Top 10 Best Ventura County Public Schools (2022-23)

For the 2022-23 school year, there are 235 public schools serving 151,216 students in Ventura County, CA (there are 92 private schools, serving 24,360 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Ventura County, CA are educated in public schools compared to the CA state average of 90%. Ventura County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

The top ranked public schools in Ventura County, CA are Meadows Arts And Technology Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School and Camarillo Academy Of Progressive Education. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Ventura County, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Ventura County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).