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Thelma Bedell Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thelma Bedell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 294 students in the Santa Paula Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 18th percentile among all California districts.

Academic performance at Thelma Bedell is below state averages, with about 31% of students proficient in English and 22% in math, though the school shows a relative strength in science compared to its district peers. A significant positive trend is a dramatic 50% reduction in chronic student absenteeism over two years, bringing it below both district and state averages. The school spends over $22,700 per student, which is more than some higher-performing nearby schools in other districts, such as Mesa Elementary and Mupu Elementary.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context. Within the same district, McKevett Elementary, located just over a mile away, achieves significantly higher academic results despite serving a student population with greater economic need, demonstrating that strong outcomes are possible in the area. Furthermore, schools in neighboring districts like Santa Clara Elementary far outperform Santa Paula Unified schools academically. This suggests that while Thelma Bedell faces challenges, its recent improvements in attendance and stable performance indicate potential for positive change.

294

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,717

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 Laurel Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060-0710

(805) 933-8951

District: Santa Paula Unified

Students who attend Thelma Bedell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Isbell Middle
High:	Santa Paula High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,500^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	24.0	4500 of 5857	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4156 of 5869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4929 of 5859	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4449 of 5883	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2773 of 5789	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2525 of 5662	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	2119 of 5692	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.3	2882 of 5614	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	2919 of 5611	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	1451 of 2227	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	2932 of 3245	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2697 of 3311	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3847 of 5597	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3862 of 5612	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4180 of 5609	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4024 of 5635	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2618 of 5492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	2382 of 5413	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3532 of 5107	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3346 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4143 of 5087	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3665 of 5084	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	1987 of 4963	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1232 of 4830	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4362 of 5460	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4249 of 5517	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4714 of 5363	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4725 of 5264	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2417 of 5173	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	1275 of 5084	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4660 of 5628	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4108 of 5643	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5100 of 5638	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4537 of 5663	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2717 of 5510	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2577 of 5431	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2734 of 2847	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2466 of 2635	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1783 of 2420	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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
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
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
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
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
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 Thelma Bedell Elementary

How many students attend Thelma Bedell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Thelma Bedell Elementary.

Is Thelma Bedell Elementary a good school?

Thelma Bedell Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Thelma Bedell Elementary in?

Santa Paula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Thelma Bedell Elementary?

Students at Thelma Bedell Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 8% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thelma Bedell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thelma Bedell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Isbell Middle
High : Santa Paula High

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