Upper Ojai is a rural valley with several unincorporated communities in Ventura County, California.
It is located east of city of Ojai on State Route 150 (Ojai−Santa Paula Road), between Ojai and Santa Paula.
Upper Ojai is at an elevation of above Ojai, thereby getting its name.
It is home to the Besant Hill School, a private boarding school for grades 9 to 12; and the Topa Institute retreat center.[1]