202452418
Santa Cruz202356418
Santa Cruz202257243
Santa Cruz202146277
Universitywide2025956425
Universitywide20241137935
Universitywide2023906829
Universitywide2022885625
Universitywide2021825027

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count21
AP enrollment (male/female)562
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 38 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections9
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,004

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California297%
California State University317%
California community college25457%
In-state private153%
Out-of-state, 4-year256%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled9020%

444 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 80% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,949 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 15,871 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,125 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,939

Central federal expenditures attributed here$355 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,939

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,316 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$143,459,32955.30%55%
Instruction support$31,533,67012.15%12%
Student services$31,931,01012.31%12%
Administration$22,834,6098.80%9%
Buildings & maintenance$26,887,30610.36%11%
Other$2,788,9051.07%1%
Total$259,434,829100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $259,434,829 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,949 per pupil
2020$11,763 per pupil
2019$12,006 per pupil
2018$11,435 per pupil
2017$11,262 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93001 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93001 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$88,078
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39%
ZIP-area population32,026
Median age41.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93001 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026