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Pacific High

Public Grades 9-12

1830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Pacific High is a Ventura Unified high school in Ventura, California, serving grades 9–12, with 213 students. Its most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: 80% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide and 14% in Ventura Unified.

Test results are low across all three subjects, although science is the school’s strongest relative to comparison groups. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 17% in English language arts, 4% in math and 8% in science. Pacific had the lowest nearby-school results in ELA and math, and was just above Ventura High in science. Its ELA and math results were 32 and 34 percentage points below state levels, respectively; science was 28 points below. Pacific also had the lowest nearby graduation rate, at 85%, versus 88% statewide and 96% districtwide. Its 10% dropout rate was above the state’s 8% and the district’s 3%.

Results over time show limited progress: ELA rose 3 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, matching the state’s gain, while the gap remained 32 points. Math increased from 0% to 4%, narrowing its state gap by 1 point; science was nearly flat, and its state gap widened by 5 points. SchoolDigger rates Pacific at the 14th percentile statewide, with 1 star, up from the 2nd percentile in 2018–2019 but below nearby schools with current rankings. Its White Students group’s SchoolDigger percentile has swung sharply, from 5 in 2023–2024 to 20 the next year, then down to 6 in 2025–2026—below the school’s overall 14th percentile. Context includes a 14.2 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools, and 89% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. These figures do not explain the results, but show that low scores coexist with a low ratio and reported spending of $44,364 per student.

213

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,749

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (80% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg40%

California avg42%

1,830^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Ventura Unified

745^th of 1,530Ventura 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
2026	12.3	1830 of 2135	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.1	1658 of 1864	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.8	1652 of 1880	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.3	1707 of 1997	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.0	1709 of 1930	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.5	1067 of 1130	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

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

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	12.3	1830^th of 2135 public high schools	14.3%		16.9	1744^th of 2162 public high schools	19.3%	86	8.3		8.3	16.9	16.9	4.4	4.4	$31,749	$3,940	$27,809
El Camino High	Public	9-12	61 Day Rd.	Ventura	93023	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%)	69.9	626^th of 2135 public high schools	70.7%		78.6	439^th of 2162 public high schools	79.7%	187	40.3		41.3	74.6	74.6	28.8	28.8	$15,166	$182	$14,984
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%)	94.5	107^th of 2135 public high schools	95.0%		94.3	115^th of 2162 public high schools	94.7%	8		63.7	63.7	80.7	80.7	56.2	56.2	$16,031	$510	$15,521
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%)	43.5	1186^th of 2135 public high schools	44.4%		51.3	1012^th of 2162 public high schools	53.2%	174	27.1		27.0	49.5	49.5	19.1	19.1	$17,917	$1,217	$16,700
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%)	37.4	1335^th of 2135 public high schools	37.5%		59.3	839^th of 2162 public high schools	61.2%	496	13.8	2.7	8.3	48.6	48.6	29.5	29.5	$18,085	$1,480	$16,605
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%)	47.7	1087^th of 2135 public high schools	49.1%		44.6	1153^rd of 2162 public high schools	46.7%	66	28.0	8.3	27.6	49.4	49.4	24.9	24.9	$18,888	$1,454	$17,434
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%)	34.9	1375^th of 2135 public high schools	35.6%		28.8	1505^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%	130	24.5		24.1	42.4	42.4	13.8	13.8	$17,778	$1,267	$16,511
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%)	44.1	1164^th of 2135 public high schools	45.5%		49.8	1044^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%	120	28.4		28.2	45.8	45.8	21.8	21.8	$19,580	$1,929	$17,651
Vista Real Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	401 South A St. Ste. 3	Oxnard	93535	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%)	17.4	1698^th of 2135 public high schools	20.5%		19.1	1710^th of 2162 public high schools	20.9%	12		12.5	12.5	28.6	28.6	2.7	2.7
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%)	23.7	1600^th of 2135 public high schools	25.1%					(n/a)	21.7		21.7	28.8	28.8	7.9	7.9	$22,914	$2,339	$20,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific High

Is Pacific High a good school?

Pacific High ranks in the bottom 14.3% of California high schools.

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.

How many students attend Pacific High?

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

What district is Pacific High in?

Ventura Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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