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Benjamin Foxen Elementary

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Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks 2440 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Foxen Elementary is a K-8 school serving about 210 students in Santa Maria, part of the Blochman Union Elementary district, which performs above the state average.

The school has a real strength in keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.7%, far better than the state average of 19.4% and most nearby schools. Academically, it performs well in English Language Arts, exceeding the state average, which is notable when compared to some local schools like Battles (Washington) Elementary that face greater challenges. However, there is a significant drop in math performance in the upper grades (5-8) that the school will need to address. Its per-student spending is moderate compared to other districts, being lower than schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita district but higher than those in the Orcutt Union Elementary district.

While Benjamin Foxen's statewide ranking has gradually declined in recent years, it remains a solid, above-average choice. Its ability to achieve good outcomes with moderate resources and exceptional attendance is commendable. Parents should be aware of the math performance trend in middle school grades, but can be encouraged by the strong school culture reflected in student attendance and solid early-grade foundations.

210

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,603

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.
Santa Maria, CA 93454-9666

(805) 937-1148

District: Blochman Union Elementary

Students who attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ernest Righetti High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

45.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,440^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,304^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

641^st of 1,543Blochman Union Elementary among California districts

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	52.9	2440 of 5857	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	2297 of 5869	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1947 of 5859	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	1549 of 5883	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	2265 of 5789	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	2277 of 5662	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	2302 of 5692	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	2972 of 5614	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	3598 of 5611	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.2	2283 of 5530	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	2242 of 5390	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.1	996 of 5377	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	49.0	2617 of 5314	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	1827 of 5193	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	1478 of 5113	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	20.4	4263 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1771 of 5597	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	3132 of 5612	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2961 of 5413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3195 of 5107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2619 of 5107	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	2057 of 5087	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2579 of 5084	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	1287 of 4963	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	2632 of 4830	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	3024 of 5460	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	1736 of 5517	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1408 of 5363	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	1206 of 5264	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	1755 of 5173	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2398 of 5084	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2717 of 5628	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	2248 of 5643	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	2130 of 5638	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1656 of 5663	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1846 of 5510	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	1587 of 5431	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	1382 of 2651	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2031 of 2834	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.3	1224 of 2737	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1304 of 2761	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1245 of 2783	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	931 of 2781	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.1	471 of 2740	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	1080 of 2715	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	952 of 2480	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	1052 of 2508	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.3	1265 of 2497	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	1373 of 2477	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.4	909 of 2379	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.6	1314 of 2259	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	783 of 2236	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.0	906 of 2179	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	776 of 1769	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.3	682 of 2531	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.2	1262 of 2262	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1844 of 2395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1172 of 2388	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	714 of 2374	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1759 of 2542	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1293 of 2579	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	566 of 2230	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1275 of 2534	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	1064 of 2552	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	1234 of 2538	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	524 of 2407	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	629 of 2273	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.4	754 of 1543	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	839 of 1496	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)48th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)73rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%+3 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The school is located in a beautiful rural setting with fantastic teachers, small class sizes, and innovative hands-on programs. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Foxen Elementary	Public	K-8	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Blochman Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-1148	210	10	20.9	44.8%	96 (45.7%)	1 (0.5%)	99 (47.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	52.9	2440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		54.8	2297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	143	25.0	31.8	28.3	56.0	60.0	41.7	58.3	60.9	31.8	51.5	56.0	60.0	12.5	16.7	34.8	13.6	31.9				$28,603	$27,384	$1,219
Orcutt School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 960-5572	44	2	21.7	72.7%	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (56.8%)	2 (4.5%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)		15.0	12.5					50.0	14.3	27.1					21.4	10.5	17.4
Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8500	502	19	26.4	56.2%	170 (33.9%)	5 (1.0%)	264 (52.6%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	35.1	3567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		35.2	3505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	62	32.3		32.3	37.3	26.1	36.9	32.9			33.2	37.9	29.0	35.9	28.4			32.5				$28,985	$18,678	$10,307
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Rice Ranch Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8800	569	22	25.8	58.7%	187 (32.9%)	6 (1.1%)	298 (52.4%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	65.5	1820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		68.8	1649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	171	41.5		41.5	44.8	44.3	48.4	60.3			49.3	44.8	59.5	48.9	62.0			53.4				$29,276	$20,108	$9,168
Alice Shaw Elementary	Public	K-6	759 Dahlia Pl.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8850	530	21	24.6	76.4%	124 (23.4%)	4 (0.8%)	363 (68.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	35	3581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		35.6	3477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	104	18.1		18.1	33.3	41.8	36.1	42.7			38.6	42.4	32.8	23.6	25.7			30.8				$30,732	$20,232	$10,500
Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8750	662	25	26.7	60.9%	188 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	378 (57.1%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.9%)	46.2	2809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		55.4	2271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	538	30.5		30.5	19.1	42.9	43.4	61.9			41.6	23.6	36.4	42.5	45.2			37.1				$26,722	$18,672	$8,050
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8650	695	26	26.7	66.9%	148 (21.3%)	7 (1.0%)	446 (64.2%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.2%)	73.9	1423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.3	1400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	23	55.8		55.8	42.4	52.4	75.5	67.0			59.5	45.7	47.6	60.0	54.7			52.0				$28,770	$20,946	$7,824
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%)	23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.3	4746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	227	16.9		16.9	24.8	33.0	38.3	31.7			31.4	18.8	27.3	32.1	13.6			22.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	$21,391	$19,304	$2,087
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%)	11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		13.8	5405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	141	12.9		12.9	22.5	20.4	24.4	19.1			21.5	20.2	9.0	8.7	5.3			10.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	$21,634	$19,922	$1,712
Olga L. Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	480 Centennial St.	Los Alamos	93440	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 344-2401	170	7	24.1	95.9%	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (83.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	29.1	4037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		24.6	4402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	365	12.5	15.0	13.9	35.3	42.9	25.0	24.0	55.6	60.0	41.2	41.2	50.0	31.3	8.0	22.2	30.0	27.7				$55,046	$24,644	$30,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Foxen Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Foxen Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Foxen Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 46% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Benjamin Foxen Elementary.

What district is Benjamin Foxen Elementary in?

Blochman Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Foxen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ernest Righetti High

Is Benjamin Foxen Elementary a good school?

Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks 2440^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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