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Schools in New Cuyama

New Cuyama’s public schools

Cuyama Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Cuyama. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▲ 11% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
162 students on the public path
In brief

New Cuyama’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of New Cuyama’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Cuyama Valley High places highest (better than 24%); Cuyama Elementary lowest (14%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Cuyama, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Cuyama ElementaryCuyama Joint Unified School DistrictD
9–12Cuyama Valley HighCuyama Joint Unified School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cuyama Joint Unified School District.

The district

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

Cuyama Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 164 students · 14.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$23,515CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 46.7% · 97 students tested
Math17%
State average 33.1% · 96 students tested

New Cuyama vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Cuyama—Cuyama Joint Unified

Every school in New Cuyama

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 New Cuyamaby address
Cuyama Valley High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
55 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving New Cuyamain other towns
Cuyama Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
107 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Sierra Madre High (Continuation)).

Questions about New Cuyama’s schools

Are New Cuyama’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Cuyama. Cuyama Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Cuyama. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Cuyama in?

Cuyama Joint Unified School District.

Where do New Cuyama kids go to high school?

Cuyama Valley High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.