Aromas - San Juan Unified School District

2300 San Juan Hwy.
San Juan Buatista, CA 95045-9557
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 701 students in Aromas - San Juan Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Aromas - San Juan Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
959 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1

District Rank

Aromas - San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked #1159 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#1185 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
21%
33%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
41%
47%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
28%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.52
0.64
# American Indian Students
9 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
16 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
2%
11%
# Hispanic Students
631 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
66%
55%
# Black Students
4 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
205 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
21%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
90 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
74
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
69
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
81
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
97
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
74
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
74
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
78
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
72
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
82
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
67
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
67
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
60
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
64
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,684 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,220 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$116,387 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$18 MM
$107,188 MM
This chart displays total spending of Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$19,684
$19,974
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$19,220
$18,396
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Aromas - San Juan Unified  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Aromas - San Juan Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Aromas
(Math: 32% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
365 Vega St.
Aromas, CA 95004
(831) 726-5100
Grades: K-8
| 364 students
Rank: #22.
San Juan
(Math: 9% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
100 Nyland Dr.
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
(831) 623-4538
Grades: K-8
| 337 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Enrollment: 959 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 79%
  • : 85-89% (Btm 50% in CA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 41% (Btm 50%)
  • : 28% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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