Enrollment
175
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUPU ELEMENTARY·NCES 062646003993
Mupu Elementary
4410 North Ojai Rd., Santa Paula, CA 93060 · (805) 525-6111 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
105 students
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 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 33.3% | 24.1% | 32.4% |
| Math | 11.2% | 21.5% | 38.3% | 29.0% |
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 | 43.5% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 30.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 27.5% |
| 2020-21 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| 2018-19 | 55.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.3% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 59.6% | 36.2% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mupu Elementary
Mupu Elementary's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mupu Elementary this school | 175 | 60.0% | 36.3% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Tulare | 180 | 52.2% | 41.1% |
| Arena Elementary Point Arena | 239 | 60.7% | 19.7% |
| Lo-Inyo Elementary Lone Pine | 197 | 59.4% | 36.4% |
| Alview Elementary Chowchilla | 183 | 55.7% | 51.7% |
| Sherman Thomas Charter Madera | 233 | 65.2% | N/A |
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 Mupu Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #2,842 of 5,151 | #66 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #2,944 of 5,172 ▼ 142 | #68 of 122 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,592 of 5,172 ▲ 257 | #59 of 122 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,333 of 5,116 | #81 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #5,434 of 5,915 | #126 of 130 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #3,484 of 5,625 | #63 of 127 |
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
175
+16 (+10%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 60% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 9.8 | 18.9:1 | 63% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 9.4 | 19.3:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 7 | 22.7:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 7.7 | 20.4:1 | 52% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | 52% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 46% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 5 | 24.6:1 | 29% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 102 | 5 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mupu Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (157 to 175); teachers up 30% (7.7 to 10).
About Mupu Elementary
This page covers Mupu Elementary, a very small elementary school in Santa Paula, California. Total enrollment is 175 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8. That is 62% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Mupu Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
About 75% of the student body at Mupu Elementary is Hispanic. The remaining students are 23% White. Among people living in Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Mupu Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Mupu Elementary. That is in line with the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Among California public elementary schools, Mupu Elementary outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mupu Elementary, the prediction is 44.4% and the result is 36.3%.
For Ventura County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 238 public schools in the county, enrolling about 147,841, Mupu Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Thelma Bedell Elementary, is about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mupu Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
A 10% rise took enrollment from 159 in 2020-21 to 175 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.7:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Mupu Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Santa Paula HighHigh · 1,494 students
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Grace Thille ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Thelma Bedell Elementary1.0 mi · 294
- Barbara Webster Elementary2.0 mi · 325
- McKevett Elementary2.0 mi · 300
- Santa Paula High2.1 mi · 1,494
- Renaissance High2.2 mi · 113
- Grace Thille Elementary2.5 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Mupu ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mupu Elementary?
Mupu Elementary enrolls approximately 175 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Mupu Elementary serve?
Mupu Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mupu Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mupu Elementary is approximately 17.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mupu Elementary?
Mupu Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Mupu Elementary?
Mupu Elementary is overseen by Mupu Elementary in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.