School district · California

Mesa Union Elementary

Mesa Union Elementary in California: 1 public schools with 597 students and 20.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,640 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
597
Students per teacher
20.4
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,640
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
29.3
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
597
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.9
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

54%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

410 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

40%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

409 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$3.6K15
$4.1K16
$9.8K17
$4.9K18
$10.3K19
$10.4K20
$11.0K21
$13.1K22
$15.3K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.0% · $684K
State
54% · $6.2M
Local
40% · $4.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,820
Support services
$5,173
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$781K
Long-term debt
$15.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–859720.454%40%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
3901 North Mesa School Rd., Somis, CA 93066
Phone
(805)485-1411
Website