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Santa Maria-Bonita

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At a glance

1426^thof 1,530 California districts▼ 17

Better than 6% of California districts

Elementary 17 Middle 4Grades K-8

708 South Miller St.
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6230·(805) 928-1783·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 6.8% of districts

Schools

17,408

Students

Top rankedOntiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary3493^rd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary up 221 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary 17 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 21 schools in Santa Maria-Bonita include 17 elementary and four middle schools, with no high schools. Their equally weighted 2025–26 all-grades averages were 24% proficient in ELA, 17% in math and 14% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%. The central finding is that the group averages trail the state by 25 percentage points in ELA, 21 in math and 22 in science.

Ontiveros Elementary leads the group in all three subjects, with 40% proficient in ELA, 31% in math and 21% in science. It is ahead of the next-highest school by 4 points in ELA (Jimenez Elementary at 36%), 5 in math (Sanchez Elementary at 27%) and 2 in science (Fairlawn Elementary at 20%). At the other end, Bonita Elementary is lowest in ELA and math, at 11% in each; Adam Elementary is lowest in science, at 9%.

From 2024–25 to 2025–26, group averages were roughly unchanged in ELA (24% in both years) and science (14% in both), while math declined from 18% to 17%. State rates rose by less than a point in ELA, 1 point in math and 3 points in science, widening the group-to-state gaps. Grade-level results offer a few exceptions: Ontiveros scored 45% in fourth-grade math, above the state’s 42%, and Arellanes Elementary scored 53% in sixth-grade ELA, above the state’s 48%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking history shows Ontiveros moving from the 51st percentile in 2023–24 to the 40th in 2025–26. Its student–teacher ratio is 24.8, and 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; Bruce Elementary had a lower ratio of 22.3 and 96% free/reduced lunch eligible that year, alongside lower proficiency rates than Ontiveros in all three subjects.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 West Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-8290	535	30	18.1	97.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	529 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7.3	5724^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.6%		11.3	5548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	176																													10.8		10.8	7.4	10.8	9.4	17.4			11.3	14.9	10.8	10.9	7.3			11.0	≥ 98%		$25,957	$24,212	$1,745
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	874	36	24.6	96.8%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	857 (98.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	10.5	5573^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.2%		13.8	5360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%	213																													9.2		9.2	18.9	16.7	16.4	23.6			19.0	16.0	10.9	6.1	18.3			12.9	97%	0%	$21,178	$19,620	$1,558
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6760	998	41	24.2	97.6%	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	973 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10.1	5598^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.8%		12	5502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%	96																													9.9		9.9	18.4	17.9	19.2	16.2			17.9	18.6	20.9	6.4	9.1			13.5	97%	0%	$19,564	$17,888	$1,676
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary	Public	K-6	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6860	298	17	17.0	95.3%	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	4939^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.1%		29	4038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%	901																													10.3		10.3	22.0	13.5	18.0	52.9			25.8	19.1	18.9	5.1	29.4			17.8	≥ 98%		$28,269	$26,596	$1,673
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7800	830	45	18.2	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	820 (98.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	2536^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.4%		13.7	2489^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.9%	47																														11.9	11.9					17.9	26.4	22.3					9.0	12.9	11.0			$22,992	$21,200	$1,792
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	716	34	20.8	97.6%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	705 (98.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	5439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.9	5272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	167																													19.5		19.5	15.1	17.6	26.1	19.8			19.5	11.3	14.9	19.3	11.9			14.1	98%	0%	$21,460	$19,810	$1,650
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 East Fesler St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7880	974	49	20.0	94.5%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	954 (97.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14.4	2453^rd of 2740 public middle schools	10.5%		13.2	2510^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%	57																														17.0	17.0					25.6	24.5	25.0					10.8	12.7	11.8			$21,531	$19,752	$1,779
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 East Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7940	917	42	21.6	84.2%	56 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	819 (89.3%)	18 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	19.5	4856^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	5077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%	221																													11.5		11.5	34.5	23.5	21.6	29.8			27.6	32.8	18.0	14.4	21.2			21.7	97%	0%	$19,170	$17,446	$1,724
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	14.3	5287^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		16	5179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%	108																													12.9		12.9	10.9	31.9	21.3	25.5			22.4	12.5	28.3	9.8	13.5			15.9	≥ 99%		$20,246	$18,608	$1,638
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	849	40	21.0	95.9%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	830 (97.8%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15	5220^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		15	5261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	41																													9.3		9.3	18.1	31.3	14.7	23.0			21.6	19.9	28.7	16.2	15.0			20.0	≥ 99%		$22,073	$20,412	$1,661
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	887	40	21.9	95.2%	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	847 (95.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	10.3	5587^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		11	5567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	20																													10.1		10.1	17.7	16.8	15.5	25.8			19.0	16.7	16.0	5.9	12.1			12.7	≥ 99%		$21,406	$19,548	$1,858
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	1,050	47	22.3	96.1%	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (97.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	11.7	5500^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.8	5583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%	83																													16.4		16.4	9.2	17.4	25.0	21.2			18.1	16.0	20.7	12.5	10.7			15.0	97%	0%	$20,386	$18,294	$2,092
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 East Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6880	769	37	20.8	97.3%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	748 (97.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	12.9	5404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.1%		11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	142																													17.2		17.2	21.7	13.4	19.8	24.7			19.7	30.9	12.0	8.1	10.3			15.7	97%	0%	$21,634	$19,922	$1,712
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7680	869	35	24.8	94.2%	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	840 (96.7%)	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	36.1	3493^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.6	3177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%	316																													21.2		21.2	37.9	34.7	47.1	39.7			39.7	34.7	45.1	26.9	18.2			31.2	≥ 99%		$21,512	$19,834	$1,678
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 North Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6250	849	45	19.0	85.7%	36 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	762 (89.8%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	17.8	4992^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.2%		17.3	5074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%	82																													15.9		15.9	21.9	18.2	24.1	31.6			24.2	26.3	23.2	15.0	22.7			21.8	≥ 99%		$23,943	$21,272	$2,671
Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6820	668	37	18.1	93.1%	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (94.5%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	2437^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.1%		18.4	2297^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.8%	140																														13.2	13.2					30.5	22.6	26.5					14.4	13.1	13.8			$24,183	$22,118	$2,065
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	654	31	20.8	96.2%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	645 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	4444^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.4	4459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%	15																													14.9		14.9	40.5	29.5	21.2	25.6			28.8	40.8	34.6	14.9	18.3			26.6	97%	0%	$23,109	$21,348	$1,761
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	912	50	18.0	87.5%	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	852 (93.4%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	22.3	2115^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.8%		24.8	2017^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%	98																														19.0	19.0					36.4	34.1	35.3					15.3	16.0	15.7			$23,835	$21,700	$2,135
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	865	41	20.9	92.7%	28 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	799 (92.4%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	11.5	5505^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	70																													13.6		13.6	12.2	16.4	21.6	25.2			19.0	15.6	18.3	14.2	11.2			14.8	≥ 99%		$15,707	$13,458	$2,249
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	1,177	47	25.0	80.7%	44 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,085 (92.2%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	25.5	4338^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.4%		23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%	212	3.5	10.5	1.8	4.4	8.0	10.6	6.4	38.6	12.3	23.2	15.6	22.0	25.5	23.1	5.3	24.6	5.4	11.1	24.0	10.6	13.5	0.0	15.8	3.6	4.4	8.0	10.6	7.1	13.6	24.8	19.0	23.1	28.5	26.6	47.8	43.0	45.3	35.5	33.3	31.7	18.4	24.8	20.0	28.2	26.0	98%	0%	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
Bill Libbon Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Meehan St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6500	834	36	23.4	87.9%	46 (5.5%)	11 (1.3%)	735 (88.1%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	16.8	5089^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.5%		23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	570																													9.7		9.7	25.0	24.3	25.2	34.3			26.7	17.7	28.0	15.4	12.2			18.9	97%	0%	$21,391	$19,304	$2,087

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Guadalupe Union Elementary	3.22 mi	4
Lucia Mar Unified	3.98 mi	19	584^th
Santa Maria Joint Union High	4.27 mi	4	958^th
Blochman Union Elementary	4.31 mi	3	768^th
Trivium Charter District	5.16 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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