Summary
Oxnard High is a large public high school serving grades 9–12 in Oxnard, California, with 2,452 students in the Oxnard Union High district. Graduation is a notable strength: 97% of students graduated in 2025–2026, compared with 94% districtwide and 88% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is still a concern at 22%, above the state’s 18%, though below the district’s 23%. The central academic takeaway is that English language arts has reached state level, while math remains the school’s largest gap with the state.
English language arts is Oxnard’s strongest subject in comparisons with the district, state, and nearby schools: 49.4% met proficiency, slightly above the state’s 49.3% and the district’s 48.6%, and about 1 point above the nearby-school average. Math proficiency was 25%—below the state’s 38%, but above the district’s 22% and nearby average of 22%. Science was 28%, below the state’s 36%, the district’s 29%, and the nearby average of 28%. The school’s 1% dropout rate was also lower than the district’s 3% and state’s 8%.
Results have risen across all three subjects since 2022–2023: English language arts increased by 7 points, math by 12, and science by 16. The state gap narrowed especially in math and science, although both remain below state proficiency. SchoolDigger rates Oxnard at the 49th percentile statewide with 2 stars; that is fourth among Oxnard and nine nearby schools with comparable rankings. Its student–teacher ratio is 22.7, close to the nearby average of 22.3. In 2024–2025, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings place Homeless Students at the 84th percentile, well above the school’s overall 49th, while Asian Students rank at the 14th percentile, well below overall.
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