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Anacapa Middle

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Anacapa Middle ranks 1327 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Anacapa Middle is a public school serving about 590 students in grades 6-8 within the Ventura Unified School District, performing in the middle range of California schools while serving a community with significant economic need.

When compared to other local middle schools facing similar challenges, Anacapa's academic results are notably stronger, outperforming schools like Charles Blackstock Junior High and Fremont Academy in core subjects. The school has clear strengths, including a standout Spanish language program where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, and it has made impressive progress in getting students to school regularly, cutting chronic absenteeism by over 40% in recent years. However, proficiency in math and especially science remains below average and is a key area for growth, with science scores lagging behind nearby schools such as De Anza Academy and Cabrillo Middle.

Within its own high-performing district, Anacapa's results are lower than some peers like Cabrillo Middle, but the school appears to use its resources efficiently, achieving comparable or better outcomes than some neighboring schools that spend significantly more per student. Performance can vary widely between grade levels and for different groups of students, indicating that the school's effectiveness is not uniform. Overall, being part of Ventura Unified seems to provide advantages, as Anacapa consistently outperforms similar schools in neighboring districts such as Hueneme Elementary and Oxnard.

592

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,620

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 South Mills Rd.
Ventura, CA 93003-3434

(805) 289-7900

District: Ventura Unified

Feeder schools for Anacapa Middle:

Elementary:

Elmhurst Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

17.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,327^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	45.0	1327 of 2761	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1182 of 2783	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	1657 of 2781	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1634 of 2740	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	563 of 894	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1225 of 2715	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1093 of 2480	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.3	1329 of 2508	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	1333 of 2497	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	1401 of 2477	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	1306 of 2379	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	993 of 2259	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	1001 of 2236	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	1102 of 2179	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	833 of 2063	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	674 of 2005	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	558 of 1999	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	63.2	575 of 1804	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.8	552 of 1777	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.8	452 of 1769	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	964 of 1531	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	222 of 354	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	487 of 1491	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	515 of 1369	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	814 of 1478	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1051 of 1521	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1158 of 1540	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	189 of 363	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	878 of 1442	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	694 of 1364	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1180 of 2533	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1185 of 2551	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	1591 of 2531	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1536 of 2509	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	489 of 738	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1208 of 2380	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	1077 of 2262	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1234 of 2395	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	878 of 2388	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	1499 of 2374	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1504 of 2359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1050 of 2213	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	916 of 2072	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	160 of 336	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1545 of 2542	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1281 of 2579	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.2	1907 of 2531	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1841 of 2458	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	562 of 721	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1227 of 2369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	1014 of 2230	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1344 of 2534	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	1022 of 2552	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	1470 of 2538	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1474 of 2527	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	449 of 763	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1070 of 2407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	943 of 2273	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.9	306 of 677	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	397 of 554	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1028 of 1566	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	961 of 1552	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1159 of 1531	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	600 of 1520	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	721 of 1537	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	919 of 1543	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	923 of 1555	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	806 of 1602	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	725 of 1496	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)61st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)55th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Writing27%+10 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Overall15%+5 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Thursday, February 15, 2018

The School does so much to make students days at school and education better! They All try so hard and with great Teachers and Administrators it's not hard! :) Close Quote

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anacapa Middle	Public	6-8	100 South Mills Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7900	592	25	23.7	68.1%	103 (17.4%)	7 (1.2%)	434 (73.3%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	45	1327^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.6	1182^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.5%	145	14.8	14.8	28.4	28.4	27.2	27.2	8.6	8.6	20.4	20.4	47.0	54.0	34.8	45.5	33.5	36.7	22.8	31.1	$17,620	$2,135	$15,485
Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	1426 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5155	936	32	29.4	46.7%	465 (49.7%)	10 (1.1%)	370 (39.5%)	33 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	70.3	666^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		68.5	711^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.5%	45									35.8	35.8	54.1	58.6	54.6	55.9	50.5	43.2	47.9	47.0	$15,971	$1,414	$14,557
Balboa Middle	Public	6-8	247 Hill Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1800	845	35	24.2	58.8%	269 (31.8%)	11 (1.3%)	492 (58.2%)	38 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	50.9	1159^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.0%		53.1	1068^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.6%	91									32.0	32.0	42.7	44.6	50.2	45.8	34.8	29.3	37.0	33.9	$17,294	$2,335	$14,959
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Public	6-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5165	577	25	22.7	73.7%	110 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (74.2%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	48.3	1230^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%		50.4	1158^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.4%	72	0.0	0.0	10.3	10.3	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	35.1	35.1	45.1	43.5	49.7	46.1	31.3	27.8	29.7	29.5	$20,548	$2,859	$17,689
Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	3050 Thames River Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-1507	637	28	22.3	65.1%	33 (5.2%)	15 (2.4%)	550 (86.3%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	18.7	2280^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%		23.6	2103^rd of 2783 public middle schools	24.4%	177									13.0	13.0	26.5	27.8	30.3	28.4	13.3	14.3	16.5	14.8	$23,558	$1,720	$21,838
Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Public	6-8	1130 North M St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1539	617	38	16.3	86.2%	31 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	557 (90.3%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	2343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.1%		14.6	2490^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	147									12.6	12.6	25.3	23.0	27.9	25.5	17.8	12.8	15.3	15.2	$30,387	$3,293	$27,094
Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	569	30	19.0	77.9%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (91.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	27.8	1903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%		29.1	1856^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.3%	47									19.5	19.5	27.3	41.2	36.3	35.2	19.7	17.9	22.4	19.9	$26,513	$1,955	$24,558
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,027	54	18.9	89.1%	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (93.0%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	31	1800^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%		30.3	1798^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	2									18.0	18.0	34.3	46.3	39.1	40.1	22.0	23.1	14.1	19.7	$24,481	$2,030	$22,451
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	647 West Hill St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1545	696	42	16.4	93.2%	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	27.9	1897^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.3%		24.5	2058^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.1%	161									16.5	16.5	26.5	37.5	39.3	34.3	17.4	23.8	24.0	21.7	$23,940	$2,186	$21,754
E. O. Green Junior High	Public	6-8	3739 South C St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8750	949	49	19.5	81.5%	40 (4.2%)	12 (1.3%)	861 (90.7%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	19.8	2232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		18.9	2305^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	73	2.4	2.4	14.6	14.6	11.0	11.0	1.2	1.2	16.7	16.7	30.1	26.3	29.8	28.7	16.1	15.7	13.9	15.2	$19,386	$1,569	$17,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Anacapa Middle

Is Anacapa Middle a good school?

Anacapa Middle ranks 1327^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Anacapa Middle?

Students at Anacapa Middle are 73% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Anacapa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Anacapa Middle.

What district is Anacapa Middle in?

Ventura Unified

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