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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Santa Paula High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,494
High
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA PAULA UNIFIED·NCES 060142106114
Santa Paula High
404 North Sixth St., Santa Paula, CA 93060 · (805) 525-4400 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,494 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,248 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 419 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 364 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 358 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 24% |
Student demographics
7%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 35.8% | 29.3% | 18.9% |
| Math | 6.2% | 11.5% | 25.4% | 56.9% |
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 | 51.8% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 15.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.3% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 41.9% | 23.9% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Santa Paula High
Santa Paula High's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Paula High this school | 1,494 | 83.5% | 33.3% |
| Soledad High Soledad | 1,546 | 85.1% | 27.6% |
| Pajaro Valley High Watsonville | 1,293 | 84.3% | 25.1% |
| Whittier High Whittier | 1,652 | 85.5% | 53.0% |
| Rancho San Juan High Salinas | 1,600 | 84.1% | 35.5% |
| Sylmar Charter High Sylmar | 1,463 | 87.1% | 32.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Santa Paula High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #706 of 1,052 | #17 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #749 of 1,056 ▼ 5 | #18 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #669 of 1,056 ▲ 32 | #16 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #247 of 1,044 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,494 | #569 of 2,093 | #15 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #747 of 1,352 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #1,266 of 1,351 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #515 of 1,575 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #607 of 802 | #21 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,494
-255 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 1,494 | 69.7 | 21.4:1 | 84% (1,248) |
| 2023-24 | 1,659 | 76.4 | 21.7:1 | 73% (1,204) |
| 2022-23 | 1,708 | 72 | 23.7:1 | 64% (1,088) |
| 2020-21 | 1,749 | 71 | 24.6:1 | 80% (1,399) |
| 2017-18 | 1,583 | 67.3 | 23.5:1 | 84% (1,334) |
| 2015-16 | 1,588 | 65 | 24.4:1 | 77% (1,216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Paula High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,583 to 1,494); teachers up 4% (67.3 to 69.7).
About Santa Paula High
Santa Paula High is a high school in Santa Paula, California, reachable at (805) 525-4400. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,494 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Santa Paula High is one of the 10 schools that make up Santa Paula Unified (4,570 students in total).
At Santa Paula High, Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. After that, the student body is 3% White. Among all residents of Ventura County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Santa Paula High has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Santa Paula High is 69.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.4:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The school counts 1,248 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%. The rate at public schools in Ventura County averages 59%, lower than here.
Santa Paula High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Santa Paula High are 2.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.3% actual, 30.6% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ventura County show that median household income is about $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Santa Paula High is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County, which together enroll about 147,841 students.
Nearest public school: Renaissance High, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Santa Paula High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Santa Paula High at 2nd of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Santa Paula High as Town: Fringe.
The number of students dropped from 1,749 to 1,494 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.4 students per teacher, compared with 24.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Unified
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Grace Thille ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- McKevett ElementaryElementary · 300 students
Other schools in Santa Paula
- Glen City ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Isbell MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Grace Thille ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Barbara Webster ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Blanchard ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- McKevett ElementaryElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Renaissance High0.2 mi · 113
- McKevett Elementary0.5 mi · 300
- Isbell Middle0.6 mi · 634
- Barbara Webster Elementary0.7 mi · 325
- Glen City Elementary0.8 mi · 675
- Grace Thille Elementary0.9 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Paula HighWhat is the total enrollment at Santa Paula High?
Santa Paula High enrolls approximately 1,494 students in grades 09-12.
Is Santa Paula High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Santa Paula High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Paula High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Paula High is approximately 21.4:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Santa Paula High?
At Santa Paula High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Santa Paula High public or private?
Santa Paula High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Paula Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.