📍 703 El Paseo Rd., Ojai, Ventura County, 93023
Matilija Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ojai, Ventura County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ojai Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
Matilija Middle enrolls 441 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 234 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 441 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matilija Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Matilija Middle is one of 9 schools in Ojai Unified, based in Ojai, California. The district serves 2,009 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Matilija Middle is larger than the district average of about 223 students per school.