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Ojai Unified schools

Ojai Unified’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.

  • 6 ranked schools
  • 1 school not ranked statewide

Schools around Ojai Unified

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

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

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Ojai Unified 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 Unified

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 elementary school in Ojai Unified 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 Unified 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 Unified

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 middle school in Ojai Unified 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 Unified 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 Unified.

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

The district

Where does Ojai Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Ojai Unified spent $16,694 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 54 cents of every Ojai Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction54%
  • Instruction support13%
  • Student services12%
  • Administration11%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$10.8 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 17 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 31% of its $34.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 95 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 87% of the money. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.

  • Teacher Retention $6.5 million
  • Student Engagement $2.6 million
  • Student Technology $400,000
  • 14 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, math or catch-up help
  • Reading $220,000
  • Math $150,000
  • Catch-up help $270,000

Largest of these

  • Early Literacy$220,000
  • Academic Support$160,000
  • Math pilot$150,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $3.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $2.4 million and estimates it spent $4.3 million, $1.9 million (80%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $1.4 million (15%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Student Engagement, which went from $1.5 million to $2.6 million.

Largest cuts

  • Safety−⁠$80,000

Largest increases

  • Student Engagement+⁠$1.0 million
  • Professional Development+⁠$150,000
  • Student Technology+⁠$100,000

Ask: What did Safety pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $80,000 less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 242%42%no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 329%26%down 3 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 126 in 10018 in 1008 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 10.7%0.8%up 0.1 pts

Goal 4 isn’t shown because it tracks named schools.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Teacher Retention · $6,500,000
  • Student Engagement · $2,550,000
  • Student Technology · $400,000
The full plan4 goals, 34 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($10.8 million).

Where does the money go?

69% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1The District will maintain high-quality, safe learning environments and maintain our school facilities to…$3.0 million28% of action budgets

“The District will maintain high-quality, safe learning environments and maintain our school facilities to ensure students and staff are supported in their teaching and learning endeavors. In addition, the staff will work to increase equity, student engagement, and school climate by providing activities, resources and programs to promote students' feelings of connectedness, social, emotional, and physical wellness, empowerment and emotional resiliency. Staff will communicate, listen, educate, and partner with parents, families, and our community to create a culture of mutual respect and collaboration to serve Ojai students in a positive school and district climate” p. 17 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.0 million (+⁠$1.0 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Engagement$2.6 millionaction 1.4 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Mental and Physical Health$0.2 millionaction 1.3 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Safety$0.1 millionaction 1.2 · p. 57 ↗
  4. Outreach to Families$0.1 millionaction 1.1 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Attendanceunder $0.1 millionaction 1.5 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Engagement+⁠$1.0 million$1.5 million → $2.6 million · p. 57 ↗
  2. Safety−⁠$80,000$200,000 → $120,000 · p. 57 ↗
  3. Attendance+⁠$30,000$20,000 → $50,000 · p. 57 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Mental and Physical Health · $200,000 → $200,000 · p. 57 ↗unchanged
  • Outreach to Families · $100,000 → $100,000 · p. 57 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 13 measures · 1 quoted

  • School Facilities in "Good Repair" (CDE Facility Inspection Tool - FIT) p. 20 ↗
    Baseline
    100% of schools are in Good Repair (2023-24) (FIT)
    Target for year 3
    Maintain 100% of schools in Good Repair (2026-27) (FIT)

12 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Ojai Unified will prepare students by providing high-quality learning environments/​programs to address the…$7.5 million69% of action budgets

“Ojai Unified will prepare students by providing high-quality learning environments/​programs to address the personalized learning needs of ALL students to ensure high achievement and college and career readiness. This includes targeting academic achievement performance gaps identified in student groups each year as shown on state/​local assessment results. The district will focus on recruiting and retaining qualified staff as required by state and federal requirements. Teachers and staff will have access to high-quality curricular and instructional materials and supportive staff development to provide effective instruction of the California academic standards to our students” p. 26 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $7.1 million (+⁠$380,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. Teacher Retention$6.5 millionaction 2.6 · p. 58 ↗
  2. Student Technology$0.4 millionaction 2.4 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Early Literacy$0.2 millionaction 2.2 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $85,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Professional Development$0.2 millionaction 2.3 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $50,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  5. Academic Support$0.2 millionaction 2.1 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $150,000 is state funding counted toward those services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Students with Disabilities · action 2.5 · p. 58 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Professional Development+⁠$150,000$50,000 → $200,000 · p. 57 ↗
  2. Student Technology+⁠$100,000$300,000 → $400,000 · p. 57 ↗
  3. Early Literacy+⁠$70,000$150,000 → $220,000 · p. 57 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Teacher Retention · $6.5 million → $6.5 million · p. 58 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Support · $100,000 → $160,000 · p. 57 ↗+⁠$60,000
  • Students with Disabilities · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 58 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 15 measures · 3 quoted

  • AP Pass Rate (College Board) p. 28 ↗
    Baseline
    83% (2022-23) (College Board)
    Target for year 3
    Maintain at 80%+ (2025-26) (College Board)
  • Standards-aligned Instructional Materials for every student (Williams, CA Dashboard) p. 30 ↗
    Baseline
    100% (2023)(Williams, CA Dashboard)
    Target for year 3
    Maintain at 100% (2026) (Williams, CA Dashboard)
  • College/Career Indicator Prepared (Dashboard) p. 30 ↗
    Baseline
    67.7% (2023) (Dashboard)
    Target for year 3
    70% Prepared (2026) (Dashboard)

12 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3 · Focus GoalThe district will provide a high quality educational program that focuses on raising the overall academic…$267,5002% of action budgets

“The district will provide a high quality educational program that focuses on raising the overall academic achievement in mathematics for all students. A primary area of focus will ensure that math curriculum and instruction is coherent and aligned across the district. This focus goal will address areas of need in mathematics that will require and benefit a more specific and data intensive approach. Major components of this goal include: A focus on equity and access for students through our curriculum, instruction, and assessment; An accurate collection and analysis of data; and Securing evidenced-based programs/​services to maximize learning for our students. The goal will explicitly reference the CA Dashboard metrics and the CAASPP metrics by which the achievement of the goal will be measured. The timeframe will be three years by which the district expects to achieve the goal. However, at the end of each year, careful analysis will occur to ensure that the district is making progress each year. By 2027, students in grades 3-8 and 11 will: » Decrease the percentage of students who are Below Standard on the three achievement levels within the math SBAC (e.g., concepts and procedures, problem solving and modeling and data analysis, communicating reasoning) as measured by the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) » Increase the percent of students in grades 3–8 and 11 meeting or exceeding standard in math to the state level. (CAASPP) » Make progress toward the standard in math as measured by above/​below standard on the CA School Dashboard” p. 36 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $267,500 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. Math pilot$150,000action 3.4 · p. 58 ↗
  2. Academic Support$100,000action 3.1 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $50,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Parent engagement$10,000action 3.3 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. K-6 Essential Standards$7,500action 3.2 · p. 58 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Math pilot · $150,000 → $150,000 · p. 58 ↗unchanged
  • Academic Support · $100,000 → $100,000 · p. 58 ↗unchanged
  • Parent engagement · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 58 ↗unchanged
  • K-6 Essential Standards · $7,500 → $7,500 · p. 58 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 36 ↗.

Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalIncrease attendance through increased student engagement for students at Legacy High School. Measure outcomes…$30,000under 1% of action budgets

“Increase attendance through increased student engagement for students at Legacy High School. Measure outcomes through chronic absenteeism and graduation rates. The goal will explicitly reference the CA Dashboard metrics by which the achievement of the goal will be measured. The timeframe will be two years by which the district expects to achieve the goal. However, at the end of each year, careful analysis will occur to ensure that the district is making progress each year. By 2028, Legacy High School students will » Decrease Chronic Absenteeism (2028 Dashboard) » Increase the number of graduates by 2028. (2028 Dashboard)” p. 44 ↗

2 funded actions · no goal 4 in the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Increase project-based learning activities as part of the credit recovery programming at the continuation high school$10,000action 4.2 · p. 58 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 58 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Title not confirmed · $20,000 · p. 58 ↗not compared
  • Increase project-based learning activities as part of the credit recovery programming at the continuation high school · $10,000 · p. 58 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 2 measures · 1 quoted

  • Graduation Rate p. 44 ↗
    Baseline
    79.2% Graduation Rate (Dashboard 2023)
    Target for year 3
    80% Graduation Rate (Dashboard 2026)

1 more measure in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 2,084 students
1. White: 54%2. Hispanic or Latino: 39%3. Two or more races: 4%4. Asian: 1%5. Black or African American: 1%6. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%7. Filipino: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. White54%
  2. Hispanic or Latino39%
  3. Two or more races4%
  4. Asian1%
  5. Black or African American1%
  6. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  7. Filipino<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

51%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 1,061 of 2,083 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

Ojai Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 43% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (45 of 104 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Ojai Unified 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 the Ojai Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Ojai Unified good?

Ojai Unified’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 Unified’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 Unified 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 Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Ojai Unified 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 middle school in Ojai Unified 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.

How much does Ojai Unified spend per student?

Ojai Unified spent $16,694 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 54 cents of every Ojai Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Ojai Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $10.8 million into 17 funded actions in 4 goals, 31% of its $34.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $7.5 million, 69% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

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 governed and funded by Ojai Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

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 →

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