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Channel Islands High

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Channel Islands High ranks 1401 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Channel Islands High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with approximately 2,380 students in Oxnard, California, operating within the Oxnard Union High district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 13.89% of students are proficient, which is a district-wide issue but places Channel Islands below peers like Oxnard High. However, the school excels in graduating students, with a 95.2% graduation rate that surpasses both district and state averages, highlighting a strong system of student support and persistence even when academic proficiency is low. Chronic absenteeism at 27.8% is a concern and is higher than at some nearby schools, which likely impacts learning.

Compared to other schools, Channel Islands serves a very economically disadvantaged population and has the highest student-teacher ratio among similar comprehensive high schools in the district. Its performance has gradually declined over the past decade, and support for specific student groups can be inconsistent year-to-year. Notably, the exceptional Oxnard Middle College High nearby shows dramatically different outcomes, while the wide variation in per-student spending across the district, such as at Frontier High, raises questions about resource allocation and effectiveness.

2,380

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,863

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Raiders Way
Oxnard, CA 93033-5699

(805) 385-2787

District: Oxnard Union High

Feeder schools for Channel Islands High:

Elementary:	Elm Street Elementary
	Fred L. Williams Elementary
	Harrington Elementary
	Laguna Vista Elementary
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	Lemonwood Elementary
	Mar Vista Elementary
	Tierra Vista Elementary
Middle:	Ocean View Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

Asian:

6.1%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,401^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10High Schools in the Oxnard Union High

804^th of 1,543Oxnard Union High 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	34.0	1401 of 2162	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1242 of 2159	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1598 of 2170	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1392 of 2123	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	659 of 1290	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1279 of 2133	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1221 of 2017	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.3	1118 of 2021	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	929 of 2039	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.7	1272 of 1994	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1023 of 2426	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.9	1028 of 2354	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.2	1125 of 2367	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.7	1112 of 2281	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.0	1160 of 2238	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.1	1040 of 2117	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.3	893 of 2063	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.8	931 of 1968	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.0	801 of 1901	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.5	777 of 1653	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	817 of 1161	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	533 of 555	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1041 of 1117	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	953 of 1052	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	403 of 1085	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	716 of 1064	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	604 of 1044	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	213 of 467	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	542 of 941	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	439 of 938	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1260 of 1906	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1116 of 1915	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1482 of 1915	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1287 of 1858	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	613 of 1054	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1187 of 1833	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1158 of 1760	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1198 of 1900	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1074 of 1902	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1397 of 1917	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1206 of 1861	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1088 of 1814	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1030 of 1742	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	313 of 410	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.1	94 of 328	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.4	202 of 299	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1255 of 2013	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	992 of 2026	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	1458 of 2030	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1201 of 1943	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	461 of 1126	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1096 of 1937	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1090 of 1862	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1338 of 1942	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1214 of 1948	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1448 of 1963	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1302 of 1916	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	576 of 1122	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1183 of 1880	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1171 of 1834	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	44 of 85	48.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1108 of 1252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	883 of 1216	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1020 of 1197	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.0	873 of 1222	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)29th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2025)16th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

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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 (2025)
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
Channel Islands High	Public	9-12	1400 Raiders Way	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2787	2,380	95	25.1	88.3%	38 (1.6%)	8 (0.3%)	2,167 (91.1%)	146 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	14 (0.6%)	34	1401^st of 2162 public high schools	35.2%		39.6	1242^nd of 2159 public high schools	42.5%	159	19.0	0.0	18.1	41.7	41.7	13.9	13.9	$25,863	$24,498	$1,365
Anacapa Adult Transition Program	Public	12	1701 Gary Dr.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-5247	175	15	11.7	62.3%	20 (11.4%)	6 (3.4%)	127 (72.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Oxnard Middle College High	Public	9-12	4000 South Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5521	194	6	30.7	79.4%	10 (5.2%)	4 (2.1%)	163 (84.0%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	96.3	71^st of 2162 public high schools	96.7%		91.8	182^nd of 2159 public high schools	91.6%	111	60.0		60.0	92.5	92.5	60.0	60.0	$24,298	$24,130	$168
Hueneme High	Public	9-12	500 West Bard Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2667	1,913	88	21.7	91.2%	32 (1.7%)	13 (0.7%)	1,822 (95.2%)	35 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	28.1	1525^th of 2162 public high schools	29.5%		32.4	1438^th of 2159 public high schools	33.4%	87	14.7		14.4	39.6	39.6	9.4	9.4	$29,043	$27,022	$2,021
Vista Real Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	401 South A St. Ste. 3	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Vista Real Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 486-5449	1,271	63	20.2	84.1%	186 (14.6%)	8 (0.6%)	1,009 (79.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.0%)	19.1	1710^th of 2162 public high schools	20.9%		21.4	1672^nd of 2159 public high schools	22.6%	38		9.1	9.1	30.3	30.3	2.4	2.4
Del Sol High	Public	9-12	1975 Camino Del Sol	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2700	808	41	19.6	87.3%	19 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	760 (94.1%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)								(n/a)								$34,691	$32,352	$2,339
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	600 East Gonzales Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5000	2,675	112	23.8	81.2%	36 (1.3%)	36 (1.3%)	2,486 (92.9%)	81 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	24 (0.9%)	28.8	1505^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%		31.6	1456^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	49	17.0		16.8	36.7	36.7	10.9	10.9	$25,975	$24,708	$1,267
Condor High	Public	9-12	1800 Solar Dr.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2552	411	21	19.1	76.2%	34 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	358 (87.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	18.5	1721^st of 2162 public high schools	20.4%		30	1491^st of 2159 public high schools	30.9%	230	11.0	9.1	10.9	28.3	28.3	3.4	3.4	$26,713	$26,016	$697
Oxnard High	Public	9-12	3400 West Gonzales Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-2907	2,452	108	22.7	76.1%	116 (4.7%)	38 (1.5%)	2,141 (87.3%)	86 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	56 (2.3%)	44.6	1153^rd of 2162 public high schools	46.7%		43.4	1161^st of 2159 public high schools	46.2%	8	22.7	7.7	22.4	48.4	48.4	20.7	20.7	$27,820	$26,366	$1,454
Frontier High	Public	9-12	545 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6450	260	21	12.3	95.4%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	247 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8.8	2080^th of 2162 public high schools	3.8%		9.8	2082^nd of 2159 public high schools	3.6%	2	1.4	3.7	1.7	6.1	6.1	0.7	0.7	$56,533	$54,872	$1,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Channel Islands High

Is Channel Islands High a good school?

Channel Islands High ranks 1401^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Channel Islands High?

Students at Channel Islands High are 91% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Channel Islands High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,380 students attended Channel Islands High.

What district is Channel Islands High in?

Oxnard Union High

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