# Cuyama Joint Unified

Cuyama Joint Unified is a unified district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 32.1%, -10.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 11.9%, -5.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/cuyama-joint-unified |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 269 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $23,429 |
| Low-Income Students | 129 (78.7%) |
| English Learners | 24 (14.6%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.5% | 87 |
| 2024 | 41.6% | 89 |
| 2025 | 32.1% | 84 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.2% | 87 |
| 2024 | 18.0% | 89 |
| 2025 | 11.9% | 84 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.3% | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | 64.3% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | 47.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.9% | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | 21.4% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | 11.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 55.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 52.5% |
| 2025 | N/A | 32.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 22.5% |
| 2025 | N/A | 18.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Danielle Reynolds | Board Member | N/A | 2025 | 2026 |
| Elaine Johnson | Board Clerk | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Jeanette Rosales | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jeffrey Mitchell | Board President | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michael Alexander Fuller | Board Member | N/A | 2026 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Valiant Santa Barbara | Ontario | 43.5% | 34.8% | 39.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | California Connections Academy Central Coast | San Juan Capistrano | 48.5% | 26.1% | 37.3% | +2.2 | -6.4 |
| 3 | Uplift California Santa Barbara | New Cuyama | 34.5% | 10.7% | 22.6% | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | California STEAM Santa Barbara | Ontario | 29.2% | 15.1% | 22.1% | -28.0 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Cuyama Elementary | New Cuyama | 29.6% | 14.1% | 21.8% | -12.9 | -6.5 |