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Bradley Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Bradley.

Bradley’s Schools page →

Students
54
Schools
1
Spent per student
$31,769
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bradley Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 50% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $30,426 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Bradley 112

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bradley. Grade by grade →

K–8Bradley ElementaryThis district
9–122 high schoolsSouth Monterey County Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 33.1% · 31 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 46.7% · 31 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at South Monterey County Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$31,769 per student · 50% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 50%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 58%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
58’20
58’21
37’22
39’23
54’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 6%

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.

Bradley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bradley
C−
54 students18:1

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.