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Miller (Isaac) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Miller (Isaac) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 883 students in the Santa Maria-Bonita school district, operating in a community where nearly all neighboring schools face similar economic challenges.

While the school's statewide ranking is low, it performs in the upper-middle tier compared to its ten immediate peers, ranking 3rd highest in math and 4th in English Language Arts among them. The school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students, performing significantly better with these groups than with others. However, chronic absenteeism, though improved from pandemic highs, remains higher than at most nearby schools like Sanchez (David J.) Elementary or Alvin Elementary.

Notable opportunities for improvement include addressing a significant drop in 5th-grade math performance and learning from higher-performing local schools such as Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary, which achieves stronger academic results with a similar student population. Recent substantial increases in per-student funding provide a chance to build on the school's existing strengths and address its persistent challenges.

883

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,563

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 East Camino Colegio
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6752

(805) 361-7560

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Miller (Isaac) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Fesler (Isaac) Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

White:

2.3%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,179^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	16.0	5179 of 5857	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5030 of 5869	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4641 of 5859	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4431 of 5883	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4876 of 5789	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4808 of 5662	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	4944 of 5692	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	4872 of 5614	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	4830 of 5611	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	5113 of 5530	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	5052 of 5390	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	4820 of 5377	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	4571 of 5314	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	4395 of 5193	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3959 of 5113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	3569 of 5113	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	3040 of 4818	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.0	2713 of 4822	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.0	3181 of 4809	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.5	1872 of 2585	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1433 of 2128	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	1596 of 3162	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1642 of 3245	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1671 of 3311	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2854 of 3275	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	2977 of 3246	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4793 of 5597	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4952 of 5612	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4795 of 5609	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4206 of 5635	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4853 of 5492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4672 of 5413	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4360 of 5107	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4161 of 5107	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3796 of 5087	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3596 of 5084	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4084 of 4963	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4071 of 4830	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	165 of 429	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	181 of 364	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	99 of 335	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	36.6	232 of 356	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4670 of 5460	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4578 of 5517	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3975 of 5363	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3605 of 5264	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4171 of 5173	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4154 of 5084	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5046 of 5628	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4650 of 5643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4038 of 5638	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4311 of 5663	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4420 of 5510	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4572 of 5431	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	2391 of 2847	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	2177 of 2635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science12%-20 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 (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 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
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							$19,563	$2,237	$17,326
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		$20,704	$2,491	$18,213
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							$20,492	$2,371	$18,121
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	$20,617	$2,295	$18,322
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		$21,759	$3,170	$18,589
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			$20,387	$2,252	$18,135
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						$19,601	$2,380	$17,221
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						$20,740	$2,945	$17,795
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	$19,468	$2,448	$17,020
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			$21,552	$2,950	$18,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller (Isaac) Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Miller (Isaac) Elementary?

Students at Miller (Isaac) Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Miller (Isaac) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miller (Isaac) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fesler (Isaac) Junior High

How many students attend Miller (Isaac) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 883 students attended Miller (Isaac) Elementary.

What district is Miller (Isaac) Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Miller (Isaac) Elementary a good school?

Miller (Isaac) Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

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