📍 221 S. Fourth St., Santa Paula, Ventura County, 93060
Isbell Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Santa Paula, Ventura County. The school has 1,010 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Jenkins. It is part of the Santa Paula Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
Isbell Middle enrolls 1,010 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 970 | 96% |
| White | 25 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
729 of the school's 1,010 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Isbell Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Isbell Middle is one of 9 schools in Santa Paula Unified, based in Santa Paula, California. The district serves 4,575 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,010 students, Isbell Middle is larger than the district average of about 508 students per school.