Summary:
Lompoc’s 16 schools include nine elementary schools, one middle school, four high schools and two alternative schools, serving different grade spans across Lompoc Unified and charter schools. Results vary substantially: among 15 schools with reported 2025–26 all-grades scores, the average was 30% in English language arts (ELA), 17% in mathematics and 21% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest area-wide finding is that the reported school averages trail the state in all three subjects, by about 19 points in ELA, 21 in math and 15 in science.
Trivium Charter School Adventure leads the reported results in all three subjects, with 53% in ELA, 39% in math and 47% in science; these are about 3, 0 and 11 points above state results, respectively. Buena Vista Elementary is a strong traditional elementary-school result, scoring 51% in ELA and 38% in science, both above state figures, and 35% in math. At the other end, Maple High is lowest in all three: 5% in ELA, 0% in math and 3% in science. The spread between highest and lowest schools is about 48 points in ELA, 39 in math and 44 in science.
Recent changes show that improvement in a subject does not always mean schools are catching up with the state: for the same 15 schools, average ELA fell about 1 point and math about 2 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science rose about 2 points; the state’s science average rose more, so the gap widened there too. SchoolDigger statewide percentile rankings also fell from 2023–24 to 2025–26 at Arthur Hapgood Elementary (29 to 13) and Cabrillo High (64 to 49). School context alone does not sort results neatly: in 2024–25, Trivium reported 40 students per teacher and 40% free/reduced lunch eligible, while Maple reported a 14.7 student-teacher ratio yet the lowest scores; the low-income measure is reported for school year 2024–25. These figures are useful comparisons, not explanations of why results differ.
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