Best Public Schools in Ojai, CA

Summary:

The city of Ojai, California is home to 8 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The data reveals a wide range in school performance within the Ojai Unified School District, with Nordhoff High School and Topa Topa Elementary standing out as top performers, while other schools like Meiners Oaks Elementary and Legacy High struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism.

The data highlights the critical role of student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates strongly correlated with academic performance. While Valley Oak Charter stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%, the district average is over 20%. Graduation rates also vary widely, with Nordhoff High at 94.8% and Legacy High at 77.3%.

The data suggests potential equity concerns, with higher-need schools like Meiners Oaks Elementary and Legacy High performing significantly worse than their more affluent counterparts. The wide range in free/reduced lunch rates across the Ojai Unified School District is a potential indicator of socioeconomic disparities that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Meiners Oaks Elementary	Public	K	400 South Lomita Ave.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4378	86	5	17.2	31.4%	52 (60.5%)	1 (1.2%)	30 (34.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																					83.9	92.9	91.1	92.9	91.1	94.6
Mira Monte Elementary	Public	K-6	1216 Loma Dr.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4384	509	20	26.0	43.8%	234 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	242 (47.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	42.1	3056^th of 5862 public elementary schools	47.9%		45.2	2814^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.1%	242	32.9			32.9	32.4	36.1	48.1	32.8				37.7	39.2	40.3	39.2	11.9				33.2	88.7	93.6	95.2	93.6	93.6	93.6
Nordhoff High	Public	9-12	1401 Maricopa Hwy.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4343	620	35	17.6	36.9%	320 (51.6%)	4 (0.6%)	258 (41.6%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	76.3	380^th of 2323 public high schools	83.6%		64	580^th of 2348 public high schools	75.3%	200			45.1	44.9							77.2	77.2							29.0	29.0
Topa Topa Elementary	Public	K-6	916 Mountain View Ave.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4366	355	15	24.4	40.0%	199 (56.1%)	5 (1.4%)	127 (35.8%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	38.3	3281^st of 5862 public elementary schools	44.0%		72.5	1480^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.8%	1801	22.0			22.0	33.3	43.1	46.0	46.8				42.2	34.6	17.3	26.0	27.1				26.2	80.0	83.3	86.7	80.0	83.3	86.7
Summit	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12525 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 640-4300	183	6	30.3	33.3%	134 (73.2%)	3 (1.6%)	27 (14.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)	29.4	6.3	18.8	18.4			27.8	14.3		25.0	37.5	27.1			17.7	0.0		12.5	13.3	12.2
Valley Oak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	907 El Centro St.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Valley Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4421	44	2	22.1	38.6%	34 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)								(n/a)												16.7								3.3
Legacy High	Public	9-12	114 North Montgomery	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4330	49	3	18.3	57.1%	18 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	14.8	1818^th of 2323 public high schools	21.7%		14.6	1854^th of 2348 public high schools	21.0%	36			7.1	7.1							26.7	26.7							0.0	0.0
Nordhoff Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Maricopa Hwy	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4343	281	15	19.1	38.8%	152 (54.1%)	1 (0.4%)	111 (39.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	35.9	1589^th of 2777 public middle schools	42.8%		44.4	1329^th of 2802 public middle schools	52.6%	260		24.8		24.8					36.1	32.8		34.4					24.8	21.8		23.3

Cities Near Ojai

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oak View	4.98 mi	1	398^th
Ventura	10.4 mi	30	337^th
Santa Paula	10.45 mi	14	688^th
Oxnard	14.34 mi	54	710^th
Carpinteria	15.29 mi	5	285^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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