Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, California

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School												Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2016)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2016)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade
Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program-North	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-8427																			(n/a)
Benjamin Foxen Elementary	Public	K-8	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Blochman Union Elementary	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-1148	134	7	19.1	60.0 %	105 (78.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16 (11.9 %)	1 (0.7 %)	12 (9.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	44.9	2755^th of 5601 public elementary schools	50.8 %		31.3	3572^nd of 5567 public elementary schools	35.8 %	817	63.0	55.0	22.0	32.0		47.0		69.0	18.0	17.0	27.0		42.0
Family Partnership Home Study Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	625 South McClelland	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Blochman Union Elementary	Yes	No	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	365	19	19.6	58.0 %	236 (64.7 %)	5 (1.4 %)	99 (27.1 %)	8 (2.2 %)	11 (3.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	5 (1.4 %)								(n/a)	72.0	52.0	46.0		74.0	58.0	57.0	56.0	26.0	32.0		43.0	14.0	15.0
Trivium Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Blochman Union Elementary	Yes	No	Yes	(805) 291-1303	419	28	14.8	32.0 %	280 (66.8 %)	20 (4.8 %)	84 (20.0 %)	16 (3.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (1.0 %)	15 (3.6 %)								(n/a)	45.0	44.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	60.0	85.0	27.0	31.0	24.0	48.0	34.0	18.0	25.0
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 West Main St	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-8280	616	27	23.2	80.0 %	4 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	607 (98.5 %)	2 (0.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16.3	4928^th of 5601 public elementary schools	12.0 %		12.5	5280^th of 5567 public elementary schools	5.2 %	352	18.0	10.0	32.0	12.0				26.0	14.0	22.0	15.0
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6700	1,048	37	28.5	79.0 %	14 (1.3 %)	6 (0.6 %)	1,017 (97.0 %)	9 (0.9 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	13.7	5145^th of 5601 public elementary schools	8.1 %		15.2	5039^th of 5567 public elementary schools	9.5 %	106	12.0	22.0	23.0	19.0				23.0	18.0	8.0	14.0
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6760	959	35	27.4	74.0 %	53 (5.5 %)	5 (0.5 %)	884 (92.2 %)	13 (1.4 %)	4 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	19.8	4622^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	17.5 %		19	4690^th of 5567 public elementary schools	15.8 %	68	25.0	21.0	24.0	27.0				27.0	30.0	11.0	15.0
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary	Public	K-6	1890 Sandalwood Dr	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6860	277	12	22.7	72.0 %	10 (3.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	260 (93.9 %)	3 (1.1 %)	2 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.7 %)	12.2	5278^th of 5601 public elementary schools	5.8 %		18.2	4784^th of 5567 public elementary schools	14.1 %	494	13.0	18.0	28.0	21.0				15.0	11.0	8.0	13.0
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7800	690	32	21.6	89.0 %	7 (1.0 %)	2 (0.3 %)	673 (97.5 %)	7 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	23	1868^th of 2409 public middle schools	22.5 %		16.5	2143^rd of 2482 public middle schools	13.7 %	275					27.0	29.0						17.0	25.0
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 North Mary Dr	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7500	755	26	28.7	80.0 %	4 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	737 (97.6 %)	11 (1.5 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.3 %)	11.6	5323^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	5.0 %		9	5484^th of 5567 public elementary schools	1.5 %	161	17.0	14.0	14.0	21.0				27.0	12.0	6.0	9.0
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 East Fesler St	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7880	876	40	22.1	79.0 %	47 (5.4 %)	7 (0.8 %)	810 (92.5 %)	11 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	26.5	1718^th of 2409 public middle schools	28.7 %		25.8	1797^th of 2482 public middle schools	27.6 %	79					35.0	36.0						19.0	18.0
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 East Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7940	826	32	26.2	59.0 %	73 (8.8 %)	7 (0.8 %)	715 (86.6 %)	13 (1.6 %)	4 (0.5 %)	2 (0.2 %)	12 (1.5 %)	23.7	4264^th of 5601 public elementary schools	23.9 %		18.1	4790^th of 5567 public elementary schools	14.0 %	526	27.0	30.0	31.0	35.0				22.0	26.0	5.0	24.0
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7560	893	32	28.1	75.0 %	41 (4.6 %)	7 (0.8 %)	834 (93.4 %)	8 (0.9 %)	3 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	17.9	4787^th of 5601 public elementary schools	14.5 %		18.1	4791^st of 5567 public elementary schools	13.9 %	4	17.0	33.0	29.0	29.0				21.0	18.0	10.0	10.0
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7620	898	35	25.9	75.0 %	16 (1.8 %)	2 (0.2 %)	859 (95.7 %)	20 (2.2 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16	4951^st of 5601 public elementary schools	11.6 %		14.2	5143^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	7.6 %	192	19.0	19.0	14.0	30.0				22.0	15.0	10.0	22.0
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7740	869	32	27.1	73.0 %	32 (3.7 %)	11 (1.3 %)	798 (91.8 %)	12 (1.4 %)	11 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (0.6 %)	23	4334^th of 5601 public elementary schools	22.6 %		18.8	4713^th of 5567 public elementary schools	15.3 %	379	19.0	32.0	31.0	30.0				32.0	26.0	17.0	12.0
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6940	875	34	26.1	77.0 %	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.2 %)	867 (99.1 %)	4 (0.5 %)	2 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9.8	5449^th of 5601 public elementary schools	2.7 %		10.6	5399^th of 5567 public elementary schools	3.0 %	50	7.0	11.0	14.0	23.0				8.0	8.0	7.0	18.0
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 East Battles Rd	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6880	960	35	27.4	71.0 %	42 (4.4 %)	12 (1.3 %)	872 (90.8 %)	28 (2.9 %)	3 (0.3 %)	1 (0.1 %)	2 (0.2 %)	16.6	4898^th of 5601 public elementary schools	12.6 %		15.5	5011^th of 5567 public elementary schools	10.0 %	113	20.0	28.0	31.0	23.0				24.0	16.0	11.0	7.0
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7680	1,007	36	28.3	74.0 %	11 (1.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	982 (97.5 %)	13 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	34.5	3382^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	39.6 %		36.6	3205^th of 5567 public elementary schools	42.4 %	177	22.0	34.0	38.0	54.0				24.0	25.0	23.0	33.0
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 North Carlotti Dr	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6250	942	36	26.1	64.0 %	96 (10.2 %)	20 (2.1 %)	752 (79.8 %)	52 (5.5 %)	2 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (2.1 %)	29.1	3799^th of 5601 public elementary schools	32.2 %		25.9	4013^th of 5567 public elementary schools	27.9 %	214	22.0	34.0	39.0	38.0				30.0	23.0	19.0	26.0
Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6820	580	26	22.5	83.0 %	11 (1.9 %)	3 (0.5 %)	555 (95.7 %)	11 (1.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	24.2	1806^th of 2409 public middle schools	25.0 %		31.7	1585^th of 2482 public middle schools	36.1 %	221					25.0	30.0						22.0	24.0
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4625	870	31	28.5	79.0 %	9 (1.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	854 (98.2 %)	6 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21.1	4503^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	19.6 %		18.6	4742^nd of 5567 public elementary schools	14.8 %	239	20.0	30.0	30.0	31.0				22.0	24.0	10.0	21.0
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-5800	776	37	20.7	71.0 %	40 (5.2 %)	10 (1.3 %)	678 (87.4 %)	41 (5.3 %)	1 (0.1 %)	5 (0.6 %)	1 (0.1 %)	48.7	1114^th of 2409 public middle schools	53.8 %		40.7	1327^th of 2482 public middle schools	46.5 %	213					42.0	49.0						29.0	38.0
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4530	827	34	24.5	60.0 %	53 (6.4 %)	9 (1.1 %)	711 (86.0 %)	42 (5.1 %)	2 (0.2 %)	3 (0.4 %)	7 (0.8 %)	11.5	5328^th of 5601 public elementary schools	4.9 %		16	4957^th of 5567 public elementary schools	11.0 %	371	14.0	19.0	19.0	24.0				16.0	18.0	3.0	8.0
Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	(805) 938-8500	618	22	28.0	24.0 %	359 (58.1 %)	2 (0.3 %)	202 (32.7 %)	16 (2.6 %)	6 (1.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	32 (5.2 %)	53.4	2303^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	58.9 %		57.9	2023^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	63.7 %	280	50.0	37.0	46.0	47.0				54.0	35.0	32.0	40.0
Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8600	506	22	22.6	54.0 %	190 (37.5 %)	17 (3.4 %)	256 (50.6 %)	27 (5.3 %)	2 (0.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	12 (2.4 %)	59.6	849^th of 2409 public middle schools	64.8 %		48.5	1148^th of 2482 public middle schools	53.7 %	299					54.0	48.0						39.0	40.0
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8650	753	28	26.8	52.0 %	283 (37.6 %)	4 (0.5 %)	407 (54.1 %)	20 (2.7 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	37 (4.9 %)	72	1427^th of 5601 public elementary schools	74.5 %		70.3	1469^th of 5567 public elementary schools	73.6 %	42	46.0	62.0	72.0	64.0				57.0	61.0	31.0	40.0
Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	(805) 938-8700	509	23	22.2	31.0 %	295 (58.0 %)	7 (1.4 %)	158 (31.0 %)	29 (5.7 %)	3 (0.6 %)	4 (0.8 %)	13 (2.6 %)	83.5	364^th of 2409 public middle schools	84.9 %		81.2	405^th of 2482 public middle schools	83.7 %	41					65.0	60.0						58.0	62.0
Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8750	625	22	29.0	45.0 %	263 (42.1 %)	18 (2.9 %)	278 (44.5 %)	11 (1.8 %)	8 (1.3 %)	4 (0.6 %)	43 (6.9 %)	45.3	2732^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	51.2 %		42.6	2851^st of 5567 public elementary schools	48.8 %	119	37.0	39.0	52.0	42.0				40.0	32.0	38.0	26.0
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Rice Ranch Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	(805) 938-8800	565	19	29.7	37.0 %	294 (52.0 %)	7 (1.2 %)	214 (37.9 %)	10 (1.8 %)	7 (1.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	32 (5.7 %)	65.9	1701^st of 5601 public elementary schools	69.6 %		56.5	2084^th of 5567 public elementary schools	62.6 %	383	56.0	59.0	49.0	55.0				50.0	58.0	24.0	49.0
Alice Shaw Elementary	Public	K-6	759 Dahlia Place	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8850	625	23	27.7	52.0 %	232 (37.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	332 (53.1 %)	32 (5.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)	26 (4.2 %)	39.2	3093^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	44.8 %		37.9	3117^th of 5567 public elementary schools	44.0 %	24	27.0	40.0	41.0	40.0				32.0	47.0	27.0	25.0
Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-6356	590	17	34.7	83.0 %	43 (7.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	527 (89.3 %)	5 (0.8 %)	2 (0.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	9 (1.5 %)	10.9	1817^th of 2033 public high schools	10.6 %		12.2	1689^th of 1999 public high schools	15.5 %	128							8.0							1.0
Ernest Righetti High	Public	9-12	941 East Foster Rd	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-2051	2,099	86	24.3	47.0 %	665 (31.7 %)	35 (1.7 %)	1,222 (58.2 %)	73 (3.5 %)	10 (0.5 %)	2 (0.1 %)	92 (4.4 %)	52.3	985^th of 2033 public high schools	51.5 %		48.3	1017^th of 1999 public high schools	49.1 %	32							52.0							22.0
Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 South Brd.Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	Yes	(805) 925-2567	2,342	112	20.9	90.0 %	67 (2.9 %)	17 (0.7 %)	2,181 (93.1 %)	59 (2.5 %)	2 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16 (0.7 %)	53.3	967^th of 2033 public high schools	52.4 %		32.5	1309^th of 1999 public high schools	34.5 %	342							47.0							27.0
Pioneer Valley High	Public	9-12	675 Panther Dr	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	Yes	(805) 922-1305	2,688	103	26.1	80.0 %	139 (5.2 %)	25 (0.9 %)	2,376 (88.4 %)	101 (3.8 %)	1 (0.0 %)	2 (0.1 %)	44 (1.6 %)	56.9	889^th of 2033 public high schools	56.3 %		51.9	943^rd of 1999 public high schools	52.8 %	54							57.0							23.0
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	402 Farnel Rd	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara County Office Of Education	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 964-4710	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (100.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	Number of Schools	SchoolDigger Statewide Rank
Orcutt	6.36 mi	1
Los Alamos	10.06 mi	1	645^th
Vandenberg Afb	13.42 mi	1	405^th
Lompoc	13.78 mi	16	537^th
Nipomo	13.93 mi	5	480^th

Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, CA

Orcutt Junior High

Joe Nightingale Elementary

Pine Grove Elementary

Lakeview Junior High

Pioneer Valley High

Ralph Dunlap Elementary

Santa Maria High

Ernest Righetti High

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

Patterson Road Elementary

Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Alice Shaw Elementary

Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary

Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary

Fesler (Isaac) Junior High

Arellanes Junior High

Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary

El Camino Junior High

Rice (William) Elementary

Sanchez (David J.) Elementary

Alvin Elementary

Miller (Isaac) Elementary

Battles (Washington) Elementary

Bonita Elementary

Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Adam (William Laird) Elementary

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary

Fairlawn Elementary

Liberty Elementary

Delta High

Bruce (Robert) Elementary

Family Partnership Home Study Charter

Phoenix High School

Santa Barbara County Regional Occupational Program-North

Trivium Charter

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