Ojai · Ventura County

Schools in Ojai

Ojai’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 57th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 15th to 57th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Topa Topa Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
  • Summit: 42nd percentile, Developing
  • Mira Monte Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
  • Valley Oak Charter: 15th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 3 schools

from 20th to 40th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Summit: 40th percentile, Developing
  • Nordhoff Jr. High: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Valley Oak Charter: 20th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 57th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Nordhoff High: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 6 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Ojai

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

Open full map →

Loading school locations…

Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

The school lists on this page are also available without the map.

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Ojai score highest?

Topa Topa Elementary is highest, at the 57th percentile.

That’s higher than 57 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Ojai

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 1 elementary school
  • Valley Oak CharterCharter school. Check how it admits students.
    15thNeeds SupportScope Score 22
Context

The average Ojai elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Ojai score highest?

Summit is highest, at the 40th percentile.

That’s higher than 40 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Ojai

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

  • SummitCheck how it admits students.
    40thDevelopingScope Score 34
  • Nordhoff Jr. High
    24thNeeds SupportScope Score 28
  • Valley Oak CharterCharter school. Check how it admits students.
    20thNeeds SupportScope Score 27
Context

The average Ojai middle school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Ojai stand?

Nordhoff High is at the 57th percentile.

That’s higher than 57 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Ojai.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Legacy HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

12 private schools have a Ojai address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

Which places nearby can you look at next?

School districts

More places (3)

ZIP codes

Before kindergarten

Common questions

Which public schools in Ojai rank highest?

Elementary: Topa Topa Elementary, 57th percentile (Solid). Middle: Summit, 40th percentile (Developing). High: Nordhoff High, 57th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Ojai decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
More questions (3)

Are the public schools in Ojai good?

Ojai’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 57th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 2 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Ojai’s 3 public middle schools run from the 20th to the 40th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Ojai has one public high school we score, Nordhoff High, at the 57th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Ojai compare with California?

The average Ojai elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Ojai middle school had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Ojai address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

Download these schools (CSV)Free to use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.