# Guadalupe Union Elementary

Guadalupe Union Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 24.8%, -1.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 13.0%, -0.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/guadalupe-union-elementary |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 2 |
| Students | 1,323 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,960 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,163 (89.5%) |
| English Learners | 662 (50.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.4% | 827 |
| 2024 | 24.6% | 844 |
| 2025 | 24.8% | 824 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 830 |
| 2024 | 11.8% | 850 |
| 2025 | 13.0% | 836 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.7% | 39.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | 36.7% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | 31.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.8% | 20.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 22.9% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | 23.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.0% | 30.1% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | 25.1% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | 25.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.5% | 15.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | 13.7% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | 9.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diana Arriola | Board Member | darriola@gusdbobcats.com | N/A | N/A |
| José E. Pereyra | Board President | jpereyra@gusdbobcats.com | N/A | 2028 |
| Lourdes Ramirez | Clerk | ljramirez@gusdbobcats.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Maria Luisa Baro | Board Member | mlbaro@gusdbobcats.com | N/A | N/A |
| Sheila Marie C. Cepeda | Board Vice President | scepeda@gusdbobcats.com | N/A | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kermit McKenzie Intermediate | Guadalupe | 26.7% | 12.3% | 19.5% | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Mary Buren Elementary | Guadalupe | 20.2% | 14.8% | 17.5% | +1.3 | -1.4 |