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Grace Thille Elementary

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Grace Thille Elementary ranks 3448 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grace Thille Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Paula, California, serving 375 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Santa Paula Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Grace Thille Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Grace Thille's 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 54.1%, compared to 41.32% for the district and 48.8% for the state. The school has also shown strong performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools in these categories. However, Grace Thille has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.3% to 25.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

While Grace Thille Elementary outperforms the Santa Paula Unified School District, some nearby schools within the same district, such as McKevett Elementary and Barbara Webster Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts. Additionally, Grace Thille Elementary has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $15,668 in the 2020-2021 school year to $23,215 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a focus on providing additional resources and support for the school. However, the student-teacher ratio at Grace Thille has remained relatively high, which may impact the level of individualized attention and support available to students.

358

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,215

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1144 Ventura St.
Santa Paula, CA 93060-2910

(805) 933-8920

District: Santa Paula Unified

Students who attend Grace Thille Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isbell Middle
High:	Santa Paula High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

3.9%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,448^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	36.4	3448 of 5857	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3358 of 5869	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2879 of 5859	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	3230 of 5883	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	2524 of 5789	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2844 of 5662	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	3289 of 5692	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	3806 of 5614	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.1	4023 of 5611	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	735 of 2227	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.9	2058 of 2128	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	1309 of 3162	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1441 of 3245	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1008 of 3311	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	743 of 3275	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	1047 of 3246	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	3505 of 5597	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3258 of 5612	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2618 of 5609	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	3115 of 5635	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2602 of 5492	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2798 of 5413	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2442 of 5107	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2009 of 5107	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1473 of 5087	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	2026 of 5084	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1275 of 4963	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	1554 of 4830	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2459 of 5460	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2845 of 5517	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	2221 of 5363	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2178 of 5264	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	1268 of 5173	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	1754 of 5084	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3226 of 5628	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	3246 of 5643	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2985 of 5638	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3061 of 5663	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2299 of 5510	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2842 of 5431	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Grace Thille Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grace Thille Elementary?

Students at Grace Thille Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Grace Thille Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace Thille Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isbell Middle
High : Santa Paula High

How many students attend Grace Thille Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Grace Thille Elementary.

What district is Grace Thille Elementary in?

Santa Paula Unified

Is Grace Thille Elementary a good school?

Grace Thille Elementary ranks 3448^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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