2022 Best Places to Teach in Ventura County

Oak Park Unified School District

• School District
• OAK PARK, CA
• Rating 4.08 out of 5  52 reviews

Alum: As an alum from OPUSD elementary, middle, and high schools I can personally attest to the excellence of the OPUSD educational experience. Stemming from a heart of strong parent involvement, OPUSD offers a wealth of educational opportunities, a superb nurturing environment, and produces very well prepared and well educated graduates. This district is hard to beat!...Read 52 Reviews

• grade A+

• grade A+

• 25:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $95,517 Average Teacher Salary

Conejo Valley Unified School District

• School District
• THOUSAND OAKS, CA
• Rating 4.27 out of 5  44 reviews

Senior: Conejo Valley Unified School District is great. They offer a wide variety of classes. The teachers are amazing, and go far and beyond what they have to do. My high school offers and IB program, which is fantastic. It's been a great experience!...Read 44 Reviews

• grade A+

• grade A+

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $92,197 Average Teacher Salary

Ventura Unified School District

• School District
• VENTURA, CA
• Rating 4.28 out of 5  64 reviews

Alum: My experience at Ventura Unified School District was great! The teachers are usually very understanding and knowledgeable. The administration certainly tries their hardest to handle situations with care and in the most efficient way possible. One aspect I would change is to bring back the one-semester Geography classes in high schools, as opposed to its replacement with College & Career classes. Because the College & Career class is required in the freshman year of high school, we often forget what information we gained from the class by the time we graduate (which is when we need it). Additionally, myself and many others younger than me often are confused with geography and where countries are because we were not taught! The College & Career class also did not really help many understand important life skills, instead it rushed us through information about job fields, and making lengthy financial plans for which they didn't give us a very helpful basis...Read 64 Reviews

• grade A minus

• grade A minus

• 24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $86,690 Average Teacher Salary

Moorpark Unified School District

• School District
• MOORPARK, CA
• Rating 4.03 out of 5  40 reviews

Sophomore: Moorpark unified is an amazing school district. My elementary, middle school, and high school experiences were phenomenal. At Moorpark Unified, the safety of students is always priority as seen through the schools response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, the staff and teachers working at Moorpark Unified are excellent and make learning both fun and efficient which is something that makes me very happy. Teachers are always available for students to speak to when needing help, an explanation, and much more. Nonetheless, Moorpark Unified is an amazing School district!...Read 40 Reviews

• grade A

• grade A

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $81,835 Average Teacher Salary

Simi Valley Unified School District

• School District
• SIMI VALLEY, CA
• Rating 4.23 out of 5  39 reviews

Senior: Simi Valley High school is located on the east part of town around safe and inviting neighborhoods. The teacher employed at this school are alumni of Simi High, or of school in the area. With the teachers being familiar with what learning styles worked for them and which didn't they area able to adapt their styles to help each student. Since Simi Valley is a small town located in southern California, it is more than likely that you know most of the people in your classes/ you are somehow connects to 1 in 5 individuals. Your teachers may be a family friend or a teacher that your sibling recently had. Due to the familiarity between student and teachers it helps to create a safe place for children to learn and the ability for teachers to be respected. Although Simi High does a decent job at hiring teachers, they tend to keep the teachers who cause the most harm at the school the longest. At the end of the day, I enjoyed my time at the school due to the warm and welcoming atmosphere...Read 39 Reviews

• grade A minus

• grade A

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $84,794 Average Teacher Salary

Pleasant Valley School District

• School District
• CAMARILLO, CA
• Rating 4 out of 5  5 reviews

Parent: I'm very happy with the admin. The parents club and all sports club try hard. There's celebrated diversity. There's positive attitudes, accepting friends, school pride, teachers that work hard, involved principles & coaches...Read 5 Reviews

• grade B+

• grade A minus

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $84,203 Average Teacher Salary

Ojai Unified School District

• School District
• OJAI, CA
• Rating 4.29 out of 5  7 reviews

Junior: I am enjoying my high school experience in ojai in the OjaiUnified School District. I would definitely recommend it to others. The teacher are very helpful and there are a lot of opportunities one can participate in. I am in many fun clubs. There are also many high academic classes that you can enroll in, some honors and other AP. The faculty are very friendly and nice. There are many sports opportunities and outside of Nordhoff, the other schools are also very nice. I did not go to elementary school in ojai but all of my friends who did really enjoyed their school. I am really enjoyed my school district and the opportunities it has offered me over the years...Read 7 Reviews

• grade B+

• grade A

• 24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $80,283 Average Teacher Salary

Oxnard Union High School District

• School District
• OXNARD, CA
• Rating 3.95 out of 5  207 reviews

Junior: In my experience, OUHSD really cares about its students. The AP and IB classes are difficult, but manageable and worth it. Honors classes vary- some are more challenging, while others are indistinguishable from CP classes. ...My classmates are pretty nice and, even though there is a certain level of teenage judgement and drama, overall I feel safe and comfortable being myself on campus. There is a wide variety of clubs at my particular school, so there are a lot of opportunities to explore different interests!Read 207 Reviews

• grade B minus

• grade B+

• 24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $97,997 Average Teacher Salary

Hueneme Elementary School District

• School District
• PORT HUENEME, CA
• Rating 1 out of 5  1 review

• grade C minus

• grade B minus

• 24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $109,061 Average Teacher Salary

Oxnard School District

• School District
• OXNARD, CA
• Rating 4.11 out of 5  9 reviews

Senior: I enjoy seeing the staff of Oxnard high school district work proffesionally and diligently. The Oxnard School District is always on time to assist those in need. They stay organized and are always efficient. The teachers are always reliable and facilities are great! Clubs and Activities are very entertaining. Something I would like to see if other students to join this district because of how helpful it is...Read 9 Reviews

• grade C minus

• grade B minus

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $99,878 Average Teacher Salary

Santa Paula Unified School District

• School District
• SANTA PAULA, CA
• Rating 3.72 out of 5  29 reviews

Senior: Santa Paula High school isn't nothing special, but from my experience I have had the best 4 years in Santa Paula High. The teachers and staff and everyone are so amazing, they are always trying to improve their methods. I love the campus because it feels warm and nice. Although It would also be really nice if they had better food, and that is the only thing I would rate lower than anything on campus...Read 29 Reviews

• grade C+

• grade B

• 22:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $92,045 Average Teacher Salary

Rio Elementary School District

• School District
• OXNARD, CA
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Niche User: I enjoyed the atmosphere of the classes and teachers while attending elementary school there. I would however like to see more emphasis on providing more resources for gifted students. There was a lack of higher level education beyond standard course work...Read 2 Reviews

• grade C

• grade B

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $88,215 Average Teacher Salary

Briggs Elementary School District

• School District
• SANTA PAULA, CA

• grade C+

• grade B

• 20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $75,231 Average Teacher Salary

Ocean View School District (Oxnard)

• School District
• OXNARD, CA

• grade C minus

• grade B minus

• 24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $91,208 Average Teacher Salary

Fillmore Unified School District

• School District
• FILLMORE, CA
• Rating 3.85 out of 5  27 reviews

Senior: What I like about this district is that when students ask for an activity. They try there best to accomplish it. For example, this year I joined ballet flokoriko . From my experience I seen that they have gone to the money wise more accomplished. For the following reason that they have gave enough money for each girl to have a skirt. Also how the Spanish teacher takes her life after school to teach us. Also they are providing for everything we need even though they have other clubs to support or other sport.Also I like that they communicate with the students parents of any changes their is. The most important is that they always support what the students think whats a good idea. I had the opportunity to play at an event and the people their was so friendly. They had lots of respect.Overall, I think this district has good thing but I also think they have more things to work on towards the schools...Read 27 Reviews

• grade C

• grade B minus

• 23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
• $82,275 Average Teacher Salary