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Pacifica High

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Pacifica High ranks 1505 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 30% of California high schools

Summary

Pacifica High is a large public high school serving approximately 2,675 students in grades 9-12 within the Oxnard Union High district, consistently earning a 2-star rating that places it in the lower third of California high schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only about 11% of students meet state standards—a rate roughly half that of nearby schools like Rio Mesa High and Oxnard High. Chronic absenteeism, at over 25%, is also higher than the district and state averages. However, Pacifica maintains a notable strength with a graduation rate of 92.3%, which exceeds the state average. Performance varies greatly for different student groups, with special education services showing particularly urgent need for improvement, while support for English learners has seen recent gains.

When compared to schools with similar student demographics, Pacifica's overall performance is lower, suggesting factors beyond economic disadvantage are at play. Interestingly, Oxnard Middle College High in the same district achieves exceptional results with a similar population, highlighting alternative models that work. The school's per-student spending is lower than several peers, and it has experienced a steady decline in statewide ranking over the past decade, indicating systemic issues that require targeted interventions in mathematics, attendance, and specialized support programs.

2,675

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,975

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 East Gonzales Rd.
Oxnard, CA 93036-8266

(805) 278-5000

District: Oxnard Union High

Feeder schools for Pacifica High:

Elementary:	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
	Curren Elementary
	Driffill Elementary
	Norman R. Brekke Elementary
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	Ramona Elementary
	Rose Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

Asian:

3.0%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,505^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	28.8	1505 of 2162	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1456 of 2159	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1364 of 2170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1499 of 2123	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	803 of 1290	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1044 of 2133	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1152 of 2017	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	1216 of 2021	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	990 of 2039	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.4	1279 of 1994	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	778 of 2426	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	706 of 2354	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	47.4	855 of 2367	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	715 of 2281	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	630 of 2238	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	53.5	597 of 2117	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	42.3	815 of 2063	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.1	889 of 1968	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.0	671 of 1901	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.6	798 of 1653	51.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.6	115 of 592	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	513 of 573	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	841 of 1161	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	383 of 555	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	855 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	957 of 1052	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.1	681 of 1085	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	532 of 1064	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	807 of 1044	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	216 of 467	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	300 of 941	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	470 of 938	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1423 of 1906	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1291 of 1915	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1311 of 1915	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1412 of 1858	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	701 of 1054	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	918 of 1833	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1069 of 1760	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1317 of 1900	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1265 of 1902	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1150 of 1917	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1315 of 1861	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	774 of 1814	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	927 of 1742	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	319 of 410	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	230 of 328	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	164 of 299	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	181 of 290	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1425 of 2013	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1389 of 2026	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1229 of 2030	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1389 of 1943	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	673 of 1126	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	866 of 1937	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1047 of 1862	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1383 of 1942	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1386 of 1948	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1212 of 1963	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1386 of 1916	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	769 of 1122	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1082 of 1880	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1121 of 1834	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	28 of 85	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.6	77 of 85	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	390 of 541	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1161 of 1252	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	676 of 1216	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	770 of 1197	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	863 of 1193	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)81st percentile+30 vs school

Migrant (2025)67th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)28th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)10th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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by a student
Monday, June 14, 2010

graduate from pacifica high school!
education is great, top scores in our district
majority of our sports win PVL(pacific view league) and advance to CIF
overall well rounded school, great staff and teachers who are always there for support
i couldn't ask for more, it was an amazing experience and im glad i attended Pacifica High school! 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 (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
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
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
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
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
Rio Mesa High	Public	9-12	545 Central Ave.	Oxnard	93036	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacifica High

What district is Pacifica High in?

Oxnard Union High

How many students attend Pacifica High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,675 students attended Pacifica High.

Is Pacifica High a good school?

Pacifica High ranks 1505^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pacifica High?

Pacifica High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Curren Elementary
Elementary : Driffill Elementary
Elementary : Norman R. Brekke Elementary
Elementary : Ramona Elementary
Elementary : Rose Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pacifica High?

Students at Pacifica High are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% African American.

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