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Glen City Elementary

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Glen City Elementary ranks 4117 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Glen City Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 675 students in the Santa Paula Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it shows important strengths, particularly in effectively teaching English Language Learners, where it ranks well above average statewide. Compared to other schools in its own district, Glen City performs better in math than most, coming in second only to McKevett Elementary. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, which had spiked after the pandemic but is now better than the district and state averages. However, the school faces a significant challenge in serving its Special Education students, where performance has declined and is now a key area needing support.

Looking at nearby schools in other districts, such as Mesa Elementary and Santa Clara Elementary, reveals that students in those districts often achieve higher proficiency rates. The notable outperformance of McKevett Elementary within the same district and with similar students suggests that district-level resources and practices play a major role in school success. For a parent, Glen City represents a school that is efficient with its resources and strong in specific areas, but one where systemic factors likely influence its academic outcomes compared to schools in neighboring communities.

675

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,829

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,117^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	28.2	4117 of 5857	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	4003 of 5869	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4179 of 5859	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3874 of 5883	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4363 of 5789	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3840 of 5662	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.2	4772 of 5692	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	5348 of 5614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	4579 of 5611	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1397 of 2227	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1450 of 2585	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	969 of 2128	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	968 of 3162	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	2080 of 3245	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2117 of 3311	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1905 of 3275	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	1454 of 3246	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3762 of 5597	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3983 of 5612	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3660 of 5609	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3682 of 5635	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3541 of 5492	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3369 of 5413	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3037 of 5107	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2906 of 5107	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3010 of 5087	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2590 of 5084	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3348 of 4963	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2784 of 4830	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	108 of 356	69.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3461 of 5460	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3472 of 5517	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3412 of 5363	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2718 of 5264	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3461 of 5173	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2905 of 5084	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4154 of 5628	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3720 of 5643	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4312 of 5638	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3788 of 5663	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4797 of 5510	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4091 of 5431	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2494 of 2847	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1989 of 2635	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1665 of 2420	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science19%-13 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
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
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
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 Glen City Elementary

Is Glen City Elementary a good school?

Glen City Elementary ranks 4117^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glen City Elementary?

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

What district is Glen City Elementary in?

Santa Paula Unified

What schools do graduates of Glen City Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Isbell Middle
High : Santa Paula High

How many students attend Glen City Elementary?

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

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