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El Camino Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

El Camino Junior High is a public middle school serving about 830 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, which faces significant economic challenges across the community.

Academically, the school performs well below California state averages, with only about 23% of students proficient in English and 12% in math. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past several years. This trend is similar to other junior highs in the Santa Maria-Bonita district, though it lags behind Kunst (Tommie) Junior High. Notably, schools in neighboring districts like Lakeview Junior High and Paulding Middle achieve significantly higher academic results, despite sometimes having more resources per student.

Despite these academic struggles, El Camino shows some important strengths. It has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate than many nearby schools, including Arellanes Junior High and Vandenberg Middle. The school also spends more per student than most comparison schools and demonstrates particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students. However, it faces a pronounced challenge in helping students grow academically between 7th and 8th grade.

830

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,698

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 West El Camino
Santa Maria, CA 93458-3611

(805) 361-7800

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Feeder schools for El Camino Junior High:

Elementary:	Bonita Elementary
	Bruce (Robert) Elementary
	Fairlawn Elementary
	Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

California avg41%

2,489^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	13.7	2489 of 2761	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2475 of 2783	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2398 of 2781	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2292 of 2740	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2009 of 2715	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1875 of 2480	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	2116 of 2508	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1927 of 2497	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	2135 of 2477	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1924 of 2379	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	1796 of 2259	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1654 of 2236	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	1709 of 2179	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1507 of 2063	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	1416 of 2005	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	1358 of 1999	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	1086 of 1804	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.0	1123 of 1777	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.0	1340 of 1769	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	1426 of 1531	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1168 of 1491	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1167 of 1369	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	930 of 1478	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	983 of 1521	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	873 of 1540	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1027 of 1442	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1182 of 1364	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2276 of 2533	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2223 of 2551	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2204 of 2531	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2004 of 2509	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1835 of 2380	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1822 of 2262	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2101 of 2395	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2060 of 2388	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1950 of 2374	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1847 of 2359	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1464 of 2213	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1425 of 2072	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	271 of 477	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	193 of 394	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	197 of 320	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	233 of 336	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2223 of 2542	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2211 of 2579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2078 of 2531	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1904 of 2458	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1513 of 2369	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1496 of 2230	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2330 of 2534	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2354 of 2552	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2193 of 2538	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2264 of 2527	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1845 of 2407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1688 of 2273	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	84 of 94	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	61 of 86	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1136 of 1566	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1332 of 1552	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1466 of 1531	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+26 vs school

Migrant (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science9%-23 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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	13.7	2489^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.9%		15.1	2475^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	14																						9.4	9.4			24.1	22.0	23.1			13.9	10.1	12.0	$21,698	$2,635	$19,063
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%)	13.2	2510^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%		13.6	2531^st of 2783 public middle schools	9.1%	21																						14.0	14.0			22.3	18.2	20.3			11.8	9.3	10.5	$20,610	$2,313	$18,297
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%)	24.8	2017^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		27.7	1914^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	103																						17.5	17.5			31.4	34.4	32.9			18.3	18.9	18.6	$21,183	$2,682	$18,501
Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8600	463	20	23.5	72.4%	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	322 (69.5%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	51.9	1136^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%		48.2	1210^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.5%	74																						33.2	33.2			50.0	45.8	48.0			30.9	32.9	31.9	$9,860	$749	$9,111
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%)	18.4	2297^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.8%		16.5	2419^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.1%	122																						13.4	13.4			32.3	24.9	28.8			14.4	13.5	14.0	$21,144	$2,495	$18,649
Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8700	464	21	22.4	55.0%	145 (31.3%)	8 (1.7%)	249 (53.7%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.1%)	52.2	1127^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.2%		57.5	948^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.9%	179																						32.2	32.2			51.8	33.7	43.1			43.0	31.6	37.6	$9,533	$770	$8,763
Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Public	4-8	4710 West Main St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 343-1951	585	32	18.2	87.9%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.2	2307^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.4%		20.6	2238^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.6%	69	5.0	23.8	20.0	16.7	14.1	40.0	19.1	20.0	38.9	31.3	5.0	23.8	30.0	11.1	15.2	7.5	19.1	20.0	16.7	14.1	18.6	13.9	16.3	20.0	24.3	27.7	34.8	26.7	9.7	10.9	14.4	14.0	12.3	$17,662	$2,284	$15,378
Mesa Middle	Public	7-8	2555 Halcyon Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3400	474	25	18.9	73.8%	131 (27.6%)	3 (0.6%)	311 (65.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	44.6	1341^st of 2761 public middle schools	51.4%		41.8	1399^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	58																						29.3	29.3			44.4	49.0	46.7			29.0	22.6	25.7	$18,195	$1,529	$16,666
Paulding Middle	Public	7-8	600 Crown Hill St.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3500	544	27	19.9	45.8%	270 (49.6%)	4 (0.7%)	211 (38.8%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	74.6	590^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.6%		72.7	639^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.0%	49																						40.3	40.3			73.0	56.7	64.8			49.2	38.5	43.8	$16,155	$1,469	$14,686
Vandenberg Middle	Public	7-8	Mountain View Blvd.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2700	565	28	20.2	52.0%	162 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.7%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	33.9	1683^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%		36.8	1575^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	108																						15.6	15.6			47.0	33.2	40.6			24.9	24.4	24.7	$16,216	$622	$15,594

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Junior High

How many students attend El Camino Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended El Camino Junior High.

What district is El Camino Junior High in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Junior High?

Students at El Camino Junior High are 99% Hispanic.

Is El Camino Junior High a good school?

El Camino Junior High ranks in the bottom 9.9% of California middle schools.

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