Nordhoff High

Summary:

Nordhoff High is a public high school located in Ojai, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 666 students. The school is part of the Ojai Unified School District, which is ranked 1039 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nordhoff High consistently ranks among the top 20% of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 264 and 580 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST) is significantly higher than the Ojai Unified School District and the state of California averages. Nordhoff High also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.1% to 96.7% over the past five years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates are low, ranging from 0.6% to 2.6% over the same period, well below the state average. Nordhoff High performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Rio Mesa High, Renaissance High, and the schools in the Santa Paula Unified School District, Nordhoff High stands out as the highest-performing school academically. The closest school in terms of academic performance is Foothill Technology High, which is ranked in the top 6% of California high schools and has similar strong academic outcomes. However, Nordhoff High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.7% in 2018-2019 to 33.6% in 2021-2022, before declining to 23.3% in 2022-2023, which is a concern that the school and district should address.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1401 Maricopa Hwy.
       Ojai, CA  93023-3132


(805) 640-4343

District: Ojai Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
380th of 2,323 California High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  620

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.6%
Hispanic:
41.6%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Nordhoff High ranks better than 83.6% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.3. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Nordhoff High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), Hispanic (41.6%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nordhoff High is 17.6. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nordhoff High:

SchoolDigger ranks Nordhoff High 380th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Nordhoff High in the ranking list.)

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Ojai Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ojai Unified 1039th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Nordhoff High

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Rank History for all students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.48 115th 1653 93.0%
2005 74.39 176th 1901 90.7%
2006 75.11 200th 1968 89.8%
2007 82.85 85th 2063 95.9%
2008 80.60 116th 2117 94.5%
2009 74.22 198th 2238 91.2%
2010 76.14 182nd 2281 92.0%
2011 68.68 320th 2367 86.5%
2012 71.90 264th 2354 88.8%
2013 68.24 338th 2426 86.1%
2015 73.50 479th 1994 76.0%
2016 76.00 448th 2039 78.0%
2017 76.06 481st 2021 76.2%
2018 67.46 644th 2017 68.1%
2019 77.07 417th 2133 80.5%
2022 80.95 356th 2123 83.2%
2023 63.99 580th 2348 75.3%
2024 76.30 380th 2323 83.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.86 339th 1547 78.1%
2024 79.52 118th 1534 92.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.45 489th 1862 73.7%
2019 68.27 496th 1937 74.4%
2022 66.91 502nd 1943 74.2%
2023 49.61 889th 2247 60.4%
2024 77.38 312th 2235 86.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.21 557th 1760 68.4%
2019 75.26 391st 1833 78.7%
2022 80.48 315th 1858 83.0%
2023 49.60 835th 2118 60.6%
2024 75.89 369th 2098 82.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.65 854th 1052 18.8%
2019 46.25 459th 1117 58.9%
2022 82.50 119th 1161 89.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.79 742nd 1834 59.5%
2019 73.56 432nd 1880 77.0%
2022 77.96 365th 1916 80.9%
2023 74.36 396th 2207 82.1%
2024 70.45 438th 2172 79.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.46 788th 1742 54.8%
2019 61.35 608th 1814 66.5%
2022 58.32 649th 1861 65.1%
2023 47.43 921st 2142 57.0%
2024 74.45 326th 2125 84.7%
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Rank History for White students at Nordhoff High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.15 613th 1173 47.7%
2019 65.74 407th 1222 66.7%
2022 77.37 242nd 1204 79.9%
2023 57.28 491st 1434 65.8%
2024 67.08 351st 1406 75.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Nordhoff High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 784 10 25 108 3 n/a n/a 0 930
1989 717 8 21 132 3 n/a n/a 0 881
1990 664 5 20 137 3 n/a n/a 0 829
1991 689 6 15 166 2 n/a n/a 0 878
1992 740 7 12 173 3 n/a n/a 0 935
1993 862 8 13 162 3 n/a n/a 0 1048
1994 819 7 13 172 2 n/a n/a 0 1013
1995 895 7 23 173 3 n/a n/a 0 1101
1996 895 7 23 173 3 n/a n/a 0 1101
1997 889 4 23 190 3 n/a n/a 0 1109
1998 991 7 21 202 5 n/a n/a 0 1226
1999 979 6 26 223 11 n/a n/a 0 1245
2000 980 7 25 233 8 n/a n/a 0 1253
2001 988 8 26 238 10 n/a n/a 0 1270
2002 974 8 40 253 11 n/a n/a 10 1296
2003 974 8 40 253 11 n/a n/a 10 1296
2004 928 9 36 274 15 n/a n/a 10 1272
2005 921 7 32 277 16 n/a n/a 17 1270
2006 838 7 25 279 12 n/a n/a 16 1177
2007 770 7 18 285 13 n/a n/a 32 1125
2008 742 8 28 314 9 n/a n/a 0 1101
2009 655 10 29 322 6 4 19 0 1045
2010 587 11 31 312 6 2 3 0 952
2011 565 7 34 326 7 3 3 0 945
2012 518 10 33 324 7 4 4 0 900
2013 516 10 31 297 5 2 7 0 868
2014 462 11 32 311 6 1 9 0 832
2015 470 12 23 260 9 0 9 0 783
2016 453 10 18 260 7 0 10 0 758
2017 419 9 18 245 6 1 10 0 708
2018 423 5 18 266 3 1 13 0 729
2019 413 4 21 278 5 1 13 0 735
2020 418 4 19 279 3 1 17 0 741
2021 424 7 17 280 2 1 24 0 755
2022 404 5 13 309 1 1 28 3 764
2023 360 3 10 266 0 0 26 1 666
2024 320 4 10 258 1 0 23 4 620

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nordhoff High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 930 44.0 21.1 n/a
1989 881 43.9 20.0 n/a
1990 829 42.0 19.7 n/a
1991 878 39.8 22.0 n/a
1992 935 40.4 23.1 9.9
1993 1048 48.6 21.6 11.9
1994 1013 48.8 20.8 18.1
1995 1101 47.4 23.2 17.6
1996 1101 47.4 23.2 17.6
1997 1109 49.6 22.4 17.7
1998 1226 52.5 23.4 16.2
1999 1245 55.4 22.5 19.1
2000 1253 54.4 23.0 18.4
2001 1270 54.7 23.2 17.3
2002 1296 60.0 21.6 17
2003 1296 60.0 21.6 17
2004 1272 55.8 22.8 17
2005 1270 55.4 22.9 19.2
2006 1177 50.4 23.4 20.9
2007 1125 50.8 22.1 22.7
2008 1101 56.8 19.4 22.9
2009 1045 45.8 20.3 26.2
2010 952 41.2 23.1 29.1
2011 945 n/a n/a 34.8
2012 900 39.1 23.0 n/a
2013 868 37.7 22.9 46
2014 832 37.2 22.3 52
2015 783 31.0 25.2 37.5
2016 758 32.0 23.6 35.9
2017 708 35.4 19.9 38.1
2018 729 34.5 21.0 43.9
2019 735 32.8 22.3 44.1
2020 741 n/a n/a 40.2
2021 755 28.4 26.5 40.9
2022 764 32.7 23.3 39.5
2023 666 34.3 19.4 38.4
2024 620 35.0 17.6 36.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Nordhoff High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 930 44.0 21.1 n/a
1989 881 43.9 20.0 n/a
1990 829 42.0 19.7 n/a
1991 878 39.8 22.0 n/a
1992 935 40.4 23.1 9.9
1993 1048 48.6 21.6 11.9
1994 1013 48.8 20.8 18.1
1995 1101 47.4 23.2 17.6
1996 1101 47.4 23.2 17.6
1997 1109 49.6 22.4 17.7
1998 1226 52.5 23.4 16.2
1999 1245 55.4 22.5 19.1
2000 1253 54.4 23.0 18.4
2001 1270 54.7 23.2 17.3
2002 1296 60.0 21.6 17
2003 1296 60.0 21.6 17
2004 1272 55.8 22.8 17
2005 1270 55.4 22.9 19.2
2006 1177 50.4 23.4 20.9
2007 1125 50.8 22.1 22.7
2008 1101 56.8 19.4 22.9
2009 1045 45.8 20.3 26.2
2010 952 41.2 23.1 29.1
2011 945 n/a n/a 34.8
2012 900 39.1 23.0 n/a
2013 868 37.7 22.9 46
2014 832 37.2 22.3 52
2015 783 31.0 25.2 37.5
2016 758 32.0 23.6 35.9
2017 708 35.4 19.9 38.1
2018 729 34.5 21.0 43.9
2019 735 32.8 22.3 44.1
2020 741 n/a n/a 40.2
2021 755 28.4 26.5 40.9
2022 764 32.7 23.3 39.5
2023 666 34.3 19.4 38.4
2024 620 35.0 17.6 36.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nordhoff High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 417th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 580th of 2348 High schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nordhoff High)63.259.3
 3.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ojai Unified)55.951.4
 4.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Nordhoff High)37.425.7
 11.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Ojai Unified)31.322.2
 9.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Nordhoff High)36.436.4
   11th Grade Science (Ojai Unified)36.433.3
 3.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students735666
 9.4%
African American43
 25%
American Indian50
 100%
Asian2110
 52.4%
Hispanic278266
 4.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White413360
 12.8%
Two or More Races1326
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.1%38.4%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Nordhoff High

Students at Nordhoff High are 52% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 620 students attended Nordhoff High.

Nordhoff High ranks 380th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Nordhoff High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Meiners Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Mira Monte Elementary
Elementary : Topa Topa Elementary
Middle : Nordhoff Junior High


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