Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 31.8/100 — 7.0 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
6 elementary schools span 19 points around an average of 31.8.
McKevett Elementary is the strongest option at 39/100 — 18.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
The suspension rate averages 2.8% against 1.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The middle years
One middle school: Santa Paula Unified School District Independent St at 19/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Santa Paula Unified School District Independent St is the strongest option at 19/100 — 3.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
39.1% of students are chronically absent (state: 18.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The high school years
The high schools average 40.6/100 — 13.4 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 25 points around an average of 40.6.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Santa Paula High is the strongest option at 53/100 — 11.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
33.3% of students are chronically absent (state: 23.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is McKevett Elementary at 39/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 3 campuses here rank as On the Rise, their returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
McKevett Elementary 58th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100Santa Paula Unified School District Independent St 9th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 19/100Santa Paula High 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 53/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.