Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)	CAST Science (2019)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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	Total
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 W. El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7800	843	39	21.5	93.6%	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	825 (97.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.4	2009^th of 2715 public middle schools	26.0%		23.3	1875^th of 2480 public middle schools	24.4%	134			13.3								32.9	31.5						20.9	26.5								$9,079
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 N. Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7500	709	27	26.7	91.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	703 (99.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	4786^th of 5789 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	5298^th of 5662 public elementary schools	6.4%	512		9.6					27.8	41.0	26.8	24.5				32.7	35.4	15.7	21.4										$7,152
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 E. Fesler St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7880	1,029	39	24.9	89.1%	27 (2.6%)	7 (0.7%)	975 (94.8%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25.3	1986^th of 2715 public middle schools	26.9%		21.5	1943^rd of 2480 public middle schools	21.7%	43			17.0								39.9	31.9						17.8	20.9								$7,927
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 E. Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7940	785	36	21.8	77.1%	44 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	691 (88.0%)	26 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	34.2	3592^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.1	3987^th of 5662 public elementary schools	29.6%	395		18.1					46.6	43.2	42.6	38.7				48.3	24.0	25.7	25.0										$7,765
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 E. Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7560	948	36	25.6	89.6%	33 (3.5%)	7 (0.7%)	895 (94.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	19.2	4876^th of 5789 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.5	4808^th of 5662 public elementary schools	15.1%	68		17.4					21.7	34.7	31.1	33.6				20.3	33.9	15.2	19.4				95.3			95.3			$6,961
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 W. Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7620	901	42	22.4	89.8%	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	881 (97.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	9.6	5588^th of 5789 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.8	5451^st of 5662 public elementary schools	3.7%	137		7.6					23.5	15.3	17.9	30.6				20.1	5.8	3.8	16.4										$7,438
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 E. Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7740	946	38	23.8	87.3%	24 (2.5%)	7 (0.7%)	888 (93.9%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	27.4	4155^th of 5789 public elementary schools	28.2%		38.5	3249^th of 5662 public elementary schools	42.6%	906		14.1					23.2	34.6	31.8	47.7				28.1	37.3	25.0	33.1										$7,607
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 W. Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6940	976	39	25.6	91.0%	12 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	955 (97.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.7	5581^st of 5789 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.3	5516^th of 5662 public elementary schools	2.6%	65		7.7					12.9	24.0	19.4	25.0				11.4	20.3	9.6	16.0				93.5			96.5		97.0	$7,811
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 E. Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6880	838	36	24.5	86.4%	28 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	776 (92.6%)	24 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20.3	4769^th of 5789 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.4	4907^th of 5662 public elementary schools	13.3%	138		11.0					32.2	28.8	30.8	32.1				29.3	35.4	16.4	20.4										$7,676
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 W. Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-7680	922	40	23.6	86.4%	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	897 (97.3%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	2579^th of 5789 public elementary schools	55.4%		50.1	2562^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	54.8%	17		20.0					37.0	57.1	48.9	52.7				44.1	53.3	31.7	49.0				97.4			97.4			$7,271
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 N. Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6250	894	40	22.8	76.4%	56 (6.3%)	4 (0.4%)	779 (87.1%)	47 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	32.2	3759^th of 5789 public elementary schools	35.1%		26.7	4109^th of 5662 public elementary schools	27.4%	350		13.1					38.6	48.3	38.8	46.8				33.9	40.5	20.2	23.4										$7,949
Trivium Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 S. College Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(805) 291-1303	308	16	17.5	32.5%	205 (66.6%)	3 (1.0%)	72 (23.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)								(n/a)		38.7	25.0				40.0	33.3	54.8	65.2	85.2	52.6	75.0	40.0	38.9	32.3	47.8	55.6	20.0	6.3	74.4	74.4	74.4	74.4	74.4	74.4
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 W. Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6700	923	36	26.2	92.0%	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	911 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20.5	4756^th of 5789 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.3	4653^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	17.8%	103		17.4					30.1	21.5	31.9	27.4				44.4	24.6	18.2	18.8				97.0			97.6			$7,132
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 E. Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6760	944	39	24.4	90.6%	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	925 (98.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23.3	4517^th of 5789 public elementary schools	22.0%		15.8	5023^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	11.3%	506		9.8					35.2	30.1	36.4	35.5				31.8	35.2	17.3	24.6				98.1						$6,683
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 W. Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4625	726	31	22.6	90.1%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	715 (98.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4153^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.8	3556^th of 5662 public elementary schools	37.2%	597		17.5					28.3	35.6	38.0	25.9				39.3	40.5	26.2	27.9				98.5						$7,295
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-5800	1,099	51	21.7	82.2%	40 (3.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1,010 (91.9%)	28 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	36.8	1559^th of 2715 public middle schools	42.6%		37.1	1455^th of 2480 public middle schools	41.3%	104			13.4								44.9	41.7						30.7	31.0								$8,708
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 W. Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4530	899	37	23.8	86.0%	30 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	820 (91.2%)	34 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	14	5313^th of 5789 public elementary schools	8.2%		14.6	5129^th of 5662 public elementary schools	9.4%	184		8.1					20.9	33.0	32.8	26.2				20.7	25.0	12.2	11.2				98.1						$7,468
Jim?nez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-7	1970 S. Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-4340	1,061	37	27.5	79.8%	33 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	988 (93.1%)	30 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33.9	3622^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	37.4%		31.5	3703^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	34.6%	81	10.3	13.0					39.7	39.8	39.1	35.0				43.0	47.7	18.3	36.4				98.4						$7,020
Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 S. BRd.way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 925-2567	2,897	123	22.1	83.8%	61 (2.1%)	11 (0.4%)	2,754 (95.1%)	40 (1.4%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.6%)	33.3	1373^rd of 2133 public high schools	35.6%		49	1033^rd of 2017 public high schools	48.8%	340					11.1	8.9							44.7							24.3							$9,635
Pioneer Valley High	Public	9-12	675 Panther Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 922-1305	2,947	112	24.7	76.6%	90 (3.1%)	14 (0.5%)	2,713 (92.1%)	98 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (0.8%)	52.3	920^th of 2133 public high schools	56.9%		55.3	901^st of 2017 public high schools	55.3%	19					23.9	15.7							61.1							28.6							$9,105
Alice Shaw Elementary	Public	K-6	759 Dahlia Pl.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8850	565	23	25.6	58.1%	171 (30.3%)	3 (0.5%)	333 (58.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.8%)	49.7	2612^th of 5789 public elementary schools	54.9%		51.7	2468^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.4%	144		24.7					36.3	39.1	68.8	60.0				46.3	32.6	40.3	43.3										$6,574
Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-6356	378	13	28.8	79.4%	24 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (88.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	10.6	2013^th of 2133 public high schools	5.6%		10.9	1777^th of 2017 public high schools	11.9%	236					0.5	0.7							6.2							0.0							$12,564
Ernest Righetti High	Public	9-12	941 E. Foster Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 937-2051	2,435	105	21.8	56.6%	562 (23.1%)	29 (1.2%)	1,626 (66.8%)	88 (3.6%)	19 (0.8%)	6 (0.2%)	105 (4.3%)	53.8	881^st of 2133 public high schools	58.7%		48.5	1042^nd of 2017 public high schools	48.3%	161					26.3	17.7							61.9							22.9							$10,413
Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8500	576	23	25.0	37.8%	250 (43.4%)	2 (0.3%)	252 (43.8%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	55.7	2270^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.8%		63.1	1914^th of 5662 public elementary schools	66.2%	356		38.6					39.3	49.4	51.1	68.5				41.2	45.7	33.0	51.7				97.1						$6,586
Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8600	496	23	23.8	47.8%	150 (30.2%)	3 (0.6%)	289 (58.3%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	55.1	1024^th of 2715 public middle schools	62.3%		57.8	898^th of 2480 public middle schools	63.8%	126			26.0								56.2	48.1						37.2	41.8								$6,902
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 938-8650	752	29	25.7	44.9%	226 (30.1%)	4 (0.5%)	445 (59.2%)	20 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	63.9	1888^th of 5789 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.6	1733^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	69.4%	155		24.5					45.4	68.4	56.1	58.6				48.5	62.2	49.0	50.6				97.4				98.1		$8,000
Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8700	525	27	21.4	32.4%	223 (42.5%)	2 (0.4%)	242 (46.1%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.0%)	65.7	774^th of 2715 public middle schools	71.5%		69.9	646^th of 2480 public middle schools	74.0%	128			35.8								54.1	55.0						42.0	49.7								$7,076
Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8750	642	24	27.0	37.9%	270 (42.1%)	6 (0.9%)	277 (43.1%)	11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	56.5	2230^th of 5789 public elementary schools	61.5%		48	2658^th of 5662 public elementary schools	53.1%	428		33.6					59.1	49.4	54.6	52.0				47.7	36.1	36.1	51.0										$6,724
Family Partnership Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Family Partnership Charter District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	348	17	19.7	51.4%	201 (57.8%)	3 (0.9%)	113 (32.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)								(n/a)		56.3	41.7	37.0	16.4	21.1	64.0	56.3	62.5	46.2	41.9	55.6	46.9	44.0	37.5	25.0	23.1	19.4	33.3	11.1	61.9	61.9	61.9	61.9	61.9	61.9
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary	Public	K-6	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6860	282	15	19.3	92.6%	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (96.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	4781^st of 5789 public elementary schools	17.4%		18.3	4824^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.8%	43		18.2					19.5	33.3	34.1	26.8				19.5	30.6	22.7	26.2										$9,171
Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-6820	672	29	23.3	90.2%	22 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	627 (93.3%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31	1754^th of 2715 public middle schools	35.4%		23.3	1877^th of 2480 public middle schools	24.3%	123			18.0								37.4	34.0						28.2	27.8								$8,713
Benjamin Foxen Elementary	Public	K-8	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Blochman Union Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-1148	208	9	23.5	55.3%	92 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	55.8	2265^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.9%		55.2	2277^th of 5662 public elementary schools	59.8%	12		39.1	27.8				50.0	45.8	56.5	63.2	66.7	33.3		55.0	29.2	34.8	42.1	33.3	22.2								$10,231
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 W. Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 361-8280	562	26	21.7	91.3%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	5208^th of 5789 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.6	5286^th of 5662 public elementary schools	6.6%	78		5.2					13.3	28.4	29.9	27.4				26.9	33.8	14.3	18.4										$8,004
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 E. Rice Ranch Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(805) 938-8800	541	19	27.7	33.3%	244 (45.1%)	2 (0.4%)	224 (41.4%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.6%)	66.6	1764^th of 5789 public elementary schools	69.5%		75.2	1350^th of 5662 public elementary schools	76.2%	414		46.4					59.4	59.7	58.8	54.6				59.4	50.0	41.2	40.3				97.1			97.1			$6,715
Bill Libbon Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Meehan St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 928-1783																			(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orcutt	5.08 mi	2
Los Alamos	10.01 mi	1	653^rd
Lompoc	13.41 mi	20	575^th
Nipomo	13.89 mi	5	347^th
Guadalupe	14.8 mi	3	846^th

Best Public Schools in Santa Maria, CA

Pine Grove Elementary

Orcutt Junior High

Joe Nightingale Elementary

Patterson Road Elementary

Benjamin Foxen Elementary

Ralph Dunlap Elementary

Lakeview Junior High

Ernest Righetti High

Pioneer Valley High

Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary

Alice Shaw Elementary

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary

Jim?nez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary

Santa Maria High

Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary

Arellanes Junior High

Sanchez (David J.) Elementary

Rice (William) Elementary

Fesler (Isaac) Junior High

El Camino Junior High

Alvin Elementary

Adam (William Laird) Elementary

Battles (Washington) Elementary

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary

Fairlawn Elementary

Miller (Isaac) Elementary

Bonita Elementary

Liberty Elementary

Delta High

Bruce (Robert) Elementary

Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Bill Libbon Elementary

Family Partnership Charter

Trivium Charter

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