Find the School Where Your Kids Will Thrive

There are no Department of Defense schools at Naval Base Ventura County. Your home address decides the district, and elementary and high school districts are separate in much of the county.

If you live in base housing:

Off base, use each district's school locator for the exact address. The base School Liaison will walk you through it for free.

Port Hueneme schools. Hueneme Elementary runs nine elementary schools and two junior highs. Four campuses offer Spanish and English dual language programs, with a fifth added in fall 2026.

Oxnard schools. The Oxnard School District has 11 dual language schools and themed academies. North Oxnard and RiverPark are in the Rio School District, which leans into science and robotics.

Camarillo schools. Pleasant Valley has a named point of contact for military families at 805-389-2100, extension 1125. It lets families enroll before they arrive, even from overseas, and offers an online option for mid year moves.

Oxnard Union runs the high schools for Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo.

• Nearest Port Hueneme: Hueneme High, which has a Navy JROTC unit, and Channel Islands High.
• Oxnard: Oxnard High, Pacifica High, Rio Mesa High and Del Sol High.
• Camarillo: Adolfo Camarillo High and Rancho Campana High, an academy school with a lottery.

Boundaries decide which one your student attends. Check the district's school locator for your address.

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard, all grades tested, 2024 to 2025.

Test scores are one measure. Programs, class sizes and the feel of a campus do not show up in a table, so visit before you decide.

California's Purple Star designation goes to schools with a trained staff contact and a transition program for military kids. In Ventura County the state has named:

• Rancho Rosal Elementary in Camarillo (2024)
• E.O. Green Junior High in the Hueneme district (2025)
• Laguna Vista Elementary in Ocean View (2025)
• Channel Islands High (2025) and Oxnard High (2026)
• Peak Prep Pleasant Valley and River Oaks Academy (2026)

• Enroll before you arrive. With orders in hand your child counts as a resident of the district. Schools must accept online enrollment, and you have 10 days after arrival to show proof of address.
• Unofficial records are enough to start. The school has to enroll your child and request the official file.
• 30 days for shots. You get a grace period to meet California's immunization rules.
• Placement carries over. Honors, AP, gifted and special education services are honored at first.
• Stay put if you move again. A military child can remain in the same school after a local move.
• Seniors graduate on time. Schools must waive or substitute courses where they reasonably can.

Kindergarten requires turning 5 by September 1. Transitional kindergarten is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.

• Child Development Centers at Port Hueneme, 805-982-4663, and Point Mugu, 805-989-3675, for ages 6 weeks to 5.
• Family child care homes in Port Hueneme, Point Mugu, Camarillo and Oxnard, 805-989-7224.
• Before and after school care at the youth centers on both sites and at Catalina Heights.

Every waitlist runs through MilitaryChildCare.com. Sign up the day you get orders. If on base care is full, ask about Navy fee assistance for licensed off base providers.

CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, Oxnard College, Ventura College and Moorpark College all have veterans resource centers. California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks is a Yellow Ribbon school. Service members stationed in California, and their spouses and children, pay resident tuition at public colleges.