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Moorpark High

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Moorpark High ranks 500 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Moorpark High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 1,700 students in grades 9-12 within the well-regarded Moorpark Unified district, offering a solid, comprehensive education in a region with a mix of strong school options.

Academically, the school is a reliable performer with a very strong 95% graduation rate, but it shows a distinct split in subject strength: students excel in English Language Arts, outperforming state averages, while math proficiency is a notable challenge, lagging behind both the district average and higher-performing neighbors like Westlake High and Newbury Park High. The area features a two-tier landscape, with specialized schools such as The High School at Moorpark College and Rancho Campana High achieving exceptional results, while comprehensive schools like Moorpark High form a cluster of solid, mid-tier options.

Moorpark High serves a diverse student body with a moderate level of economic need, and while it maintains good student engagement with lower-than-average chronic absenteeism, its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students has seen a recent decline. The school's performance indicates strong foundational supports that ensure students graduate, but there is clear room for growth, particularly in strengthening mathematics instruction to match the success seen in English and to close the gap with the top-tier schools in the region.

1,691

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,687

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.
Moorpark, CA 93021-9772

(805) 378-6305

District: Moorpark Unified

Feeder schools for Moorpark High:

Elementary:	Arroyo West Elementary
	Campus Canyon Elementary
	Mountain Meadows Elementary
	Peach Hill Academy
Middle:	Chaparral Middle
	Mesa Verde Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

32.8%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

California avg41%

500^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Moorpark Unified

298^th of 1,543Moorpark Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	500 of 2162	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	573 of 2159	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	705 of 2170	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	513 of 2123	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	372 of 1290	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	647 of 2133	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	509 of 2017	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	586 of 2021	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	312 of 2039	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	255 of 1994	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	60.7	520 of 2426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	463 of 2354	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	404 of 2367	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	298 of 2281	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	256 of 2238	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.3	250 of 2117	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	251 of 2063	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	303 of 1968	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.5	109 of 1901	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	70.6	178 of 1653	89.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	303 of 585	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	306 of 573	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	258 of 591	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	167 of 581	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	204 of 582	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	254 of 581	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.9	195 of 1161	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.9	281 of 555	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	452 of 1117	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	458 of 1052	56.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	227 of 1085	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	320 of 1064	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	334 of 467	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	784 of 941	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	706 of 938	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	478 of 1906	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	506 of 1915	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	769 of 1915	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	429 of 1858	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	333 of 1054	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	625 of 1833	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	517 of 1760	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	655 of 1900	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	822 of 1902	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	949 of 1917	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	667 of 1861	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	894 of 1814	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	691 of 1742	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	923 of 2013	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	1236 of 2026	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1237 of 2030	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1105 of 1943	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	802 of 1126	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1071 of 1937	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1040 of 1862	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	498 of 1942	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	607 of 1948	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	600 of 1963	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	549 of 1916	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	337 of 1122	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	633 of 1880	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	489 of 1834	73.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	218 of 577	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	202 of 574	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	127 of 541	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	221 of 515	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	124 of 422	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	211 of 366	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	525 of 1252	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	646 of 1216	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	425 of 1197	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	301 of 1155	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	242 of 1173	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	457 of 1193	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	349 of 1204	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	618 of 1222	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	471 of 1173	59.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Performance is trending down. Moorpark unified is staffed by hicks who all attend the same church. Essentially a club of old timers looking to protect their interests. Favoritism in school-based activities. Middling district in need of fresh leadership. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moorpark High	Public	9-12	4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6305	1,691	70	24.0	36.5%	554 (32.8%)	15 (0.9%)	918 (54.3%)	105 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.6%)	74.5	500^th of 2162 public high schools	76.9%		69.3	573^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	73	41.0	0.0	40.0	63.4	63.4	37.5	37.5	$15,687	$1,118	$14,569
IvyTech Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	6591 Collins Dr. Ste. E4	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	IvyTech Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 222-5188	72	7	9.6	30.6%	33 (45.8%)	1 (1.4%)	31 (43.1%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)								(n/a)			15.8		35.0		10.0	$33,527	$00	$33,527
The High School at Moorpark College	Public	9-12	7075 Campus Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-1444	121	4	30.7	13.2%	54 (44.6%)	1 (0.8%)	30 (24.8%)	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.3%)	99.2	9^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		97.3	59^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	50	76.2		72.7	100.0	100.0	81.0	81.0	$14,106	$1,267	$12,839
Thousand Oaks High	Public	9-12	2323 North Moorpark Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7491	1,703	80	21.1	23.8%	765 (44.9%)	19 (1.1%)	680 (39.9%)	118 (6.9%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (5.9%)	69.8	604^th of 2162 public high schools	72.1%		77.1	454^th of 2159 public high schools	79.0%	150	35.6		36.0	59.5	59.5	37.1	37.1	$16,950	$1,081	$15,869
Conejo Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1402 East Janss Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6646	75	7	10.4	61.3%	16 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.6	2037^th of 2162 public high schools	5.8%		11.2	1994^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	43	2.6		2.4	9.8	9.8	2.0	2.0	$36,784	$1,271	$35,513
Insight School of California	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	458	12	37.7	78.4%	94 (20.5%)	73 (15.9%)	251 (54.8%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.1%)	40.1	1256^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		23	1629^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	373	23.0	20.5	22.4	32.0	32.0	24.2	24.2	$10,792	$912	$9,880
Newbury Park High	Public	9-12	456 North Reino Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3676	2,047	93	21.9	17.5%	1,023 (50.0%)	21 (1.0%)	624 (30.5%)	220 (10.7%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	141 (6.9%)	85.4	302^nd of 2162 public high schools	86.0%		85.7	314^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	12	50.3		50.3	67.1	67.1	48.5	48.5	$16,317	$1,092	$15,225
Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	96.7	64^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		97.2	62^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%	2	64.8		63.8	86.6	86.6	65.6	65.6
Royal High	Public	9-12	1402 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 306-4875	1,835	83	21.9	43.1%	707 (38.5%)	36 (2.0%)	923 (50.3%)	102 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.3%)	67	656^th of 2162 public high schools	69.7%		64.4	666^th of 2159 public high schools	69.2%	10	40.1	41.2	40.2	58.4	58.4	27.2	27.2	$15,955	$1,079	$14,876
Adolfo Camarillo High	Public	9-12	4660 Mission Oaks Blvd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6407	1,969	78	25.1	40.9%	620 (31.5%)	32 (1.6%)	1,030 (52.3%)	129 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (7.5%)	66.1	672^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		77.8	443^rd of 2159 public high schools	79.5%	229	34.4		34.2	56.2	56.2	34.7	34.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Moorpark High

How many students attend Moorpark High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,691 students attended Moorpark High.

What district is Moorpark High in?

Moorpark Unified

What is the racial makeup of Moorpark High?

Students at Moorpark High are 54% Hispanic, 33% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Moorpark High a good school?

Moorpark High ranks 500^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Moorpark High?

Moorpark High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arroyo West Elementary
Elementary : Campus Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Mountain Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Peach Hill Academy
Middle : Chaparral Middle
Middle : Mesa Verde Middle

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