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Blanchard Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Blanchard Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 317 students in the Santa Paula Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 18th percentile statewide, and the school itself consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

Academic proficiency at Blanchard is significantly below state averages, with less than a quarter of students meeting standards in English and less than a fifth in math, while chronic absenteeism is the highest among district elementary schools at 23.5%. The school spends over $23,000 per student, which is higher than many nearby schools, yet outcomes remain the lowest in the area, with particularly concerning results for students in special education, who rank in the 1st percentile statewide.

Interesting comparisons show that improvement is possible within the same community; McKevett Elementary, just 1.7 miles away in the same district and serving a similarly economically disadvantaged population, achieves dramatically better academic results and a higher statewide ranking. Furthermore, schools in neighboring districts like Mesa Elementary achieve stronger outcomes with lower per-student spending, highlighting that Blanchard's challenges may involve school-specific factors like instructional quality and attendance strategies alongside broader district issues.

317

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,271

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Peck Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060-3013

(805) 933-8866

District: Santa Paula Unified

Students who attend Blanchard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isbell Middle
High:	Santa Paula High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

6.0%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,196^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Santa Paula Unified

1260^th of 1,543Santa Paula Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	5196 of 5857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5525 of 5869	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5316 of 5859	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4996 of 5883	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	5307 of 5789	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5238 of 5662	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	4630 of 5692	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	4764 of 5614	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	4918 of 5611	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	2517 of 3162	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2767 of 3245	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	2127 of 3311	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2637 of 3275	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2668 of 3246	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5057 of 5597	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5104 of 5612	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5228 of 5609	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4341 of 5635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	5253 of 5492	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4913 of 5413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4335 of 5107	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4687 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4342 of 5087	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4309 of 5084	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4403 of 4963	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4430 of 4830	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4698 of 5460	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5269 of 5517	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4711 of 5363	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3997 of 5264	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4544 of 5173	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4683 of 5084	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4846 of 5628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	5362 of 5643	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4970 of 5638	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5268 of 5663	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4771 of 5510	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5087 of 5431	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2815 of 2847	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2620 of 2635	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blanchard Elementary	Public	K-6	115 Peck Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8866	317	17	18.6	83.9%	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.9	5196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		12.4	5525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	329	11.9		11.9	20.5	16.4	23.8	34.2			23.0	23.1	14.6	19.1	18.4			18.4							$23,271	$3,993	$19,278
Glen City Elementary	Public	K-6	141 Steckel Dr.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8850	675	30	22.5	86.8%	28 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	638 (94.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28.2	4117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		29.1	4003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	114	19.3		19.3	29.0	33.3	43.4	28.0			33.1	31.2	36.0	22.9	19.4			27.0							$21,829	$3,965	$17,864
McKevett Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Pleasant St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8910	300	14	21.4	87.0%	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	274 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	49.6	2612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		41.2	3106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	494	23.7		23.7	50.0	47.7	39.5	33.3			42.3	59.5	59.1	31.6	27.5			44.0	96.1		96.1				$23,845	$4,017	$19,828
Grace Thille Elementary	Public	K-6	1144 Ventura St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8920	358	16	22.3	93.0%	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	342 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.4	3448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		37.1	3358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	90	28.6		28.6	39.5	43.5	54.1	25.5			41.3	28.9	32.6	27.0	15.4			25.7	97.1						$23,215	$4,018	$19,197
Barbara Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 Saticoy St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8930	325	18	18.0	90.5%	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	310 (95.4%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	4065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		21.4	4741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	676	17.8		17.8	39.5	24.4	50.0	31.0			36.5	23.9	23.3	37.8	2.4			22.2	96.9						$22,745	$4,104	$18,641
Thelma Bedell Elementary	Public	K-6	1305 Laurel Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8951	294	16	18.3	67.0%	24 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	262 (89.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24	4500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.5	4156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	344	23.4		23.4	32.4	29.4	29.8	32.5			30.8	29.4	23.5	19.2	17.5			22.1							$22,717	$3,966	$18,751
Mupu Elementary	Public	K-8	4410 North Ojai Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Mupu Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-6111	175	10	17.4	60.0%	41 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (74.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	3859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.3	3653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	206	14.3	58.3	42.1	15.8	35.3	35.7	46.7	57.9	62.5	43.5	26.3	41.2	14.3	40.0	44.4	29.2	32.7							$14,726	$419	$14,307
Olivelands Elementary	Public	K-4	12465 Foothill Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-2254	236	11	21.4	62.3%	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	3157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		31.2	3848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	691				39.5	40.7					40.2	45.5	29.6					36.7	93.8				93.8		$17,873	$2,174	$15,699
Santa Clara Elementary	Public	K-6	20030 East Telegraph Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Clara Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4573	53	3	21.1	17.0%	27 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)										69.7							69.7							$18,221	$788	$17,433
Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	3901 North Mesa School Rd.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Mesa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-1411	597	29	20.3	40.5%	71 (11.9%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (81.2%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	50.2	2576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		47.6	2697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	121	21.4	50.0	34.9	53.1	50.7	37.1	54.4	62.1	71.0	54.4	54.7	31.9	20.0	44.3	40.9	50.8	40.1	88.2	93.4	97.4	92.1	92.1	93.4	$15,210	$1,079	$14,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanchard Elementary

How many students attend Blanchard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Blanchard Elementary.

Is Blanchard Elementary a good school?

Blanchard Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Blanchard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanchard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isbell Middle
High : Santa Paula High

What is the racial makeup of Blanchard Elementary?

Students at Blanchard Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

What district is Blanchard Elementary in?

Santa Paula Unified

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