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Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

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Kunst (Tommie) Junior High ranks 2017 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

2017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High is a public school serving about 912 students in grades 7 and 8 in Santa Maria, part of the Santa Maria-Bonita school district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

While Kunst's academic performance is below the state average, it is the highest-performing middle school within its own district, with better test scores in English, math, and science than its peers like Arellanes Junior High, Fesler (Isaac) Junior High, and El Camino Junior High. The school also does a notably good job managing student attendance, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than many nearby schools, including Vandenberg Middle.

An interesting point for parents is that schools in neighboring districts, such as Orcutt Junior High and Judkins Middle, often achieve higher academic rankings despite having much lower per-student spending, suggesting broader district-level factors are at play. Kunst has shown recent signs of stabilizing its performance after a period of decline.

912

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,183

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Hidden Pines Way
Santa Maria, CA 93458-1419

(805) 361-5800

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Students who attend Kunst (Tommie) Junior High usually attend:

High:

Pioneer Valley High

Feeder schools for Kunst (Tommie) Junior High:

Elementary:	Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary
	Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary
	Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

Asian:

2.6%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Maria-Bonita

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

California avg41%

2,017^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	24.8	2017 of 2761	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1914 of 2783	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2160 of 2781	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2055 of 2740	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1559 of 2715	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1455 of 2480	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	1427 of 2508	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	1255 of 2497	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	1320 of 2477	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	1346 of 2379	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	1226 of 2259	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	872 of 2236	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	841 of 2179	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	804 of 2063	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	770 of 2005	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.4	800 of 1999	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	1208 of 1531	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1471 of 1491	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1113 of 1369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	867 of 1478	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	800 of 1521	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1045 of 1540	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1128 of 1442	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	955 of 1364	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1993 of 2533	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1785 of 2551	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1938 of 2531	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1944 of 2509	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1513 of 2380	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1358 of 2262	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1567 of 2395	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1411 of 2388	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1731 of 2374	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1634 of 2359	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1017 of 2213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	927 of 2072	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	282 of 477	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	144 of 394	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	207 of 320	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	131 of 336	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1729 of 2542	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1555 of 2579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1941 of 2531	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1582 of 2458	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	1074 of 2369	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	940 of 2230	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1801 of 2534	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1781 of 2552	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2034 of 2538	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1854 of 2527	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1357 of 2407	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1376 of 2273	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	63 of 95	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	35 of 94	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.8	78 of 86	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1141 of 1566	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1274 of 1552	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1358 of 1531	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	1082 of 1543	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1044 of 1555	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1080 of 1602	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1118 of 1496	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Migrant (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science18%-15 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Judkins Middle	Public	7-8	680 Wadsworth St.	Pismo Beach	93449	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3600	431	25	17.5	60.3%	154 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (54.5%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	60.9	885^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.9%		61.8	842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	69.7%	43																						28.5	28.5			61.5	54.2	57.9			41.3	31.2	36.3	$17,070	$1,506	$15,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

What district is Kunst (Tommie) Junior High in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Kunst (Tommie) Junior High a good school?

Kunst (Tommie) Junior High ranks 2017^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 912 students attended Kunst (Tommie) Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Kunst (Tommie) Junior High?

Students at Kunst (Tommie) Junior High are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% White.

What high school do graduates of Kunst (Tommie) Junior High attend?

Students who attend Kunst (Tommie) Junior High usually go on to attend Pioneer Valley High

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