[4] Channel Islands High School offers one in-school academies:[5] Channel Islands High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Raiders, and the mascot is Raider Sam.
The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 1998.
[9] Channel Islands High School has gained national recognition for its various dance squads.
CIHS is also the most decorated pep flags team in the history of Miss Dance Drill Team USA (MDDTUSA), having won seven world championships (1985, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013) and 35 national titles in two- and one-flag divisions (1985–2018).
[14] Hip hop dance teams won championships in 2014 (female, medium division)[13] and 2018 (male, small).