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Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary is a large public K-6 school serving 849 students in the Santa Maria-Bonita district, where it faces significant academic challenges but shows some promising areas of progress.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, though its math performance is slightly better than the district's. A closer look reveals a mixed picture: fourth-grade math scores are relatively strong, but they drop sharply in fifth and sixth grades. On a positive note, the school has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than at nearby schools like Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary and Miller (Isaac) Elementary. Oakley also shows relatively better support for specific student groups, including English Language Learners and students in special education.

The most compelling comparison is with Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary, a school less than a mile away with a very similar student population. Ontiveros achieves significantly higher academic results, demonstrating that improvement is possible within the same community. While Oakley's overall ranking remains low, its recent improvements in attendance and its upward trajectory suggest the school is working to build a foundation for future academic growth.

849

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,350

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 West Harding St.
Santa Maria, CA 93458-2020

(805) 361-7620

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Camino Junior High
High:	Pioneer Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

Asian:

1.3%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th 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 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,261^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	15.0	5261 of 5857	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5321 of 5869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5651 of 5859	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5555 of 5883	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5588 of 5789	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5451 of 5662	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	5371 of 5692	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	4960 of 5614	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5184 of 5611	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	5067 of 5530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	4938 of 5390	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	4966 of 5377	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	4864 of 5314	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	4858 of 5193	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	4732 of 5113	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	4613 of 5113	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	4169 of 4818	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	4154 of 4822	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	3945 of 4809	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	1559 of 2227	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1994 of 2585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1900 of 2128	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1793 of 3162	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2197 of 3245	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	2405 of 3311	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3159 of 3275	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	2837 of 3246	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5065 of 5597	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5280 of 5612	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5446 of 5609	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5361 of 5635	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5407 of 5492	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	5233 of 5413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4430 of 5107	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4466 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	4852 of 5087	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4741 of 5084	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	4791 of 4963	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4621 of 4830	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	202 of 429	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	218 of 364	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	255 of 335	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	332 of 356	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4700 of 5460	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4831 of 5517	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5119 of 5363	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4828 of 5264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	4980 of 5173	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4848 of 5084	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5051 of 5628	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4929 of 5643	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	5371 of 5638	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5320 of 5663	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5173 of 5510	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5242 of 5431	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	64 of 68	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	1306 of 2420	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science14%-19 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 (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	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
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		$20,350	$2,560	$17,790
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
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							$20,139	$2,386	$17,753
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
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							$12,075	$2,455	$9,620
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 North Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6250	849	45	19.0	85.7%	36 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	762 (89.8%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	17.3	5074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.2	5009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	65	12.4	12.4	17.2	26.3	20.7	30.3	24.3	19.0	21.6	10.7	24.1	19.0	98.3			98.3		98.3	$21,265	$3,299	$17,966
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
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 East Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7940	917	42	21.6	84.2%	56 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	819 (89.3%)	18 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	17.2	5077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		21.8	4701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	376	17.7	17.7	27.6	18.4	26.7	19.3	23.3	30.3	15.0	14.0	17.7	19.2	92.3	94.4		93.7	96.5	96.5	$19,107	$2,315	$16,792
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary

Is Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary a good school?

Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Camino Junior High
High : Pioneer Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary?

Students at Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

How many students attend Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary.

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