Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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 Mathematics 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 W. El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7800	830	42	19.8	93.0%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	813 (98.0%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)		1 (0.1%)	25.3	1931^st of 2623 public middle schools	26.4%		23.3	1875^th of 2480 public middle schools	24.4%	56					32.9	31.5						20.9	26.5
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 N. Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7500	771	32	24.4	95.0%	2 (0.3%)		765 (99.2%)	4 (0.5%)				20.9	4694^th of 5772 public elementary schools	18.7%		12.4	5298^th of 5662 public elementary schools	6.4%	604	27.8	41.0	26.8	24.5				32.7	35.4	15.7	21.4				98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 E. Fesler St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7880	949	42	22.5	87.0%	41 (4.3%)	7 (0.7%)	886 (93.4%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24.9	1952^nd of 2623 public middle schools	25.6%		21.5	1943^rd of 2480 public middle schools	21.7%	9					39.9	31.9						17.8	20.9
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 E. Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7940	794	37	21.7	78.0%	37 (4.7%)	5 (0.6%)	696 (87.7%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)		27 (3.4%)	35.4	3531^st of 5772 public elementary schools	38.8%		28.1	3987^th of 5662 public elementary schools	29.6%	456	46.6	43.2	42.6	38.7				48.3	24.0	25.7	25.0				97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 E. Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7560	904	37	24.7	93.0%	33 (3.7%)	6 (0.7%)	858 (94.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)			18.6	4912^th of 5772 public elementary schools	14.9%		18.5	4808^th of 5662 public elementary schools	15.1%	104	21.7	34.7	31.1	33.6				20.3	33.9	15.2	19.4				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 W. Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7620	964	40	24.4	94.0%	14 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	928 (96.3%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)			9.5	5560^th of 5772 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.8	5451^st of 5662 public elementary schools	3.7%	109	23.5	15.3	17.9	30.6				20.1	5.8	3.8	16.4				98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 E. Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7740	902	38	23.7	90.0%	21 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	839 (93.0%)	19 (2.1%)	10 (1.1%)		8 (0.9%)	28.5	4064^th of 5772 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.5	3249^th of 5662 public elementary schools	42.6%	815	23.2	34.6	31.8	47.7				28.1	37.3	25.0	33.1				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 W. Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6940	959	42	22.8	93.0%	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	940 (98.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)		1 (0.1%)	9.5	5557^th of 5772 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.3	5516^th of 5662 public elementary schools	2.6%	41	12.9	24.0	19.4	25.0				11.4	20.3	9.6	16.0				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 E. Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6880	884	37	24.2	85.0%	29 (3.3%)	6 (0.7%)	817 (92.4%)	30 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)		1 (0.1%)	20.9	4692^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	18.7%		17.4	4907^th of 5662 public elementary schools	13.3%	215	32.2	28.8	30.8	32.1				29.3	35.4	16.4	20.4				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 W. Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7680	987	41	24.3	92.0%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	966 (97.9%)	10 (1.0%)		1 (0.1%)		53.2	2460^th of 5772 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.1	2562^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	54.8%	102	37.0	57.1	48.9	52.7				44.1	53.3	31.7	49.0				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 N. Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6250	934	42	22.5	78.0%	80 (8.6%)	7 (0.7%)	788 (84.4%)	51 (5.5%)			8 (0.9%)	34.1	3631^st of 5772 public elementary schools	37.1%		26.7	4109^th of 5662 public elementary schools	27.4%	478	38.6	48.3	38.8	46.8				33.9	40.5	20.2	23.4				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 W. Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4625	759	32	23.7	95.0%	6 (0.8%)		745 (98.2%)	7 (0.9%)			1 (0.1%)	27.8	4109^th of 5772 public elementary schools	28.8%		33.8	3556^th of 5662 public elementary schools	37.2%	553	28.3	35.6	38.0	25.9				39.3	40.5	26.2	27.9				98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-5800	1,133	54	21.1	81.0%	45 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1,038 (91.6%)	42 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40.9	1406^th of 2623 public middle schools	46.4%		37.1	1455^th of 2480 public middle schools	41.3%	49					44.9	41.7						30.7	31.0
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 W. Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4530	887	35	25.3	87.0%	37 (4.2%)	6 (0.7%)	814 (91.8%)	24 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	14.2	5262^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	8.8%		14.6	5129^th of 5662 public elementary schools	9.4%	133	20.9	33.0	32.8	26.2				20.7	25.0	12.2	11.2				97.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Jim?nez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-6	1970 S. Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4340	969	38	25.8	83.0%	51 (5.3%)	7 (0.7%)	879 (90.7%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)		2 (0.2%)	36	3477^th of 5772 public elementary schools	39.8%		31.5	3703^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	34.6%	226	39.7	39.8	39.1	35.0				43.0	47.7	18.3	36.4				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 W. Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6700	983	38	26.0	96.0%	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	964 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)				20	4783^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	17.1%		20.3	4653^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	17.8%	130	30.1	21.5	31.9	27.4				44.4	24.6	18.2	18.8				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 E. Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6760	988	41	24.2	94.0%	25 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	950 (96.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)		4 (0.4%)	24.5	4396^th of 5772 public elementary schools	23.8%		15.8	5023^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	11.3%	627	35.2	30.1	36.4	35.5				31.8	35.2	17.3	24.6				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 S. BRd.way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 925-2567	2,618	115	22.8	86.0%	54 (2.1%)	10 (0.4%)	2,494 (95.3%)	44 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	49.5	1062^nd of 2125 public high schools	50.0%		49	1033^rd of 2017 public high schools	48.8%	29							44.7							24.3
Pioneer Valley High	Public	9-12	675 Panther Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 922-1305	2,713	109	24.8	73.0%	90 (3.3%)	17 (0.6%)	2,465 (90.9%)	112 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	22 (0.8%)	65.9	694^th of 2125 public high schools	67.3%		55.3	901^st of 2017 public high schools	55.3%	207							61.1							28.6
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary	Public	K-6	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6860	313	17	18.2	92.0%	8 (2.6%)		300 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)		2 (0.6%)	19.5	4838^th of 5772 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.3	4824^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.8%	14	19.5	33.3	34.1	26.8				19.5	30.6	22.7	26.2				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Alice Shaw Elementary	Public	K-6	759 Dahlia Pl.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8850	610	23	26.1	54.0%	206 (33.8%)	5 (0.8%)	339 (55.6%)	6 (1.0%)		2 (0.3%)	52 (8.5%)	51.1	2562^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	55.6%		51.7	2468^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.4%	94	36.3	39.1	68.8	60.0				46.3	32.6	40.3	43.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-6356	390	14	28.8	71.0%	28 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	356 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9.6	1992^nd of 2125 public high schools	6.3%		10.9	1777^th of 2017 public high schools	11.9%	215							6.2							0.0
Ernest Righetti High	Public	9-12	941 E. Foster Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-2051	2,226	92	24.2	57.0%	550 (24.7%)	30 (1.3%)	1,434 (64.4%)	90 (4.0%)	17 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	99 (4.4%)	61.1	811^th of 2125 public high schools	61.8%		48.5	1042^nd of 2017 public high schools	48.3%	231							61.9							22.9
Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8500	583	23	25.3	34.0%	292 (50.1%)	1 (0.2%)	226 (38.8%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	54.4	2384^th of 5772 public elementary schools	58.7%		63.1	1914^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.2%	470	39.3	49.4	51.1	68.5				41.2	45.7	33.0	51.7				95.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	95.0	≥98.0
Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8600	537	23	23.8	52.0%	156 (29.1%)	9 (1.7%)	303 (56.4%)	30 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	57.6	953^rd of 2623 public middle schools	63.7%		57.8	898^th of 2480 public middle schools	63.8%	55					56.2	48.1						37.2	41.8
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8650	741	29	25.5	43.0%	229 (30.9%)	3 (0.4%)	429 (57.9%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)		59 (8.0%)	67.4	1740^th of 5772 public elementary schools	69.9%		66.6	1733^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.4%	7	45.4	68.4	56.1	58.6				48.5	62.2	49.0	50.6				94.0	≥98.0	96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8700	566	25	22.7	32.0%	283 (50.0%)	4 (0.7%)	218 (38.5%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.4%)	65.5	781^st of 2623 public middle schools	70.2%		69.9	646^th of 2480 public middle schools	74.0%	135					54.1	55.0						42.0	49.7
Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8750	650	25	26.0	42.0%	260 (40.0%)	8 (1.2%)	297 (45.7%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.1%)		70 (10.8%)	56.7	2257^th of 5772 public elementary schools	60.9%		48	2658^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.1%	401	59.1	49.4	54.6	52.0				47.7	36.1	36.1	51.0				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6820	642	30	21.1	89.0%	24 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	593 (92.4%)	22 (3.4%)		1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31.5	1707^th of 2623 public middle schools	34.9%		23.3	1877^th of 2480 public middle schools	24.3%	170					37.4	34.0						28.2	27.8
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 E. Rice Ranch Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8800	527	19	27.7	34.0%	235 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	228 (43.3%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.7%)	64.7	1864^th of 5772 public elementary schools	67.7%		75.2	1350^th of 5662 public elementary schools	76.2%	514	59.4	59.7	58.8	54.6				59.4	50.0	41.2	40.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Benjamin Foxen Elementary	Public	K-8	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara	Blochman Union Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-1148	212	9	24.2	58.0%	91 (42.9%)		107 (50.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)		9 (4.2%)	53.2	2464^th of 5772 public elementary schools	57.3%		55.2	2277^th of 5662 public elementary schools	59.8%	187	50.0	45.8	56.5	63.2	66.7	33.3		55.0	29.2	34.8	42.1	33.3	22.2		≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 W. Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-8280	570	27	21.5	94.0%	5 (0.9%)		562 (98.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)			16.2	5093^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.6	5286^th of 5662 public elementary schools	6.6%	193	13.3	28.4	29.9	27.4				26.9	33.8	14.3	18.4				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orcutt	5.07 mi	2
Los Alamos	10.01 mi	1	653^rd
Lompoc	13.41 mi	20	567^th
Nipomo	13.89 mi	5	323^rd
Guadalupe	14.8 mi	3	840^th

Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, CA

Joe Nightingale Elementary

Pioneer Valley High

Orcutt Junior High

Pine Grove Elementary

Ernest Righetti High

Lakeview Junior High

Patterson Road Elementary

Ralph Dunlap Elementary

Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary

Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Alice Shaw Elementary

Santa Maria High

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

Jim?nez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary

Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary

Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary

Arellanes Junior High

Rice (William) Elementary

Sanchez (David J.) Elementary

El Camino Junior High

Fesler (Isaac) Junior High

Alvin Elementary

Battles (Washington) Elementary

Fairlawn Elementary

Adam (William Laird) Elementary

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary

Miller (Isaac) Elementary

Bonita Elementary

Liberty Elementary

Delta High

Bruce (Robert) Elementary

Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

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