Mupu Elementary

Mupu Elementary, a very small elementary campus in Santa Paula, California, run under Mupu Elementary, educates 175 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% below the state mean of about 465.

Operationally, Mupu Elementary answers to Mupu Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Mupu Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 23% White. By comparison, Ventura County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mupu Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ventura County put median household earnings sit near $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mupu Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

The closest other public school is Thelma Bedell Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mupu Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mupu Elementary has expanded 11%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 175 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 34% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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