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Frontier High

Public Grades 9-12

2080^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Frontier High is a small public high school serving 260 students in grades 9-12 in Camarillo, California, operating within the Oxnard Union High district, but it faces significant challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's most pressing issue is an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 79.4%, which is more than triple the district average and far exceeds rates at nearby schools like Adolfo Camarillo High (16.9%) or Rancho Campana High (8.3%). This attendance crisis is closely linked to its academic performance, with proficiency rates in English and math below 7%, dramatically lower than other schools in the area. Interestingly, Frontier High operates with a low student-teacher ratio and spends significantly more per student than schools like Pacifica High or Rio Mesa High, yet these resources have not translated into better outcomes.

While the school serves a population with high economic need and has shown volatile graduation rates, its urgent priority must be addressing student attendance. Comparisons with other local options, such as Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE) which has much lower absenteeism, or Condor High which serves a similar demographic, suggest that improving daily attendance is the fundamental step needed for any academic improvement at Frontier High.

260

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$56,533

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 Airport Way
Camarillo, CA 93010-8581

(805) 389-6450

District: Oxnard Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

3.1%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (79% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,080^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	8.8	2080 of 2162	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2082 of 2159	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2008 of 2170	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2021 of 2123	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1241 of 1290	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2093 of 2133	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1920 of 2017	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1962 of 2021	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1721 of 2039	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1647 of 1994	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1863 of 2426	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1533 of 2354	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.0	1851 of 2367	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	1775 of 2281	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1642 of 2238	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	1642 of 2117	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1405 of 2063	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.8	1577 of 1968	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	1524 of 1901	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	1582 of 1653	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1036 of 1052	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	858 of 1085	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	872 of 1064	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	985 of 1044	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1857 of 1906	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1805 of 1915	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1758 of 1915	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1807 of 1858	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1823 of 1833	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1814 of 1900	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1800 of 1902	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1761 of 1917	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1806 of 1861	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1774 of 1814	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1644 of 1742	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	402 of 410	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	282 of 299	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	273 of 290	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1958 of 2013	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1938 of 2026	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1863 of 2030	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1899 of 1943	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1092 of 1126	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1892 of 1937	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1762 of 1862	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1844 of 1942	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1890 of 1948	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1826 of 1963	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1812 of 1916	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1098 of 1122	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1848 of 1880	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1697 of 1834	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	799 of 1252	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1111 of 1216	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1076 of 1197	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Science2%-31 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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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
Phoenix	Public	6-12	500 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1400	76	11	6.6	63.2%	18 (23.7%)	4 (5.3%)	50 (65.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)					0.0		0.0	2.6		0.0	2.6
Career Education Center	Public	6-12	465 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 437-1420	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)	Public, Charter	9-12	570 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Architecture Construction & Engr Charter High (ACE) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1410	266	9	29.8	36.1%	47 (17.7%)	6 (2.3%)	185 (69.5%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	23.8	1622^nd of 2162 public high schools	25.0%		37.2	1309^th of 2159 public high schools	39.4%	313		12.0	0.0		10.1		32.3	32.3		11.3	11.3
Gateway Community	Public	6-12	200 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1460	69	6	10.6	82.6%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	3	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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
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	$26,503	$25,116	$1,387
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	$28,923	$27,736	$1,187
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
Rio Mesa High	Public	9-12	545 Central Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5500	1,951	85	23.0	72.6%	86 (4.4%)	20 (1.0%)	1,700 (87.1%)	92 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.2%)	49.8	1044^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		44.9	1125^th of 2159 public high schools	47.9%	81			32.2		31.7		46.4	46.4		20.2	20.2	$28,977	$27,048	$1,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier High

What district is Frontier High in?

Oxnard Union High

How many students attend Frontier High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Frontier High.

What is the racial makeup of Frontier High?

Students at Frontier High are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Frontier High a good school?

Frontier High ranks in the bottom 3.8% of California high schools.

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