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Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary

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Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary ranks 4038 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 298 students in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, where it stands out as a consistent academic performer within its local district.

The school has shown steady improvement over the last decade and currently outperforms its district peers in all core subjects, particularly in science where its proficiency rate is more than double the district average. It demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide for this group. Arellanes also benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio (17:1) and higher per-student spending than other nearby Santa Maria-Bonita schools like Battles (Washington) Elementary and Liberty Elementary, and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate below both district and state averages.

Despite its strengths within its own district, a notable achievement gap exists when comparing Arellanes to schools in the neighboring Orcutt Union Elementary district, such as Joe Nightingale Elementary, which achieves significantly higher proficiency rates with lower per-student spending. Within Arellanes, performance is strongest in upper-grade English Language Arts and with English Learners, while mathematics scores dip in 4th and 5th grades before recovering in 6th grade.

298

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,269

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1890 Sandalwood Dr.
Santa Maria, CA 93455-2846

(805) 361-6860

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Arellanes Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

2.0%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Maria-Bonita

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,038^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 17Elementary Schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita

1409^th of 1,543Santa Maria-Bonita 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	4038 of 5857	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3692 of 5869	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3945 of 5859	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4384 of 5883	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4781 of 5789	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4824 of 5662	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	5309 of 5692	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	5215 of 5614	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	4823 of 5611	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	4700 of 5530	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	4600 of 5390	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	5225 of 5377	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	4801 of 5314	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	4460 of 5193	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	4713 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	4200 of 5113	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	4261 of 4818	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	3625 of 4822	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.2	3763 of 4809	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	806 of 3162	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	1009 of 3245	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	1464 of 3311	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.5	3259 of 3275	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1947 of 3246	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3776 of 5597	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3300 of 5612	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3573 of 5609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4457 of 5635	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4862 of 5492	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4620 of 5413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3146 of 5107	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2755 of 5107	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3013 of 5087	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3380 of 5084	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3870 of 4963	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3950 of 4830	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	277 of 429	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	205 of 364	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	3153 of 5460	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3217 of 5517	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3208 of 5363	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3977 of 5264	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3709 of 5173	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	4016 of 5084	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3989 of 5628	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3848 of 5643	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3904 of 5638	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3843 of 5663	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4205 of 5510	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4631 of 5431	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science31%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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 (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	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	% 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
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%)	29	4038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		33	3692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	346																													30.6		30.6	12.8	23.8	41.7	41.5			29.8	28.2	19.1	19.4	36.6			26.0							$28,269	$26,596	$1,673
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%)	12.8	5435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		11.6	5575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	140																													10.7		10.7	15.6	19.1	31.5	21.0			21.6	24.6	13.9	13.3	4.8			14.5	97.9			97.9			$15,707	$13,458	$2,249
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	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%)	23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.4	4074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	476	10.3	8.8	4.2	7.3	6.1	22.7	9.7	39.7	14.0	31.3	14.6	24.5	27.3	25.1	15.5	17.5	2.1	12.7	22.5	34.1	17.0	8.6	10.5	4.2	7.3	4.1	22.7	9.3	14.3	27.5	20.8	30.7	23.4	24.3	45.2	43.7	58.3	37.4	26.1	25.2	10.7	24.8	14.3	37.6	23.1	96.6	97.2		96.6	97.9	97.2	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
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
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
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%)	13.8	5360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.2	5379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	19																													11.0		11.0	12.9	18.4	16.7	27.1			18.7	34.7	16.0	9.5	15.5			18.0							$21,178	$19,620	$1,558
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%)	24.4	4459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.2	4353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	106																													16.5		16.5	15.1	24.4	23.4	40.2			25.9	34.5	28.4	11.5	33.0			27.3	95.1	95.1	97.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	$23,109	$21,348	$1,761
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary

How many students attend Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arellanes Junior High

Is Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary a good school?

Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary ranks 4038^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary?

Students at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

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