Total enrollment
4,570
-510 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Santa Paula Unified
California · 4,570 students · 1 city
Santa Paula Unified (California) covers 10 public K-12 schools and approximately 4,570 students, averaging 457 per school.
4-year change in Santa Paula Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Santa Paula Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #408 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,570 | #276 of 587 | #2,115 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #243 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #226 of 587 | #8,537 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 84.8% | #97 of 587 | #961 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #501 of 530 | #6,543 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Santa Paula Unified
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from McKevett Elementary at 40.6% proficient to Blanchard Elementary at 17.9%, a gap of 22.7 points. That is the 286th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,302 to 4,510 students (down 15%) and from 241 to 216 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Paula High | Santa Paula | High | 09-12 | 1,494 |
| Glen City Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 675 |
| Isbell Middle | Santa Paula | Middle | 07-08 | 634 |
| Grace Thille Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 358 |
| Barbara Webster Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 325 |
| Blanchard Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 317 |
| McKevett Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 300 |
| Thelma Bedell Elementary | Santa Paula | Elementary | KG-06 | 294 |
| Renaissance High | Santa Paula | High | 09-12 | 113 |
| Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies | Santa Paula | Combined | KG-12 | 60 |
About Santa Paula Unified
Santa Paula Unified is a small California school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 4,570.
On the school-mix side, Santa Paula Unified covers 6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Santa Paula Unified is about 457, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 10%: 5,080 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,570 in SY 2024-25. Santa Paula Unified now counts 10 public schools, up from 9 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Santa Paula Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.