When it comes to delivering an education that prepares students for a future in the world today, a one-size-fits-all approach no longer suffices. Students must be able to think critically, approach problem-solving with agility and creativity, be open to exploration, and adapt to new ideas and pathways they will invariably encounter throughout their lives.
At Ventura Unified School District, we cultivate a wealth of diverse academic programs so every student in our community has the chance to explore and engage with a learning environment that not only challenges them academically, but also promotes their growth as people, scholars, and citizens of the world, in an open and positive environment.
Our passion is to help the children in our schools find their passion—academically and personally—believing that each and every student has a brilliant future ahead of them.
It is with this commitment, we offer the following options for choosing your child's school:
Enrolling in your residential boundary neighborhood school
This is an excellent option as all our schools are staffed with exemplary teachers and amazing support staff. Pay a visit to your neighborhood school and you will see rigorous and relevant academics that challenge each student. To discover which neighborhood school is in your boundary, visit MySchoolLocator.
Schools of Choice (SOC)
Schools of Choice (SOC) is the process Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) uses to give parents who reside within the VUSD boundary a choice to select a school within VUSD that they feel will most benefit their child. Schools and programs are identified based on space availablity for additional students. SOC online applications are selected for approval via a random and unbiased lottery. Online applications are not selected on a first come-first served basis. Grades K-5 may request two school choices. Upon acceptance of placement at one SOC school, the alternate selection is forfeited. The deadline for this has now passed. School of Choice Lottery Applicaitons are now closed. If you live within the VUSD boundary area you are still able to put in for an intradistrict transfer to a school other than your home boundary school.
Transferring Options
This is an option for families residing within the VUSD boundary and requesting their child attend a school other than their boundary/neighborhood school.
This is an option for families requesting their child attend school in a different school district, incoming or exiting VUSD.