2023 Best Places to Teach in Ventura County

• Oak Park, CA•

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  Rating 4 out of 5  56 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 56 reviews

• grade A+

• grade A+

• Student-teacher ratio 23:1

• Average teacher salary $95,517

• Thousand Oaks, CA•

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  Rating 4.29 out of 5  49 reviews

Senior: The Conejo Valley Unified School District was a good experience for me. I believe that although I didn't always agree with the decisions made by the board, they always did want what was best for the school and for the students in the school. Especially with these difficult times, due to COVID, they were strong and decisive about how we should go about our classes and with the spread dying down here in our area, we see many opportunities opening up once again especially for us seniors. All in all they worked very hard to help the district out and give the safest and best option for us students.... Read 49 reviews

• grade A+

• grade A+

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $92,197

• Moorpark, CA•

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  Rating 3.95 out of 5  41 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 41 reviews

• grade A

• grade A

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $81,835

• Ventura, CA•

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  Rating 4.24 out of 5  70 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 70 reviews

• grade A minus

• grade A minus

• Student-teacher ratio 25:1

• Average teacher salary $86,690

• Simi Valley, CA•

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  Rating 4.26 out of 5  43 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 43 reviews

• grade A minus

• grade A

• Student-teacher ratio 23:1

• Average teacher salary $84,794

• Oxnard, CA•

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  Rating 3.99 out of 5  224 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 224 reviews

• grade B

• grade B+

• Student-teacher ratio 25:1

• Average teacher salary $97,997

• Ojai, CA•

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  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

• Student-teacher ratio 24:1

• Average teacher salary $80,283

• Santa Paula, CA•

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  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

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $92,045

• Camarillo, CA•

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  Rating 3.2 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 B+

• Student-teacher ratio 23:1

• Average teacher salary $84,203

• Oxnard, CA•

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  Rating 4.2 out of 5  10 reviews

Niche User: Oxnard School District provides many resources as far as transportation, details on which classes have free textbooks, tutors, etc. Whenever I log into my college account right away, I see resources on career exploration fairs or art exhibits. When I open the Oxnard college website, I see a list of free resources starting from counselors, financial aid offices, and so much more. The resources are right in front of me, which is so convenient for being the first-generation college student in my family.... Read 10 reviews

• grade C minus

• grade B minus

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $99,878

• Oxnard, CA•

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  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

• Student-teacher ratio 23:1

• Average teacher salary $88,215

• Port Hueneme, CA•

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  Rating 1 out of 5  1 review

• grade C minus

• grade C+

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $109,061

• Oxnard, CA•

• School District

• grade C minus

• grade B minus

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $91,208

• Santa Paula, CA•

• School District

• grade C+

• grade B

• Student-teacher ratio 19:1

• Average teacher salary $75,231

• Fillmore, CA•

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  Rating 3.86 out of 5  28 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 28 reviews

• grade C

• grade B minus

• Student-teacher ratio 22:1

• Average teacher salary $82,275