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Pacific High

Public Grades 9-12

1744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Pacific High is a small public high school serving 213 students in grades 9-12 within the Ventura Unified School District in Ventura, CA, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that set it apart from other schools in the area.

The school's performance is notably below state and district averages, with 0% of students scoring proficient in math and only about a quarter proficient in English. A major concern is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 73.5%, which is more than triple the state average and far higher than nearby schools like El Camino High (13.5%) or Foothill Technology High (8.7%). Despite these struggles, the school's graduation rate has improved dramatically to 87.0%, nearing the state average.

Interestingly, Pacific High spends approximately $34,661 per student, which is about double the funding of other high schools in Ventura Unified, and it has a lower student-teacher ratio. This creates a paradox where higher resources have not yet led to better academic outcomes. The school serves a population with very high economic need, and its performance is more similar to some schools in the neighboring Oxnard Union High district, such as Condor High, than to other schools in its own district.

213

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,661

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 College Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003-3413

(805) 289-7950

District: Ventura Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

White:

18.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,744^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Ventura Unified

670^th of 1,543Ventura 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	16.9	1744 of 2162	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1961 of 2159	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1866 of 2170	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1808 of 2123	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2087 of 2133	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1868 of 2017	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1934 of 2021	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1886 of 2039	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1846 of 1994	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	2002 of 2426	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1617 of 2354	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1556 of 2367	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1980 of 2281	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	1549 of 2238	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1163 of 2117	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.6	1616 of 2063	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	1253 of 1968	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.2	1492 of 1901	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	1284 of 1653	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	914 of 1064	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	857 of 941	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	922 of 938	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1626 of 1906	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1754 of 1915	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1870 of 1915	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1767 of 1833	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1576 of 1760	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1706 of 1900	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1802 of 1902	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1830 of 1917	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1712 of 1861	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1772 of 1814	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1664 of 1742	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	361 of 410	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1678 of 2013	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1920 of 2026	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1898 of 2030	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1700 of 1943	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1896 of 1937	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1782 of 1862	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1673 of 1942	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1836 of 1948	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1575 of 1963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1520 of 1916	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1866 of 1880	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1818 of 1834	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	925 of 1155	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1111 of 1173	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1123 of 1193	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 (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
Pacific High	Public	9-12	501 College Dr.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7950	213	15	14.2	88.7%	39 (18.3%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (74.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	16.9	1744^th of 2162 public high schools	19.3%		11.8	1961^st of 2159 public high schools	9.2%	217	9.9	16.7	10.8	25.3	25.3	0.0	0.0	$34,661	$6,618	$28,043
El Camino High	Public	9-12	61 Day Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7955	221	7	30.4	38.0%	120 (54.3%)	6 (2.7%)	66 (29.9%)	11 (5.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)	78.6	439^th of 2162 public high schools	79.7%		84.2	341^st of 2159 public high schools	84.2%	98	50.0		49.3	77.9	77.9	27.9	27.9	$17,341	$724	$16,617
Foothill Technology High	Public	9-12	100 Day Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-0023	951	36	26.7	38.8%	426 (44.8%)	4 (0.4%)	371 (39.0%)	91 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.8%)	94.3	115^th of 2162 public high schools	94.7%		94.2	125^th of 2159 public high schools	94.2%	10		48.9	49.1	84.9	84.9	52.6	52.6	$16,778	$1,252	$15,526
Buena High	Public	9-12	5670 Telegraph Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1826	1,585	72	22.0	60.2%	477 (30.1%)	22 (1.4%)	965 (60.9%)	47 (3.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.5%)	51.3	1012^th of 2162 public high schools	53.2%		55.2	874^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	138	27.6	9.1	27.0	54.7	54.7	20.8	20.8	$17,398	$1,904	$15,494
Ventura High	Public	9-12	2 North Catalina St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5116	1,939	83	23.4	60.4%	689 (35.5%)	30 (1.5%)	1,082 (55.8%)	37 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.2%)	59.3	839^th of 2162 public high schools	61.2%		59.1	793^rd of 2159 public high schools	63.3%	46		8.0	8.0	60.3	60.3	23.9	23.9	$18,240	$2,125	$16,115
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
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
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific High

What is the racial makeup of Pacific High?

Students at Pacific High are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Is Pacific High a good school?

Pacific High ranks in the bottom 19.3% of California high schools.

What district is Pacific High in?

Ventura Unified

How many students attend Pacific High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Pacific High.

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