Middle Schools in Ojai Unified

Nordhoff Junior High is the only middle school listed in Ojai Unified; it serves grades 7–8 and has 271 students. With no other local middle school in the list, parents can compare its results with district and California figures, but not with another nearby school. The clearest finding is that Nordhoff’s science results are much closer to the state level than its ELA and math results.

Nordhoff’s strongest comparison is science: its 2025–2026 all-grades result was 33.1%, slightly above the district’s 32.8% but below California’s 36%. ELA and math were below both benchmarks: ELA was 35%, compared with 42% districtwide and 49% statewide; math was 24%, compared with 26% and 38%. In the grade-specific results, Nordhoff was above the district in every supplied comparison: by about 1 point in each ELA grade, 0.5 to 2 points in math, and 1 point in grade 8 science. Those results still trailed the state in each grade. Because Nordhoff is the only school listed, there is no local top or bottom school to identify.

Scores rose in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: about 1 percentage point in ELA, 1 point in math, and 4 points in science. California also improved, and Nordhoff’s gaps to the state narrowed only slightly, so the larger ELA and math differences remain. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 43 to 37 over the three rank-history years, a 6-point decline. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 22.1 in 2024–2025, and 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 19% in 2025–2026, compared with 17% for the district and 18% statewide.