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Glen City Elementary

141 Steckel Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060 · (805) 933-8850 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
  • 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
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
586 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten13820%
Grade 19514%
Grade 29514%
Grade 39414%
Grade 47611%
Grade 58312%
Grade 69414%

This year's kindergarten class (138) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (94).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
284%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
63895%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
33950%
Female
33650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Glen City Elementary→Isbell Middle
Based on grade levels within Santa Paula Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
33.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.0pp since 2014

What 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts10.2%23.0%28.2%38.7%
Math10.8%16.3%27.9%45.1%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.1%27.0%
2023-2431.5%24.7%
2022-2332.5%23.7%
2021-2231.6%24.5%
2018-1935.7%30.3%
2017-1835.7%30.2%
2016-1728.5%17.1%
2015-1620.0%11.0%
2014-1522.0%16.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glen City Elementary this school67586.8%29.6%
J. W. Oakley Elementary
Brawley
65486.1%25.5%
Caswell Elementary
Ceres
65386.7%24.8%
Phil D. Swing Elementary
Brawley
72587.9%30.2%
Oak Avenue Elementary
Greenfield
69386.7%26.6%
Santa Lucia Elementary
King City
63788.5%24.1%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Glen City Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
675
+129 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256753022.5:187% (586)
2023-246923023.1:181% (561)
2022-235592522.4:183% (466)
2020-215462621.0:189% (488)
2017-185602621.5:191% (508)
2015-166132821.9:193% (569)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen City Elementary.

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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Ventura County at a glance

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Population
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students

Quick facts

School name
Glen City Elementary
District
Santa Paula Unified
Address
141 Steckel Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060
Phone
(805) 933-8850
County
Ventura County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
675
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
22.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
586 (87%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
060142106107
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glen City Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Glen City Elementary?
Glen City Elementary enrolls approximately 675 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Glen City Elementary serve?
Glen City Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Glen City Elementary have?
Glen City Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Glen City Elementary?
Student demographics at Glen City Elementary are roughly 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Glen City Elementary public or private?
Glen City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Paula Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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