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Bruce (Robert) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bruce (Robert) Elementary serves 1,050 students in grades K–6 in Santa Maria’s Santa Maria-Bonita School District. It has the largest enrollment among the 11 nearby K–6 schools in the comparison. The main concern is that its overall test results are low: in 2025–2026, 18% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math and 16% in science, below state results in all three subjects.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools and the district, while ELA is its weakest. Bruce’s science proficiency was 2 percentage points above the district and 3 points above the nearby-school average, ranking third-highest in the group; it was still 20 points below the state. ELA was 7 points below the district and 6 below the nearby-school average, making it second-lowest among the 11 schools. Math was 2 points below the district and 4 below the nearby average. Results also vary by grade: fifth-grade ELA was 25%, 3 points above the district and third-highest nearby, while third-grade ELA was 9%, the group’s lowest. Sixth-grade math was 11%, below the district’s 15%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023 in all three subjects: ELA rose 2 percentage points, math 4 and science 8. Science gained ground on the state, narrowing its gap by 2 points, while ELA and math did not. SchoolDigger gives Bruce a 5th-percentile statewide rating and 0 stars, ranking it 5,487th of 5,804 schools and 8th among the 11 nearby schools. Its 22.3 students per teacher is close to the nearby average of 22.1. Bruce reported 96% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; separately, the state flag says all students receive free school meals. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show notably stronger relative standing for Special Education Students (45th percentile, compared with 5th overall) and Homeless Students (33rd percentile, compared with 5th overall).

1,050

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,866

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

601 West Alvin Ave.
Santa Maria, CA 93458-3012

(805) 361-6940

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Bruce (Robert) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Camino Junior High
High:	Pioneer Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.0%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 31 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg20%

California avg42%

5,500^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita

1426^th of 1,530Santa 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
2026	11.7	5500 of 5817	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	5583 of 5857	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5651 of 5869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5636 of 5859	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5585 of 5883	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5581 of 5789	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5516 of 5662	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	5562 of 5692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	5481 of 5614	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	5442 of 5611	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5259 of 5530	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	5046 of 5390	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	5148 of 5377	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	5162 of 5314	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	4996 of 5193	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	4634 of 5113	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	4009 of 5113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	4319 of 4818	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4235 of 4822	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	4328 of 4809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	2166 of 2227	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2403 of 2585	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1664 of 2128	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	2177 of 3162	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	2525 of 3245	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	2547 of 3311	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3009 of 3275	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3022 of 3246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	5216 of 5581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	5418 of 5597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5443 of 5612	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	5482 of 5609	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	5490 of 5635	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5160 of 5492	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5301 of 5413	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	4701 of 5094	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	4814 of 5107	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4829 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4835 of 5087	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4770 of 5084	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4760 of 4963	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	4717 of 4830	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	245 of 366	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	313 of 429	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	316 of 364	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	263 of 335	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	267 of 356	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	5040 of 5423	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	5154 of 5460	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5281 of 5517	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5103 of 5363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4892 of 5264	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4962 of 5173	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	4906 of 5084	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	5305 of 5603	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	5270 of 5628	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	5375 of 5643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5276 of 5638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5222 of 5663	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	5419 of 5510	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5285 of 5431	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	67 of 74	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1620 of 2927	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1769 of 2847	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2374 of 2635	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1912 of 2420	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2026)33rd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+27 vs school

Migrant (2024)9th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	11.7	5500^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.8	5583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.7%	83	16.4	16.4	9.2	17.4	25.0	21.2	18.1	16.0	20.7	12.5	10.7	15.0	97%	0%	$20,866	$2,092	$18,774
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%)	12.5	5439^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.9	5272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	167	19.5	19.5	15.1	17.6	26.1	19.8	19.5	11.3	14.9	19.3	11.9	14.1	98%	0%	$21,182	$1,650	$19,532
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%)	10.1	5598^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.8%		12	5502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%	96	9.9	9.9	18.4	17.9	19.2	16.2	17.9	18.6	20.9	6.4	9.1	13.5	97%	0%	$20,247	$1,676	$18,571
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	5220^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		15	5261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%	41	9.3	9.3	18.1	31.3	14.7	23.0	21.6	19.9	28.7	16.2	15.0	20.0	≥ 99%		$21,494	$1,661	$19,833
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%)	10.3	5587^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		11	5567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	20	10.1	10.1	17.7	16.8	15.5	25.8	19.0	16.7	16.0	5.9	12.1	12.7	≥ 99%		$21,259	$1,858	$19,401
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%)	36.1	3493^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.6	3177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%	316	21.2	21.2	37.9	34.7	47.1	39.7	39.7	34.7	45.1	26.9	18.2	31.2	≥ 99%		$21,222	$1,678	$19,544
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%)	17.8	4992^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.2%		17.3	5074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%	82	15.9	15.9	21.9	18.2	24.1	31.6	24.2	26.3	23.2	15.0	22.7	21.8	≥ 99%		$22,934	$2,671	$20,263
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%)	24.3	4444^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.4	4459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%	15	14.9	14.9	40.5	29.5	21.2	25.6	28.8	40.8	34.6	14.9	18.3	26.6	97%	0%	$22,062	$1,761	$20,301
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%)	14.3	5287^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		16	5179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%	108	12.9	12.9	10.9	31.9	21.3	25.5	22.4	12.5	28.3	9.8	13.5	15.9	≥ 99%		$20,569	$1,638	$18,931
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%)	19.5	4856^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	5077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%	221	11.5	11.5	34.5	23.5	21.6	29.8	27.6	32.8	18.0	14.4	21.2	21.7	97%	0%	$20,074	$1,724	$18,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce (Robert) Elementary

What district is Bruce (Robert) Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Bruce (Robert) Elementary a good school?

Bruce (Robert) Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bruce (Robert) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bruce (Robert) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Camino Junior High
High : Pioneer Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Bruce (Robert) Elementary?

Students at Bruce (Robert) Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bruce (Robert) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,050 students attended Bruce (Robert) Elementary.

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