Cuyama Joint Unified has one ranked public elementary school and two middle schools. Cuyama Elementary is at the 16th percentile, California Online Public Schools Central Coast the 47th and Cuyama Valley Junior High the 13th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests).
Which middle schools in Cuyama Joint Unified score highest?
California Online Public Schools Central Coast’s 47th percentile means it scored higher than 47 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Cuyama Joint Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Cuyama Joint Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Cuyama Joint Unified spent $23,960 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 50 cents of every Cuyama Joint Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction50%
Instruction support8%
Student services12%
Administration16%
Buildings & maintenance13%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$1.9 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 18 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 48% of its $4.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 85 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 55% of the money. The plan itself puts 45% of it toward staff.
Special Ed Services $525,630
Maintain 2 School Sites $320,468
Class-size Reduction $208,519
15 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
1 of the plan’s 18 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help
Catch-up help $89,535
Largest of these
RTI / ASES Program Coordinator$89,535
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $705,619 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $645,619 and estimates it spent $747,193, $101,574 (16%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$747,193 spent (estimated)$645,619 planned
What changed
The total is $463,616 (32%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. We couldn’t match $1.4 million of this $1.9 million plan to individual actions in last year’s plan. These lists cover the rest.
Largest increases
Special Ed Services+$510,630
New in the 2026–27 plan
Multi-Tiered System of Supports$146,548
College Career Ready at the H.S$88,981
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
30%
31%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
14%
13%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
18 in 100
16 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
0 of 177
0 of 179
no change
Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Special Ed Services · $525,630
Maintain 2 School Sites · $320,468
Class-size Reduction · $208,519
The full plan3 goals, 41 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($1.9 million).
Where does the money go?
60% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
Class-size Reduction$208,519action 1.1 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Support Positions$96,282action 1.8 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
RTI / ASES Program Coordinator$89,535action 1.3 · p. 47 ↗
College Career Ready at the H.S$88,981action 1.5 · p. 47 ↗
3 more funded actions in this goal
In-School and After-School CCR Enrichment · action 1.6 · p. 47 ↗$73,781
Instructional Materials · action 1.2 · p. 47 ↗$49,580
Professional Development · action 1.4 · p. 47 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$20,350
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Special Ed Services+$510,630$15,000 → $525,630 · p. 47 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Class-size Reduction · $208,519 · p. 47 ↗not compared
Instructional Support Positions · $96,282 · p. 47 ↗not compared
RTI / ASES Program Coordinator · $89,535 · p. 47 ↗not compared
College Career Ready at the H.S · $88,981 · p. 47 ↗new or renamed
In-School and After-School CCR Enrichment · $73,781 · p. 47 ↗not compared
Instructional Materials · $49,580 · p. 47 ↗not compared
Professional Development · $20,350 · p. 47 ↗not compared
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 19 measures · 3 quoted
% of students with CA State Standards aligned core curriculum (BL Yr: 22-23; Local Indicator)p. 12 ↗
Baseline
100%
Target for year 3
100%
% implementation of CA State Standards for all students (BL Yr: 23-24; Local Indicator)p. 13 ↗
Baseline
97%
Target for year 3
100%
% meeting standard on CAASPP ELA (BL Yr: 22-23; DataQuest)p. 13 ↗
Baseline
42.5%
Target for year 3
50%
16 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2Develop the physical and social-emotional health of students in a physically, socially and emotionally safe…$654,79834% of action budgets
“Develop the physical and social-emotional health of students in a physically, socially and emotionally safe environment causing connectedness with the district to increase” p. 23 ↗
7 funded actions · no goal 2 in the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Maintain 2 School Sites$320,468action 2.10 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Multi-Tiered System of Supports$146,548action 2.2 · p. 47 ↗
Instructional Technology Access$80,149action 2.1 · p. 47 ↗
Athletic Programs$60,000action 2.6 · p. 48 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 269 students
1Hispanic or Latino61%
2White32%
3Two or more races5%
4American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
5Asian<1%
6Black or African American<1%
7Not reported<1%
8Filipino0%
9Pacific Islander0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
67%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 180 of 269 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Cuyama Joint Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 35% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (7 of 20 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Cuyama Joint Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Cuyama Elementary, 16th percentile (Needs Support). Middle: California Online Public Schools Central Coast, 47th 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 the Cuyama Joint Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (4)
Are the public schools in Cuyama Joint Unified good?
Cuyama Joint Unified has one public elementary school we score, Cuyama Elementary, at the 16th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Cuyama Joint Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 13th to the 47th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does Cuyama Joint Unified spend per student?
Cuyama Joint Unified spent $23,960 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 50 cents of every Cuyama Joint Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Cuyama Joint Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $1.9 million into 18 funded actions in 3 goals, 48% of its $4.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $1.2 million, 60% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 governed and funded by Cuyama Joint Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.