Nordhoff High School
1401 Maricopa Highway, Ojai, CA 93023View on map
- Public
- Ojai
- 153 seniors
- 562 students
Nordhoff High School is a public high school in Ojai (Ojai Unified) with 153 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 42 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Davis (UCD). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
33 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
33 of 153 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
42 of 153 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 28 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
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
Nordhoff High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Diego23 pts higher
48%
12 of 25 admitted
This school48%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.10)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
11 of 35 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.06)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
10 of 25 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa Cruz16 pts higher
88%
21 of 24 admitted
This school88%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.98)
too few applicants to report28 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
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
Nordhoff High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts lower
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts lower
30%
9 of 30 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
- Channel IslandsAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%Overall93%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
16 of 16 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
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 (146 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
118 of 146 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
28 graduates
Community college
54%
79 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 11% |
| CSU | 12 | 8% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 10 | 7% |
| Community college | 79 | 54% |
| Not enrolled | 28 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 118 | 81% |
| Total | 146 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
8
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
27% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
35%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
44 of 124 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)
16%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
25 of 158 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 4 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 73%County median 61%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 30%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 12%
- Low-income students 49%County median 40%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 44%