McKevett Elementary

McKevett Elementary is one of the cozy primary schools in Santa Paula, California, overseen by Santa Paula Unified, with 300 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 10 schools in Santa Paula Unified (4,570 students total), McKevett Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, McKevett Elementary logs that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% White. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McKevett Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, McKevett Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.7%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Ventura County shows median household income runs about $109,797, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which McKevett Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Barbara Webster Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McKevett Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. McKevett Elementary's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 300). Class-load math has grew: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the McKevett Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.