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Gateway Community

Q: Is Gateway Community a good school?

Gateway Community ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Gateway Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Gateway Community.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gateway Community?

Students at Gateway Community are 94% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 6-12

2148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 1% of California high schools

Summary

Gateway Community is a very small, non-traditional high school serving just 69 students in grades 6-12 in Camarillo, operating as an alternative education program under the Ventura County Office of Education.

The school serves a specialized population with significant challenges, reflected in a unique and puzzling set of metrics: it reports a very high graduation rate of 91.7% but has 0% of students testing as proficient in English, math, or science, coupled with a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 69%. It operates with a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 1 and spends approximately $65,000 per student, which is three to four times more than nearby comprehensive high schools like Adolfo Camarillo High or Rancho Campana High. This high level of resources suggests it provides intensive support services for students who have not succeeded in traditional school settings.

When compared to other schools in the area, Gateway Community represents one end of a wide spectrum. While top-performing schools like Rancho Campana High and Oxnard Middle College High rank in the 97th percentile statewide, Gateway consistently ranks at the very bottom. Its performance profile is most similar to other alternative schools like Frontier High, which also has very low academic proficiency and high absenteeism. This indicates Gateway functions as a critical part of the educational safety net within the Oxnard Union High school district area, focusing on graduation and support for its vulnerable students rather than traditional academic benchmarks.

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$64,948

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Horizon Cir.
Camarillo, CA 93010-8596

(805) 437-1460

District: Ventura County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school0%

District avg3%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,751^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

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High school

2,148^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2751 of 2761	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2764 of 2781	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	2699 of 2715	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	2501 of 2508	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	2370 of 2379	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	2204 of 2259	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	2159 of 2236	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	2166 of 2179	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	2005 of 2063	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1974 of 2005	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.9	1973 of 1999	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	1731 of 1804	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	1766 of 1777	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.6	1726 of 1769	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	2391 of 2395	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2365 of 2374	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	2205 of 2213	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	2534 of 2542	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2518 of 2531	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	2353 of 2369	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	2524 of 2538	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	2148 of 2162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2151 of 2159	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2111 of 2170	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2111 of 2123	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2003 of 2133	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1762 of 2021	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1940 of 2039	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1914 of 1994	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1874 of 2426	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1854 of 2354	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	1395 of 2367	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.0	1615 of 2281	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1352 of 2238	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.7	1423 of 2117	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	15.6	1689 of 2063	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	1429 of 1968	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1318 of 1901	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.8	1168 of 1653	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1890 of 1900	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1895 of 1902	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1905 of 1917	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1852 of 1861	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1759 of 1814	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2002 of 2013	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2014 of 2026	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1982 of 2030	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1895 of 1963	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1900 of 1916	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1729 of 1880	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Gateway Community

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Gateway Community	Public	6-12	200 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1460	69	6	10.6	82.6%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	3	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$64,948	$18,727	$46,221
Career Education Center	Public	6-12	465 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 437-1420	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Frontier High	Public	9-12	545 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6450	260	21	12.3	95.4%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	247 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8.8	2080^th of 2162 public high schools	3.8%		9.8	2082^nd of 2159 public high schools	3.6%	2			1.4	3.7	1.7		6.1	6.1		0.7	0.7
Architecture Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE)	Public, Charter	9-12	570 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Architecture Construction & Engr Charter High (ACE) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1410	266	9	29.8	36.1%	47 (17.7%)	6 (2.3%)	185 (69.5%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	23.8	1622^nd of 2162 public high schools	25.0%		37.2	1309^th of 2159 public high schools	39.4%	313		12.0	0.0		10.1		32.3	32.3		11.3	11.3	$13,453	$832	$12,621
Adolfo Camarillo High	Public	9-12	4660 Mission Oaks Blvd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6407	1,969	78	25.1	40.9%	620 (31.5%)	32 (1.6%)	1,030 (52.3%)	129 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (7.5%)	66.1	672^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		77.8	443^rd of 2159 public high schools	79.5%	229			34.4		34.2		56.2	56.2		34.7	34.7
Condor High	Public	9-12	1800 Solar Dr.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2552	411	21	19.1	76.2%	34 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	358 (87.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	18.5	1721^st of 2162 public high schools	20.4%		30	1491^st of 2159 public high schools	30.9%	230			11.0	9.1	10.9		28.3	28.3		3.4	3.4
Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	96.7	64^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		97.2	62^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%	2			64.8		63.8		86.6	86.6		65.6	65.6
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Community

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Community?

Students at Gateway Community are 94% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Gateway Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Gateway Community.

Is Gateway Community a good school?

Gateway Community ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California high schools.

What district is Gateway Community in?

Ventura County Office of Education

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