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Santa Paula High

Q: Is Santa Paula High a good school?

Santa Paula High ranks 1180 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Santa Paula High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,500 students in the Santa Paula Unified district, representing a community with significant economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: it excels in graduating students, with a rate of 98.3%, and performs solidly in English Language Arts, outpacing some nearby schools like Rio Mesa High. However, it faces a severe challenge in mathematics, where proficiency is notably low at 17.7%, creating one of the largest gaps between subjects when compared to schools such as Rancho Campana High. While the school's per-student funding is higher than many peers, this has not yet translated into improved statewide academic rankings, which have declined in recent years.

Santa Paula High shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and maintains better student attendance than alternative schools in the area, like Renaissance High within its own district. The school's overall position is in the middle tier of California high schools, performing better than some schools with similar demographics but lagging behind higher-performing comprehensive schools like Adolfo Camarillo High, highlighting the complex relationship between community resources, funding, and educational outcomes.

1,494

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,500

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 North Sixth St.
Santa Paula, CA 93060-2008

(805) 525-4400

District: Santa Paula Unified

Feeder schools for Santa Paula High:

Elementary:	Barbara Webster Elementary
	Blanchard Elementary
	Glen City Elementary
	Grace Thille Elementary
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	McKevett Elementary
	Thelma Bedell Elementary
Middle:	Isbell Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

2.7%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,180^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	43.4	1180 of 2162	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1198 of 2159	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1204 of 2170	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1207 of 2123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	774 of 2133	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	1038 of 2017	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.8	776 of 2021	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	1067 of 2039	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	952 of 1994	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	728 of 1161	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	756 of 1117	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	694 of 1052	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	183 of 1085	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	543 of 1064	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	257 of 1044	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	510 of 941	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	620 of 938	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1024 of 1906	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1073 of 1915	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1069 of 1915	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1216 of 1858	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	746 of 1833	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	989 of 1760	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	925 of 1900	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	933 of 1902	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	1011 of 1917	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	847 of 1861	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	455 of 1814	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	737 of 1742	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	236 of 410	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	180 of 328	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	198 of 299	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	180 of 290	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1054 of 2013	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1190 of 2026	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1065 of 2030	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	920 of 1943	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	623 of 1937	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	867 of 1862	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1151 of 1942	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1172 of 1948	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1181 of 1963	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1010 of 1916	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	716 of 1880	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1006 of 1834	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	997 of 1252	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	877 of 1216	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	966 of 1197	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	517 of 1155	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.1	134 of 1193	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	357 of 1222	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	699 of 1173	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+39 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Santa Paula High

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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)			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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Paula High	Public	9-12	404 North Sixth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4400	1,494	70	21.4	83.5%	41 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,437 (96.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.4	1180^th of 2162 public high schools	45.4%		41.7	1198^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	18		20.9		20.6		51.8	51.8		17.7	17.7	$22,500	$3,994	$18,506
Renaissance High	Public	9-12	333 North Palm Ave.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4407	113	5	22.2	96.5%	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2059^th of 2162 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	2121^st of 2159 public high schools	1.8%	62		5.4		5.3		5.4	5.4		0.0	0.0	$24,616	$4,107	$20,509
Rio Mesa High	Public	9-12	545 Central Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5500	1,951	85	23.0	72.6%	86 (4.4%)	20 (1.0%)	1,700 (87.1%)	92 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.2%)	49.8	1044^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		44.9	1125^th of 2159 public high schools	47.9%	81		32.2		31.7		46.4	46.4		20.2	20.2
Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	96.7	64^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		97.2	62^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%	2		64.8		63.8		86.6	86.6		65.6	65.6
Sierra High	Public	9-12	615 Shiells Dr.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-8202	64	5	12.8	84.4%	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1953^rd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%		12.1	1942^nd of 2159 public high schools	10.1%	11		2.8		2.8		10.8	10.8		5.4	5.4	$20,454	$951	$19,503
Fillmore Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Central Ave.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6100	1,007	47	21.5	70.9%	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (94.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	42.5	1198^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		41.4	1209^th of 2159 public high schools	44.0%	11		23.1		22.7		52.8	52.8		13.2	13.2	$21,636	$1,352	$20,284
Buena High	Public	9-12	5670 Telegraph Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1826	1,585	72	22.0	60.2%	477 (30.1%)	22 (1.4%)	965 (60.9%)	47 (3.0%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.5%)	51.3	1012^th of 2162 public high schools	53.2%		55.2	874^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	138		27.6	9.1	27.0		54.7	54.7		20.8	20.8	$17,398	$1,904	$15,494
Adolfo Camarillo High	Public	9-12	4660 Mission Oaks Blvd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6407	1,969	78	25.1	40.9%	620 (31.5%)	32 (1.6%)	1,030 (52.3%)	129 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (7.5%)	66.1	672^nd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		77.8	443^rd of 2159 public high schools	79.5%	229		34.4		34.2		56.2	56.2		34.7	34.7
Gateway Community	Public	6-12	200 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1460	69	6	10.6	82.6%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	3	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$64,948	$18,727	$46,221
Career Education Center	Public	6-12	465 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 437-1420	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Paula High

What is the racial makeup of Santa Paula High?

Students at Santa Paula High are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools feed into Santa Paula High?

Santa Paula High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barbara Webster Elementary
Elementary : Blanchard Elementary
Elementary : Glen City Elementary
Elementary : Grace Thille Elementary
Elementary : McKevett Elementary
Elementary : Thelma Bedell Elementary
Middle : Isbell Middle

Is Santa Paula High a good school?

Santa Paula High ranks 1180^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Santa Paula High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,494 students attended Santa Paula High.

What district is Santa Paula High in?

Santa Paula Unified

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