Kermit McKenzie Intermediate

Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is a reasonably sized intermediate school in Guadalupe, California, operated by Guadalupe Union Elementary. The school works with 585 students in grades 4 through 8.

Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is one of 2 schools operated by Guadalupe Union Elementary, a district that caters to 1,323 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kermit McKenzie Intermediate records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Santa Barbara County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Kermit McKenzie Intermediate logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Barbara County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Kermit McKenzie Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 19.0%.

Around the school, census data for Santa Barbara County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Kermit McKenzie Intermediate is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mary Buren Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kermit McKenzie Intermediate. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kermit McKenzie Intermediate at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kermit McKenzie Intermediate has expanded 34%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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