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Ventura High School

2 North Catalina Street, Ventura, CA 93001View on map

  • Public
  • Ventura
  • 457 seniors
  • 1,927 students

Ventura High School is a public high school in Ventura (Ventura Unified) with 457 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 95 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

67%

64 of 95 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

64 of 457 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

95 of 457 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

10 of 73 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

10 of 56 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

Ventura High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    10 of 73 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    18%

    10 of 56 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 49 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    19 of 58 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    38%

    27 of 72 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    25 of 52 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    82%

    28 of 34 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.97)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Ventura High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts higher

    39%

    33 of 84 admitted

    This school39%Overall30%

  • Long Beach9 pts higher

    56%

    32 of 57 admitted

    This school56%Overall47%

  • Channel IslandsAbout the same

    96%

    25 of 26 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    25 of 27 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    24 of 24 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 (444 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

80%

354 of 444 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

60 graduates

Community college

57%

254 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC297%
CSU317%
CA private college153%
Out of state256%
Community college25457%
Not enrolled9020%
Enrolled in college35480%
Total444100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

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

41

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

188 of 449 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)

18%

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

87 of 487 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 49%County median 61%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 30%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 12%
  • Low-income students 59%County median 40%
  • Graduates completing courses 37%County median 44%

Across California

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