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Schools in Aromas · Aromas-San Juan Unified School District

Aromas’s public schools score below 66% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 21% of Aromas’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Aromas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#711of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 12–16 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 5% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.1
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
666 students on the public path
In brief

Aromas’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 319 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Aromas’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Aromas’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,128 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Anzar High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Aromas’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 34% of California school districts, #711 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (319)Better than 8%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 530 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Aromas anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Aromas’s students in the tested grades sat them (526 in math, 533 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Aromas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8AromasAromas-San Juan Unified School DistrictB−
9–12Anzar Highin San Juan BautistaB

Aromas’s public schools are run by Aromas-San Juan Unified School District, which also serves San Juan Bautista. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Aromas-San Juan Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 964 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 19.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,128CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 46.7% · 533 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.1% · 526 students tested

Aromas vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Aromas’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AromasCAromas-San Juan Unified

Every school in Aromas

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Aromasby address
Aromas
Elementary · Grades K–8
B−
399 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Aromasin other towns
Anzar High
High · Grades 9–12 · San Juan Bautista
B
267 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Aromas’s schools

Are Aromas’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Aromas children attend score below 66% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #711 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Aromas in?

Aromas-San Juan Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 964 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Aromas kids go to high school?

Anzar High in San Juan Bautista, with 267 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Aromas’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Aromas-San Juan Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Aromas spend per student?

$20,128 in Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.