Santa Paula · Ventura County

Schools in Santa Paula

Santa Paula’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in all four bands, from Strong to Needs Support.

Elementary · 8 schools

from 15th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Santa Clara Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
  • Grace Thille Elementary: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Glen City Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Barbara Webster Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • McKevett Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
  • Blanchard Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
  • Mupu Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
  • Thelma Bedell Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
5Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 4 schools

from 6th to 48th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Briggs Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
  • Mupu Elementary: 45th percentile, Developing
  • Isbell Middle: 26th percentile, Developing
  • Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies: 6th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
3Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 40th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Santa Paula High: 40th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 12 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.

Schools around Santa Paula

13 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Santa Paula score highest?

Santa Clara Elementary is highest, at the 98th percentile.

That’s higher than 98 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Paula

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Santa Paula elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Santa Paula score highest?

Briggs Elementary is highest, at the 48th percentile.

That’s higher than 48 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Santa Paula

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Context

The average Santa Paula middle school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Santa Paula stand?

Santa Paula High is at the 40th percentile.

That’s higher than 40 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Santa Paula.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide
  • Renaissance HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

1 private school has a Santa Paula address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Santa Paula rank highest?

Elementary: Santa Clara Elementary, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: Briggs Elementary, 48th percentile (Developing). High: Santa Paula High, 40th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Santa Paula decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Santa Paula good?

Santa Paula’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid, 5 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Santa Paula’s 4 public middle schools run from the 6th to the 48th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Santa Paula has one public high school we score, Santa Paula High, at the 40th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Santa Paula compare with California?

The average Santa Paula elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Santa Paula middle school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Santa Paula address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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