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Pacific Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Bowles.

Bowles’ Schools page →

Students
328
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,817
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pacific Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the CA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $16,799 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bowles. Grade by grade →

K–8Pacific Union ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency32%
State average 33.1% · 244 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 244 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,817 per student · 8% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 73%Support & administration 24%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 62%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
354’20
349’21
344’22
345’23
328’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 87%White 12%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.