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Cuyama Joint Unified

At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

Elementary 1 High 2Grades K-12

2300 Highway 166
Cuyama, CA 91901-9719·(661) 766-2482·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2013–2024

2024: better than 32.5% of districts

Schools

164

Students

Top rankedCuyama Elementary5427^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Summary:

The Cuyama Joint Unified school district in California serves two schools - Cuyama Elementary and Cuyama Valley High. Based on the available data, neither school appears to be a standout performer, as both struggle with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and low district rankings compared to other schools in the state.

Cuyama Elementary and Cuyama Valley High have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.58% of Cuyama Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.81%. Both schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates, at 20.4% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, over 80% of students at both schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty population.

Despite the schools' high spending per student, at $22,241 for Cuyama Elementary and $26,087 for Cuyama Valley High in 2023-2024, the additional funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The Cuyama Joint Unified school district is ranked 1286 out of 1565 districts in California, suggesting that the district as a whole is one of the lower-performing in the state. Addressing the underlying issues, such as chronic absenteeism and low academic performance, will be crucial for improving student outcomes in the Cuyama Joint Unified school district.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Madre High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4500 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2293	2	1	3.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$55,719	$50,094	$5,625
Cuyama Valley High	Public	9-12	4500 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2293	55	5	12.0	81.8%	10 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)		13.3	13.3									$40,111	$39,650	$461
Cuyama Elementary	Public	K-8	2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2642	107	6	17.7	77.6%	26 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	12.9	5427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		23.2	4564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	863	23.5		20.0	21.4	21.4	41.2	29.6	14.3	14.3	23.5	14.1	$26,696	$25,478	$1,218
Cuyama Valley Junior High	Public		2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 766-4104	0																		(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
State Board Of Education - Olive Grove Charter	0.06 mi	1
Blue Ridge Academy District	17.14 mi	1
Maricopa Unified	17.14 mi	6	1358^th
Heartland Charter District	17.15 mi	1
Midway Elementary	17.45 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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