Charles Blackstock Junior High is a 6-8 school.

It serves grades 6-8 (California Department of Education school directory), so it has no graduating class and there is nothing to measure for UC admissions. Its enrollment, student body and state test results are below.

Charles Blackstock Junior High

Oxnard · Ventura County · Hueneme Elementary · Public

Public Ventura County Hueneme Elementary → CDS 5672462…
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At a glance

Programs & features
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

How Charles Blackstock Junior High compares for families

What families should know about Charles Blackstock Junior High.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

College readiness

Getting ready for college

These come from the state and federal files, not from UC — so they are here whether or not Charles Blackstock Junior High has a UC admissions record.

Student-Counselor Ratio
Each counselor juggles about 593 students — above the level experts recommend. Ask how junior-year college advising is handled.
593:1
2.0 FTE counselors · 1,186 students
In context: CA median 337:1 · 256 more students per counselor · ASCA target 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Kids show up: 13% are chronically absent versus about 21% statewide — engagement most schools would envy.
Chronic absent
13.3%
169 of 1,272 students

Absenteeism is up 8.0 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Ventura County median
16.9% · school is better than 69% of 58 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
1,391 (2018)1,186 (2026)
-14.7%

If this trend holds (-1.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~1,167 -19 $0
3 yr (2029) ~1,129 -57 $0
5 yr (2031) ~1,092 -94 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

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Your similar-school group includes

E. O. Green Junior High · R.j. Frank Academy Of Marine Science & Engineering · Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy Of Arts & Sciences · Ocean View Junior High · University Preparation Charter School At Csu Channel Islands · Fremont Academy Of Environmental Science & Innovative Design · +4 more

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Ventura County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

94% of students who start the year here finish it here.
Stability rate
93.9%
1,205 of 1,283 students

78 of 1,283 students who enrolled at Charles Blackstock Junior High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (6.1% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Ventura County median
90.4% · school is in the 76th percentile of 59 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 81st percentile of 2,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (1,170) 93.8%
Hispanic / Latino (1,119) 93.9%
English learners (384) 90.9%
Students w/ disabilities (194) 92.8%
White (83) 95.2%
Filipino (42) 90.5%

Nearest peer high schools

E. O. Green Junior High 91.9% R.j. Frank Academy Of Marine Science & Engineering 92.5% Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy Of Arts & Sciences 92.1% Ocean View Junior High 94.9% University Preparation Charter School At Csu Channel Islands 95.2%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

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