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Fairlawn Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5272^nd

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairlawn Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 716 students in Santa Maria, California, operating within the Santa Maria-Bonita school district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, Fairlawn's test scores are low and similar to most nearby schools in the district, though it performs significantly below the standout Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary and somewhat better than the lowest performers like Bruce (Robert) Elementary. The school's performance has been volatile over the years, showing recent declines. However, Fairlawn has a clear strength in managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 10.0% that is better than the district and state averages and better than many peers, including Liberty Elementary and Miller (Isaac) Elementary.

The school shows notable differences in how well it serves various student groups, with historical strengths in supporting English Language Learners and migrant students, but current struggles in special education. With per-student spending higher than some similar schools like Alvin Elementary, but lower academic results, there are questions about how resources are used. Within a very challenging local context, Fairlawn's success with attendance and specific subgroups suggests it has practices that could be built upon to improve overall academic outcomes.

716

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,460

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Mary Dr.
Santa Maria, CA 93458-3920

(805) 361-7500

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Fairlawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Camino Junior High
High:	Santa Maria High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.6%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,272^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	14.9	5272 of 5857	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4993 of 5869	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4274 of 5859	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4348 of 5883	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4786 of 5789	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	5298 of 5662	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	5359 of 5692	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	5317 of 5614	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	5528 of 5611	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	4945 of 5530	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	4991 of 5390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	4865 of 5377	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	4682 of 5314	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	4722 of 5193	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	4439 of 5113	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	4148 of 5113	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	4171 of 4818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3973 of 4822	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	4102 of 4809	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2097 of 3162	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1462 of 3245	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1513 of 3311	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	2848 of 3275	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	3053 of 3246	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5000 of 5597	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4821 of 5612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4110 of 5609	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4198 of 5635	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4393 of 5492	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5042 of 5413	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4425 of 5107	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4043 of 5107	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3223 of 5087	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3278 of 5084	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3825 of 4963	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4447 of 4830	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	302 of 429	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	175 of 364	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	121 of 335	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	260 of 356	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4755 of 5460	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4408 of 5517	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3444 of 5363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3335 of 5264	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	4015 of 5173	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4672 of 5084	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5094 of 5628	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4813 of 5643	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4166 of 5638	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4203 of 5663	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4707 of 5510	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	5100 of 5431	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.4	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	52.0	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2169 of 2847	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2592 of 2635	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2024)93rd percentile+78 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	716	34	20.8	97.6%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	705 (98.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	5272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		18.4	4993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	279	11.8	11.8	21.1	22.2	16.8	29.7	22.4	16.5	18.9	14.7	18.5	17.1	96.5			97.4			$21,460	$19,810	$1,650
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	1,050	47	22.3	96.1%	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (97.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	10.8	5583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%		10.7	5651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	68	8.6	8.6	12.0	17.1	26.3	11.9	16.5	17.6	20.5	14.2	6.7	14.6	98.1						$20,386	$18,294	$2,092
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	849	40	21.0	95.9%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	830 (97.8%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15	5261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		14.8	5321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	60	13.5	13.5	14.2	25.9	20.0	17.2	19.4	18.2	33.0	12.7	11.1	19.0	95.6				96.4		$22,073	$20,412	$1,661
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6760	998	41	24.2	97.6%	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	973 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	12	5502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.8	5322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	180	12.8	12.8	17.2	17.4	22.2	15.9	18.1	22.3	16.4	16.7	6.7	15.6	97.2						$19,564	$17,888	$1,676
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
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
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	16	5179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		18	5030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	149	12.4	12.4	24.1	22.0	26.8	22.9	24.0	27.4	21.6	11.5	14.4	19.0							$20,246	$18,608	$1,638
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	887	40	21.9	95.2%	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	847 (95.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	11	5567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		13	5480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	87	5.1	5.1	19.7	13.0	13.8	25.6	18.1	24.1	13.4	6.8	13.3	14.4							$21,406	$19,548	$1,858
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7680	869	35	24.8	94.2%	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	840 (96.7%)	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	40.6	3177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		44.8	2878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	299	22.1	22.1	32.5	44.4	40.2	37.7	38.5	49.6	46.3	30.1	22.8	37.2							$21,512	$19,834	$1,678
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairlawn Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fairlawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairlawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Camino Junior High
High : Santa Maria High

What district is Fairlawn Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Fairlawn Elementary a good school?

Fairlawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairlawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Fairlawn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairlawn Elementary?

Students at Fairlawn Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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