# Santa Paula Unified

Santa Paula Unified is a unified district in Ventura County, California. Reading proficiency is 34.9%, +5.5 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 21.9%, +4.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-paula-unified |
| County | Ventura |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 9 |
| Students | 4,570 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $23,412 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,940 (86.1%) |
| English Learners | 1,344 (29.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.4% | 2,411 |
| 2024 | 33.9% | 2,355 |
| 2025 | 34.9% | 2,264 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.4% | 2,412 |
| 2024 | 20.2% | 2,365 |
| 2025 | 21.9% | 2,282 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.8% | 37.0% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | 47.5% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | 47.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.3% | 23.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | 31.0% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | 31.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 29.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | 36.3% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | 37.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.2% | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | 23.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Villicana-Arroyo | Clerk | aarroyo@santapaulausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Michael Kumazawa | Board Member | mkumazawa@santapaulausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Nathan Ramos Rodriguez | Vice-President | nramosrodriguez@santapaulausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Tommy Frutos | Board Member | tfrutos@santapaulausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | McKevett Elementary | Santa Paula | 42.3% | 44.0% | 43.1% | +14.3 | +15.8 |
| 2 | Santa Paula High | Santa Paula | 51.8% | 17.7% | 34.7% | +6.9 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Grace Thille Elementary | Santa Paula | 41.3% | 25.7% | 33.5% | -1.7 | -9.2 |
| 4 | Glen City Elementary | Santa Paula | 33.1% | 27.0% | 30.1% | +0.6 | +3.3 |
| 5 | Barbara Webster Elementary | Santa Paula | 36.5% | 22.2% | 29.3% | +6.5 | -2.1 |
| 6 | Thelma Bedell Elementary | Santa Paula | 30.8% | 22.1% | 26.4% | +5.8 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Isbell Middle | Santa Paula | 29.6% | 16.8% | 23.2% | +6.8 | +4.7 |
| 8 | Blanchard Elementary | Santa Paula | 23.0% | 18.4% | 20.7% | +3.8 | +4.3 |
| 9 | Santa Paula Unified School District Independent St | Santa Paula | 17.0% | 8.7% | 12.9% | N/A | N/A |