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Family Partnership Charter

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Family Partnership Charter ranks 1950 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 67% of California alternative schools

Summary

Family Partnership Charter is a K-12 alternative public charter school in Santa Maria, serving about 372 students with a focus on personalized education and strong student support within the Family Partnership Charter District.

This school truly excels in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate. Its chronic absenteeism rate is exceptionally low—often under 5% compared to a state average near 20%—and its graduation rate consistently exceeds 90%, far outperforming some nearby alternatives like Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria. Academically, students perform very well in English Language Arts and Science, often beating both state and local averages, which suggests a strong learning environment for these subjects.

While the school achieves these excellent outcomes in engagement and most academics with moderate per-student spending, mathematics is an area where student proficiency lags behind the state average, indicating a potential focus for growth. Compared to other local charter schools, Family Partnership Charter stands out for its remarkable consistency and efficiency, proving that an alternative educational model can successfully support student attendance, graduation, and core academic success.

372

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H
Santa Maria, CA 93455-5146

(805) 348-3333

District: Family Partnership Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,950^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 25% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

829^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

896^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1950 of 5857	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2529 of 5869	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2531 of 5859	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2481 of 5883	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	1449 of 5789	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2953 of 5597	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2908 of 5612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	2536 of 5635	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	881 of 5264	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	1293 of 5628	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	1667 of 5643	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	1818 of 5638	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	1934 of 5663	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1646 of 2598	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	2146 of 2651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	2143 of 2661	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1983 of 2726	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1323 of 2834	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	829 of 2761	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	1129 of 2783	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1424 of 2781	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	888 of 2740	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	898 of 2715	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1188 of 2533	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1091 of 2551	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1220 of 2531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	799 of 2509	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	753 of 2380	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1193 of 2395	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	898 of 2388	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	826 of 2374	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	927 of 2359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.9	117 of 2213	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.7	254 of 2579	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	49.3	1041 of 2531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	536 of 2458	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	1119 of 2369	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	441 of 2534	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	1213 of 2552	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1265 of 2538	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	850 of 2527	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	882 of 2407	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	900 of 1520	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	496 of 1537	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	1083 of 1543	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.7	658 of 1555	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1127 of 1602	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	896 of 2162	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	682 of 2159	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	846 of 2170	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	459 of 2123	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	869 of 2133	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	717 of 1906	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	532 of 1915	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	898 of 1915	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	433 of 1858	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	647 of 1833	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1244 of 1900	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	746 of 1902	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	842 of 1917	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.7	239 of 1861	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	1234 of 1814	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	943 of 2013	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	364 of 2026	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	1087 of 2030	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.2	323 of 1943	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	1011 of 1937	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	945 of 1942	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	830 of 1948	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	654 of 1963	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	462 of 1916	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	968 of 1880	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	144 of 1252	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	516 of 1155	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	476 of 1173	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	847 of 1193	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	445 of 1204	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	711 of 1222	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)90th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-29 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+12 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	372	23	16.1	41.1%	200 (53.8%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)								(n/a)	63.2	39.3	12.5	45.7		41.7	46.7	55.2	68.4	50.0	65.4	57.1	72.6	60.5	40.0	41.4	47.4	36.4	30.8	35.7	7.8	30.7	71.0	74.2	80.7	77.4	74.2	80.7
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5075 Bradley Rd.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	153	7	23.3	62.1%	44 (28.8%)	1 (0.7%)	96 (62.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)								(n/a)		16.7		22.2		22.0						27.8	36.1	38.0						11.1	0.0	7.0							$32,414	$31,738	$676
Orcutt Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Dyer St.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8900	812	35	23.2	50.5%	311 (38.3%)	11 (1.4%)	371 (45.7%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (11.0%)								(n/a)	31.3	43.8			44.5	43.2	42.9	64.3	37.5	62.5	66.7	62.5	69.6	64.9	57.1	28.6	37.5	56.3	53.3	56.3	46.2	46.9							$28,433	$21,982	$6,451
Trivium Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 South College Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	65.2	20.7			33.3	40.0	32.1	38.2	52.2	45.8	45.5	46.4	38.9	42.4	46.4	32.4	17.4	17.4	31.8	27.6	38.5	30.2	55.0	57.5	70.0	62.5	57.5	62.5
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 North H St. Suites BCD	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	125	7	18.7	84.0%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (72.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)		15.4		6.9		10.6						15.4	24.1	20.4						7.7	3.5	7.4							$26,572	$25,996	$576
Trivium Charter School Adventure	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1600 Berkeley Dr.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Adventure District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	301	8	40.0	39.9%	168 (55.8%)	6 (2.0%)	72 (23.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.6%)								(n/a)	32.0	44.8				37.5	63.6	62.5	52.0	68.8	62.5	44.8	64.3	58.2	50.0	30.4	28.0	31.3	26.7	48.2	33.3	36.4	75.0	75.0	79.2	75.0	75.0	75.0	$26,627	$26,314	$313
Pacific View Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1065 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 474-3580	114	7	16.4	53.5%	54 (47.4%)	1 (0.9%)	40 (35.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)				8.0		15.0							50.0	48.1							3.7	7.7							$23,542	$20,380	$3,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Family Partnership Charter

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Family Partnership Charter District

How many students attend Family Partnership Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Family Partnership Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Family Partnership Charter?

Students at Family Partnership Charter are 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Is Family Partnership Charter a good school?

Family Partnership Charter ranks 1950^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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