Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA PAULA UNIFIED·NCES 060142106108
Grace Thille Elementary
1144 Ventura St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 · (805) 933-8920 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
333 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Grace Thille Elementary→Isbell Middle
Based on grade levels within Santa Paula Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
25.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 25.4% | 30.4% | 28.4% |
| Math | 7.8% | 18.0% | 30.6% | 43.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 26.3% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 45.4% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 37.8% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 32.4% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Grace Thille Elementary
Grace Thille Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Thille Elementary this school | 358 | 93.0% | 33.3% |
| George L. Snowden Elementary Farmersville | 356 | 93.0% | 22.0% |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary Costa Mesa | 344 | 93.3% | 39.4% |
| O'Melveny Elementary San Fernando | 345 | 93.6% | 45.3% |
| Ann Soldo Elementary Watsonville | 377 | 92.8% | 14.7% |
| First Street Elementary Los Angeles | 349 | 94.6% | 40.3% |
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 Grace Thille Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,133 of 5,151 | #73 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #3,692 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #79 of 122 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,794 of 5,172 ▼ 287 | #66 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,393 of 5,116 | #35 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #4,196 of 5,915 | #87 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,497 of 5,352 | #68 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #5,017 of 5,354 | #109 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #700 of 5,625 | #9 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #2,571 of 3,837 | #69 of 99 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
358
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 358 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 93% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 89% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 84% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 89% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 94% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 93% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Thille Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (402 to 358); teachers down 11% (18 to 16).
About Grace Thille Elementary
Grace Thille Elementary, located in Santa Paula, California, is a small elementary school. It had 358 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Santa Paula Unified counts 10 schools and 4,570 students, including Grace Thille Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Grace Thille Elementary, about 96 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 4% White. For comparison, the population of Ventura County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
There are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Grace Thille Elementary, giving a ratio of 22.4:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Ventura County.
On the allk12 Grade, Grace Thille Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 48% of California public elementary schools.
Grace Thille Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.3% and a predicted 25.0%.
In Ventura County, median household income comes to about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ventura County counts 238 public schools with about 147,841 students.
Barbara Webster Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Grace Thille Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Grace Thille Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Grace Thille Elementary's location as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 363 in 2020-21 and 358 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.4:1 to 22.4:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Grace Thille Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Paula Unified
- Santa Paula HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- McKevett ElementaryElementary · 300 students
Other schools in Santa Paula
- Santa Paula HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- McKevett ElementaryElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Barbara Webster Elementary0.5 mi · 325
- McKevett Elementary0.6 mi · 300
- Isbell Middle0.6 mi · 634
- Santa Paula High0.9 mi · 1,494
- Renaissance High1.0 mi · 113
- Glen City Elementary1.4 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Thille ElementaryHow many students attend Grace Thille Elementary?
Grace Thille Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Grace Thille Elementary serve?
Grace Thille Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Grace Thille Elementary?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Grace Thille Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Grace Thille Elementary?
Student demographics at Grace Thille Elementary are roughly 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Grace Thille Elementary in?
Grace Thille Elementary is part of Santa Paula Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.