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Glen City Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3434th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 41% of California elementary schools
Summary

Glen City Elementary serves 675 students in grades K–6 in Santa Paula, in Santa Paula Unified. SchoolDigger places it at the 41st percentile statewide with 2 stars, compared with the district’s 19th percentile and 1 star. Its clearest strength is science: 40% of students were proficient in 2025–26, 4 percentage points above the state and 19 points above the district.

Science also stands out among nearby schools: Glen City ranked third of eight with reported results, behind Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy and Mesa Elementary. ELA and math were above the district but below the state: 37% were proficient in ELA, 1 point above the district and 12 below the state; in math, 30% were proficient, 5 points above the district and 9 below the state. Across nearby schools, Glen City ranked seventh of 11 in ELA and eighth of 11 in math. Fifth grade was a bright spot: 60% were proficient in ELA, the highest nearby result reported for that grade. By contrast, fourth-grade ELA proficiency was 22%, 23 points below the state.

Results have improved over time: since 2022–23, ELA proficiency rose 4 percentage points, math rose 6, and science rose 25. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking increased 12 percentile points, from 29 to 41, though the school remains around the middle of nearby schools. In 2024–25, its student-teacher ratio was 22.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 20.4; 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show a notably strong recent standing for English Language Learner Students: 69th percentile in 2023–24, versus 32nd overall. For Special Education Students, the 2025–26 ranking was 19th percentile, 22 points below the school’s overall standing.

675
Students ?
22.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,848
Per pupil spending ?
86.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 141 Steckel Dr.
       Santa Paula, CA  93060-0710

(805) 933-8850

District: Santa Paula Unified


Students who attend Glen City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Isbell Middle
High:    Santa Paula High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.5%
White:
4.1%
Asian:
0.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg28%
California avg42%
3,434th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▲ up 36 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Santa Paula Unified
785th of 968Santa 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.93434 of 580440.8%★★☆☆☆
202528.24117 of 585729.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.14003 of 586931.8%★★☆☆☆
202326.94179 of 585928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.93874 of 588334.1%★★☆☆☆
201925.04363 of 578924.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.73840 of 566232.2%★★☆☆☆
201719.24772 of 569216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201611.45348 of 56144.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201520.54579 of 561118.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202232.01397 of 222737.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.51450 of 258543.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.6969 of 212854.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202454.1968 of 316269.4%★★★☆☆
202336.12080 of 324535.9%★★☆☆☆
202236.02117 of 331136.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.11905 of 327541.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.91454 of 324655.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.13236 of 556941.9%★★☆☆☆
202531.23762 of 559732.8%★★☆☆☆
202427.93983 of 561229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.13660 of 560934.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.53682 of 563534.7%★★☆☆☆
201933.53541 of 549235.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.73369 of 541337.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202648.72404 of 508552.7%★★★☆☆
202539.83037 of 510740.5%★★☆☆☆
202441.02906 of 510743.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.73010 of 508740.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.02590 of 508449.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.53348 of 496332.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.22784 of 483042.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202258.1108 of 35669.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.32772 of 541248.8%★★☆☆☆
202536.63461 of 546036.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.73472 of 551737.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.63412 of 536336.4%★★☆☆☆
202243.62718 of 526448.4%★★☆☆☆
201935.63461 of 517333.1%★★☆☆☆
201841.72905 of 508442.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.93389 of 559039.4%★★☆☆☆
202526.44154 of 562826.2%★☆☆☆☆
202431.33720 of 564334.1%★★☆☆☆
202324.34312 of 563823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.03788 of 566333.1%★★☆☆☆
201918.44797 of 551012.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.24091 of 543124.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.12370 of 292018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202521.62494 of 284712.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.11989 of 263524.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61665 of 242031.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2022)70th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+38 vs school
Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)39th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)37th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)19th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Science40%+4 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state
Mathematics30%-9 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Glen City Elementary

Students at Glen City Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Glen City Elementary.

Glen City Elementary ranks 3434th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Glen City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isbell Middle
High : Santa Paula High

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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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