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Cabrillo Middle

Q: Is Cabrillo Middle a good school?

Cabrillo Middle ranks 666 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Cabrillo Middle is a public school serving about 936 students in grades 6-8 within the Ventura Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic performance, significantly outperforming other local schools like Balboa Middle in the same district and those in neighboring districts such as Oxnard. Remarkably, Cabrillo achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than most nearby schools, demonstrating efficient and effective operations. The school has also shown a strong recovery from the pandemic, with improved attendance and test scores.

While excelling overall, performance varies among different student groups, with notable recent improvements for special education students and consistent support for its largest demographic. Cabrillo's success makes it a clear academic leader within Ventura Unified and a high-performing choice for families in the broader region.

936

Students ?

29.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,293

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1426 East Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001-3211

(805) 641-5155

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend Cabrillo Middle usually attend:

High:

Ventura High

Feeder schools for Cabrillo Middle:

Elementary:	Lemon Grove
	Lincoln Elementary
	Loma Vista Elementary
	Poinsettia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

39.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ventura Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg41%

California avg41%

666^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	70.3	666 of 2761	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	711 of 2783	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	709 of 2781	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	621 of 2740	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	255 of 894	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	513 of 2715	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	420 of 2480	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	369 of 2508	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	377 of 2497	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	422 of 2477	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	251 of 2379	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	314 of 2259	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	279 of 2236	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	85.1	185 of 2179	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	165 of 2063	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	231 of 2005	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	236 of 1999	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	256 of 1804	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.8	242 of 1777	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	289 of 1769	83.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	392 of 739	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.8	55 of 733	92.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	758 of 1531	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	198 of 354	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	787 of 1491	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	733 of 1369	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	1013 of 1478	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	866 of 1521	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1390 of 1540	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	148 of 363	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	466 of 1442	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	556 of 1364	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	634 of 2533	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	664 of 2551	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	697 of 2531	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	655 of 2509	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	221 of 738	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	488 of 2380	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	413 of 2262	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	758 of 2395	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	838 of 2388	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	838 of 2374	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	731 of 2359	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	607 of 2213	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	421 of 2072	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	838 of 2542	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1235 of 2579	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1180 of 2531	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	948 of 2458	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	343 of 721	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	530 of 2369	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	364 of 2230	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	671 of 2534	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	705 of 2552	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	651 of 2538	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	531 of 2527	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	224 of 763	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	471 of 2407	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	384 of 2273	83.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	321 of 726	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	464 of 701	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	349 of 677	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	249 of 665	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	232 of 554	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	256 of 462	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	441 of 1566	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.7	846 of 1552	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	774 of 1531	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	588 of 1520	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	515 of 1537	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	584 of 1543	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	517 of 1555	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	372 of 1602	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	317 of 1496	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

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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
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	$14,293	$13,522	$771
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	$20,851	$19,166	$1,685
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	$20,365	$19,186	$1,179
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	$17,463	$16,022	$1,441
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	$30,457	$28,154	$2,303
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	$2,486	$1,070	$1,416
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	$3,386	$1,784	$1,602
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	$26,599	$24,918	$1,681
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	$27,427	$25,582	$1,845
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	$21,772	$20,278	$1,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Cabrillo Middle

What high school do graduates of Cabrillo Middle attend?

Students who attend Cabrillo Middle usually go on to attend Ventura High

Is Cabrillo Middle a good school?

Cabrillo Middle ranks 666^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cabrillo Middle?

Students at Cabrillo Middle are 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Cabrillo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Cabrillo Middle.

What district is Cabrillo Middle in?

Ventura Unified

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