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Ventura Unified School District

255 W. Stanley Ave. Ste. 100, Ventura, CA 93001

17.7K Students | 767 Teachers | 28 Schools

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Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy
Anacapa Middle
Balboa Middle
Blanche Reynolds Elementary
Buena High
Cabrillo Middle
Citrus Glen Elementary
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts
El Camino High
Elmhurst Elementary
E. P. Foster Elementary
Foothill Technology High
Homestead (Alternative)
Juanamaria Elementary
Junipero Serra Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Loma Vista Elementary
Montalvo Elementary
Mound Elementary
Pacific High
Pierpont Elementary
Poinsettia Elementary
Portola Elementary
Sheridan Way Elementary
Sunset Elementary
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
Ventura High
Will Rogers Elementary

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.8x

White students are 1.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

5.1x

Black students are 5.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 3.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

2.1 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.1 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

61% Nonwhite Students

45% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

92% High School Graduation Rate

20% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,096 students

14% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

2,498 students

10% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

567 students

9% Students Enrolled in Physics

480 students

4% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

227 students

0% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

4 students

27% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,516 students

14% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

767 students

4% Students Enrolled in Calculus

230 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

23.1 Students for Every Teacher

4% Inexperienced Teachers

27% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

28 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.5 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

4 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

27 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

657 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

206 Total In-School Suspended Students

1% of all students in this district

19 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

56 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4 Total Arrests

4 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.1 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Joseph Richards Jr.
805-641-5000 x1202
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All Schools

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Ventura	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	18.1x
Anacapa Middle	Ventura	71%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Balboa Middle	Ventura	56%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.1x
Blanche Reynolds Elementary	Ventura	55%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buena High	Ventura	60%	42%	95%	0 Not available	5.3x
Cabrillo Middle	Ventura	43%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Glen Elementary	Ventura	63%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Ventura	74%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
El Camino High	Ventura	36%	22%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elmhurst Elementary	Ventura	68%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
E. P. Foster Elementary	Ventura	95%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Technology High	Ventura	46%	22%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	15.4x
Homestead (Alternative)	Ventura	42%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Juanamaria Elementary	Ventura	54%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Junipero Serra Elementary	Ventura	54%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Lincoln Elementary	Ventura	62%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista Elementary	Ventura	37%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montalvo Elementary	Ventura	83%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mound Elementary	Ventura	38%	8%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pacific High	Ventura	72%	77%	Between 40% and 44%	0 Not available	5x
Pierpont Elementary	Ventura	25%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Poinsettia Elementary	Ventura	42%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Portola Elementary	Ventura	74%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	13.2x
Sheridan Way Elementary	Ventura	98%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset Elementary	Oak View	51%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education		41%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura High	Ventura	60%	42%	94%	3.8x	0 Not available
Will Rogers Elementary	Ventura	82%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Ventura	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Anacapa Middle	Ventura	71%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Balboa Middle	Ventura	56%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blanche Reynolds Elementary	Ventura	55%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buena High	Ventura	60%	42%	95%	1.5x	1.7x
Cabrillo Middle	Ventura	43%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Glen Elementary	Ventura	63%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Ventura	74%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
El Camino High	Ventura	36%	22%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elmhurst Elementary	Ventura	68%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
E. P. Foster Elementary	Ventura	95%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Technology High	Ventura	46%	22%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Homestead (Alternative)	Ventura	42%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Juanamaria Elementary	Ventura	54%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Junipero Serra Elementary	Ventura	54%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary	Ventura	62%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista Elementary	Ventura	37%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montalvo Elementary	Ventura	83%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mound Elementary	Ventura	38%	8%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pacific High	Ventura	72%	77%	Between 40% and 44%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pierpont Elementary	Ventura	25%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Poinsettia Elementary	Ventura	42%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Portola Elementary	Ventura	74%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sheridan Way Elementary	Ventura	98%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset Elementary	Oak View	51%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education		41%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura High	Ventura	60%	42%	94%	1.6x	0 Not available
Will Rogers Elementary	Ventura	82%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Ventura	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Anacapa Middle	Ventura	71%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Balboa Middle	Ventura	56%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blanche Reynolds Elementary	Ventura	55%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buena High	Ventura	60%	42%	95%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Cabrillo Middle	Ventura	43%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Glen Elementary	Ventura	63%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Ventura	74%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
El Camino High	Ventura	36%	22%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elmhurst Elementary	Ventura	68%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
E. P. Foster Elementary	Ventura	95%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Technology High	Ventura	46%	22%	Greater than 99%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Homestead (Alternative)	Ventura	42%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Juanamaria Elementary	Ventura	54%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Junipero Serra Elementary	Ventura	54%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary	Ventura	62%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista Elementary	Ventura	37%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montalvo Elementary	Ventura	83%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mound Elementary	Ventura	38%	8%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pacific High	Ventura	72%	77%	Between 40% and 44%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pierpont Elementary	Ventura	25%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Poinsettia Elementary	Ventura	42%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Portola Elementary	Ventura	74%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sheridan Way Elementary	Ventura	98%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset Elementary	Oak View	51%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education		41%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura High	Ventura	60%	42%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Will Rogers Elementary	Ventura	82%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Ventura	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Anacapa Middle	Ventura	71%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Balboa Middle	Ventura	56%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blanche Reynolds Elementary	Ventura	55%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buena High	Ventura	60%	42%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabrillo Middle	Ventura	43%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
Citrus Glen Elementary	Ventura	63%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Ventura	74%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
El Camino High	Ventura	36%	22%	Greater than 95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elmhurst Elementary	Ventura	68%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
E. P. Foster Elementary	Ventura	95%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Technology High	Ventura	46%	22%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	Over 20x
Homestead (Alternative)	Ventura	42%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Juanamaria Elementary	Ventura	54%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Junipero Serra Elementary	Ventura	54%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln Elementary	Ventura	62%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Loma Vista Elementary	Ventura	37%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montalvo Elementary	Ventura	83%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mound Elementary	Ventura	38%	8%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pacific High	Ventura	72%	77%	Between 40% and 44%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pierpont Elementary	Ventura	25%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Poinsettia Elementary	Ventura	42%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Portola Elementary	Ventura	74%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sheridan Way Elementary	Ventura	98%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset Elementary	Oak View	51%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education		41%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura High	Ventura	60%	42%	94%	0 Not available	6.2x
Will Rogers Elementary	Ventura	82%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Ventura	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Anacapa Middle	Ventura	71%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Balboa Middle	Ventura	56%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Blanche Reynolds Elementary	Ventura	55%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buena High	Ventura	60%	42%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Cabrillo Middle	Ventura	43%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Citrus Glen Elementary	Ventura	63%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts	Ventura	74%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
El Camino High	Ventura	36%	22%	Greater than 95%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Elmhurst Elementary	Ventura	68%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
E. P. Foster Elementary	Ventura	95%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Technology High	Ventura	46%	22%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Homestead (Alternative)	Ventura	42%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Juanamaria Elementary	Ventura	54%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Junipero Serra Elementary	Ventura	54%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.6x
Lincoln Elementary	Ventura	62%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Loma Vista Elementary	Ventura	37%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montalvo Elementary	Ventura	83%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mound Elementary	Ventura	38%	8%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pacific High	Ventura	72%	77%	Between 40% and 44%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pierpont Elementary	Ventura	25%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Poinsettia Elementary	Ventura	42%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Portola Elementary	Ventura	74%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sheridan Way Elementary	Ventura	98%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sunset Elementary	Oak View	51%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education		41%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ventura High	Ventura	60%	42%	94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Will Rogers Elementary	Ventura	82%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →