Channel Islands High School

1400 Raiders Way, Oxnard, CA 93033View on map

  • Public
  • Oxnard
  • 628 seniors
  • 2,238 students

Channel Islands High School is a public high school in Oxnard (Oxnard Union High) with 628 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 98 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

80 of 98 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

80 of 628 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

98 of 628 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

6 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

7 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Channel Islands High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 72 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.78)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    7 of 45 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.83)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    15 of 66 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.76)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    16 of 50 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    22 of 66 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    14 of 34 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Cruz27 pts lower

    45%

    13 of 29 admitted

    This school45%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    83%

    38 of 46 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    51 of 51 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.73)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Channel Islands High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    29%

    18 of 63 admitted

    This school29%Overall30%

  • Long Beach10 pts lower

    37%

    31 of 83 admitted

    This school37%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    34 of 39 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Channel IslandsAbout the same

    95%

    89 of 94 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

  • Northridge10 pts lower

    83%

    82 of 99 admitted

    This school83%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (636 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

486 of 636 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

83 graduates

Community college

61%

391 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC335%
CSU508%
CA private college61%
Out of state61%
Community college39161%
Not enrolled15024%
Enrolled in college48676%
Total636100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

26

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

11%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

65 of 571 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

5%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

27 of 598 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 9 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 50%County median 61%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 30%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 12%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 40%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 44%

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