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De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts

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De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts ranks 1409 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts is a 577-student middle school in Ventura, California, serving grades 6–8 in the Ventura Unified district. Its strongest core result is science, where proficiency in 2025–2026 was 37%, above the state’s 36% and the district’s 31%. Math is the clearest concern: 30% of students were proficient, 9 percentage points below the state and 7 below the district.

Compared with nearby schools serving grades 6–8, De Anza is relatively competitive: among De Anza and eight nearby schools, it ranked fourth in ELA and math and second in science. Its science result of 37% was well above the nearby-school average of 24%; its ELA result was 42%, above the peer average of 40%, and its math result was 30%, above the peer average of 27%. Still, those peer comparisons do not erase the gaps against state and district benchmarks: ELA was 8 points below the state and 6 below the district. Science is the exception, with De Anza 1 point above the state and 6 above the district.

Results have moved unevenly over time. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, science proficiency rose 5 points, while ELA gained 1 point overall after peaking in 2024–2025, and math declined by about 1 point. The state’s progress widened De Anza’s gaps in ELA and math. SchoolDigger ranks the school 1,388th of 2,703, in the 49th percentile with 2 stars; its percentile has fallen from 58 in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s relative ranking for English Language Learner Students also dropped, from the 47th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 21st in 2023–2024, while the overall ranking stayed at 58. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 14% in 2025–2026, the third-lowest rate among the 11 schools listed. In 2024–2025, 74% of De Anza students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student-teacher ratio was 22.7.

577

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,851

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2060 Cameron St.
Ventura, CA 93001-1425

(805) 641-5165

District: Ventura Unified

Students who attend De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts usually attend:

High:

Ventura High

Feeder schools for De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts:

Elementary:	E. P. Foster Elementary
	Sheridan Way Elementary
	Sunset Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

White:

19.1%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Writing scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg42%

1,409^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	42.8	1409 of 2740	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	1230 of 2761	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	1158 of 2783	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	1180 of 2781	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	1286 of 2740	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	521 of 894	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	975 of 2715	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1075 of 2480	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	1095 of 2508	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	1197 of 2497	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	1175 of 2477	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.6	1362 of 2379	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	1234 of 2259	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	1496 of 2236	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1366 of 2179	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1302 of 2063	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.6	1600 of 2005	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1126 of 1999	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	1184 of 1804	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	967 of 1777	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.6	1090 of 1769	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	947 of 1531	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	213 of 354	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	869 of 1491	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	767 of 1369	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	1173 of 1478	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	811 of 1521	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1056 of 1540	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	311 of 363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	864 of 1442	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	633 of 1364	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	1456 of 2516	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	1213 of 2533	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	1301 of 2551	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1483 of 2531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1621 of 2509	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	477 of 738	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	964 of 2380	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	1215 of 2262	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	1745 of 2357	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1540 of 2395	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1445 of 2388	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1355 of 2374	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1545 of 2359	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1223 of 2213	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1300 of 2072	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	222 of 477	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1851 of 2529	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1711 of 2542	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1541 of 2579	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1500 of 2531	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1536 of 2458	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	571 of 721	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1183 of 2369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	1421 of 2230	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	1198 of 2514	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	1112 of 2534	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	890 of 2552	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	834 of 2538	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	892 of 2527	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	383 of 763	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	834 of 2407	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	847 of 2273	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	964 of 1605	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	936 of 1566	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1256 of 1552	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1032 of 1531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	120 of 1490	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	87 of 1520	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	74 of 1537	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	286 of 1543	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	170 of 1555	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	173 of 1602	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	284 of 1496	81.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)92nd percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-8 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Listening8%-16 vs state

Overall0%-10 vs state

Writing0%-17 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		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	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
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%)	42.8	1409^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.6%		48.3	1230^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%	179	0.0	0.0	7.9	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37.0	37.0	38.5	45.5	40.3	41.5	30.2	32.3	27.2	29.8	$20,851	$19,166	$1,685
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%)	71.5	652^nd of 2740 public middle schools	76.2%		70.3	666^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%	14									40.1	40.1	55.4	62.5	58.1	58.7	46.7	50.2	45.0	47.3	$14,293	$13,522	$771
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%)	49.4	1199^th of 2740 public middle schools	56.2%		45	1327^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%	128	16.1	16.1	27.2	27.2	34.6	34.6	18.5	18.5	32.2	32.2	37.2	50.0	56.4	47.6	31.7	43.0	26.4	33.5	$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%)	40.7	1474^th of 2740 public middle schools	46.2%		50.9	1159^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.0%	315									26.5	26.5	41.2	48.6	39.0	43.2	27.0	34.4	26.6	29.5	$17,463	$16,022	$1,441
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%)	18.2	2297^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.2%		18.7	2280^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%	17									16.1	16.1	30.7	29.9	29.7	30.1	16.0	14.2	14.7	15.0	$2,486	$1,070	$1,416
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%)	18.7	2273^rd of 2740 public middle schools	17.0%		17.3	2343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.1%	70									12.8	12.8	24.7	28.2	25.0	26.0	19.7	21.2	20.5	20.4	$30,457	$28,154	$2,303
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	1921^st of 2740 public middle schools	29.9%		27.8	1903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%	18									19.2	19.2	33.5	29.1	41.2	34.8	29.0	20.6	21.2	23.5	$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%)	31.7	1765^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.6%		31	1800^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.8%	35									25.1	25.1	33.1	46.7	43.1	41.0	18.7	25.2	17.4	20.4	$26,599	$24,918	$1,681
Nordhoff Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Maricopa Hwy	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4343	271	12	22.1	53.1%	137 (50.6%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (42.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	32.8	1727^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.0%		33.1	1714^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.9%	13									33.1	33.1		38.7	30.7	34.9		24.8	23.9	24.4
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	6-8	647 West Hill St.	Oxnard	93030	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%)	30.4	1816^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.7%		27.9	1897^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.3%	81									19.2	19.2	25.0	37.0	46.0	36.0	18.8	26.0	30.5	25.1	$27,427	$25,582	$1,845

Frequently Asked Questions about De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts

What is the racial makeup of De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts?

Students at De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts a good school?

De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts ranks 1409^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts in?

Ventura Unified

What high school do graduates of De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts attend?

Students who attend De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts usually go on to attend Ventura High

How many students attend De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts.

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