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Trivium Charter

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Trivium Charter ranks 2981 st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

2981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 49% of California alternative schools

Summary

Trivium Charter is a K-12 alternative public school in Santa Maria, California, operating under the Trivium Charter District, that stands out for its exceptional science program and remarkably strong student attendance.

The school's greatest strengths are in science, where students significantly outperform the state average, and in maintaining very low rates of chronic absenteeism, which are consistently better than most schools in the area. For example, its science proficiency notably exceeds that of nearby schools like Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc and Pacific View Academy. However, families should note that the school faces a common challenge among local alternative schools with mathematics scores that are below the state average, and its graduation rate has shown some variation from year to year.

When compared to other local options, Trivium Charter presents a balanced profile: it delivers strong science education and excellent attendance with moderate per-student spending. For families prioritizing math, Orcutt Academy Charter is a stronger performer, while Family Partnership Charter shows high achievement across more subjects. Ultimately, Trivium is a compelling choice for parents seeking an alternative education environment that successfully engages students and excels in specific academic areas.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

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Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 South College Dr.
Santa Maria, CA 93454-9145

(805) 291-1303

District: Trivium Charter District

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the California average (17% vs 9%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,981^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,462^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

748^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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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	43.4	2981 of 5857	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3290 of 5869	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	3028 of 5859	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	2144 of 5883	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	2450 of 5789	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2617 of 5597	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	3604 of 5612	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.7	1641 of 5609	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	1776 of 5635	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	2549 of 5492	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	4021 of 5460	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3187 of 5517	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3292 of 5628	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2792 of 5643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	3648 of 5638	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2383 of 5663	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	1911 of 5510	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	2027 of 2598	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1984 of 2651	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2132 of 2661	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1891 of 2726	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1988 of 2834	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1462 of 2761	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1584 of 2783	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1319 of 2781	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	1079 of 2740	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	818 of 2715	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1177 of 2533	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1045 of 2551	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	684 of 2380	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	808 of 2395	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1461 of 2388	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1742 of 2542	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1387 of 2579	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1409 of 2534	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1798 of 2552	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.8	793 of 2527	68.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	1193 of 1537	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1208 of 1555	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	693 of 1602	56.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	748 of 2162	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	635 of 2159	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	709 of 2123	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	873 of 2133	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	723 of 1916	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	664 of 1204	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	778 of 1222	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

White (2024)22nd percentile-21 vs school

High school

Male (2022)62nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)45th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics30%-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
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
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
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
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

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Trivium Charter ranks 2981^st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Trivium Charter.

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