Summary
McKevett Elementary serves 300 students in grades K–6 in Santa Paula, California. In 2025–26, students were proficient in 43% of all-grade English language arts (ELA), 41% of math, and 31% of science; the school ranked second in ELA, first in math, and second in science among the six nearby Santa Paula Unified K–6 schools. Its SchoolDigger ranking was at the 53rd percentile, higher than the local K–6 peers. The clearest headline is McKevett’s math performance: it led those six schools and was also above the state result.
Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with both the state and district: 41% of students were proficient, about 2 percentage points above the state and 16 points above the Santa Paula Unified result. ELA was a local strength, too, ranking second among the six schools, but McKevett’s 43% was 7 points below the state. Science proficiency was 31%, about 5 points below the state, but ranked second locally. Results differ by grade: fourth-grade math proficiency was 62%, compared with 42% statewide and 33% districtwide. Sixth-grade ELA was a weaker spot at 26%, versus 48% statewide and 35% districtwide.
Results have improved over time: since 2022–23, all-grade proficiency has risen by about 15 percentage points in ELA, 12 in math, and 13 in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking climbed 40 percentile points, from the 13th percentile in 2021–22 to the 53rd in 2025–26, and its rating rose from one star to three; the percentile dipped slightly from 55 the previous year. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 41% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26, below both the district’s 21% and the state’s 18%. For context, the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 21.4, and 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings were notably high for English Language Learner students, rising from the 26th percentile in 2021–22 to the 77th in 2023–24, and for Special Education Students, at the 81st percentile in 2023–24.
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