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Glen City Elementary
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 138 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (94).
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 23.0% | 28.2% | 38.7% |
| Math | 10.8% | 16.3% | 27.9% | 45.1% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 24.7% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 31.6% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 35.7% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 35.7% | 30.2% |
| 2016-17 | 28.5% | 17.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Glen City Elementary
Glen City Elementary's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen City Elementary this school | 675 | 86.8% | 29.6% |
| J. W. Oakley Elementary Brawley | 654 | 86.1% | 25.5% |
| Caswell Elementary Ceres | 653 | 86.7% | 24.8% |
| Phil D. Swing Elementary Brawley | 725 | 87.9% | 30.2% |
| Oak Avenue Elementary Greenfield | 693 | 86.7% | 26.6% |
| Santa Lucia Elementary King City | 637 | 88.5% | 24.1% |
Where Glen City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,568 of 5,151 | #82 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,527 of 5,172 ▲ 129 | #77 of 122 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,650 of 5,172 ▼ 28 | #83 of 122 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,629 of 5,116 | #66 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #868 of 5,915 | #14 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,592 of 5,352 | #69 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #4,911 of 5,354 | #102 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,492 of 5,625 | #22 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #241 of 1,139 | #5 of 21 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 675 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 87% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 30 | 23.1:1 | 81% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 83% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 89% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 91% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 93% (569) |
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (560 to 675); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About Glen City Elementary
Glen City Elementary is an elementary school located in Santa Paula, California, in Ventura County. Federal data show 675 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Glen City Elementary is in Santa Paula Unified, a district with 4,570 students across 10 schools.
Hispanic students are 95% of those enrolled at Glen City Elementary. The next largest groups are 4% White. In Ventura County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Glen City Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 22.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Glen City Elementary, which has 30. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. That is higher than the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Glen City Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 28.7% for a school in California with Glen City Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Glen City Elementary posts 29.6%.
Census data for Ventura County show the median household earns about $109,797 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Glen City Elementary, Ventura County has 238 public schools.
Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies is less than a tenth of a mile from Glen City Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Glen City Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's student count increased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 22.5 students per teacher, compared with 21.0 in 2020-21.
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