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Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary is a large K-8 school serving 1,177 students in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking has declined recently, it is actually one of the stronger performers within its district, consistently outperforming most Santa Maria-Bonita schools in core subjects like English and math. The school shows remarkable strengths in its middle school grades and in supporting specific student groups, such as English Learners and students in special education, often ranking above average in these areas. Furthermore, the school has been highly successful in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from pandemic highs to a rate that is now better than both the district and state averages.

An interesting comparison is with Joe Nightingale Elementary in the neighboring Orcutt Union Elementary district, which has higher academic scores and a lower rate of student poverty while spending significantly less per student. This highlights the complex challenges Jimenez faces. The school's data suggests it has effective strategies for older students and targeted support programs, but it needs to strengthen its core instruction, especially in the elementary grades, to improve outcomes for all students.

1,177

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,888

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1970 South Biscayne St.
Santa Maria, CA 93458-3411

(805) 361-4340

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

White:

3.7%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2017 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,550^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 32% (2017) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,323^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2022

From bottom 38% (2022) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4550 of 5857	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	4074 of 5869	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3920 of 5859	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3804 of 5883	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3622 of 5789	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3703 of 5662	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	3899 of 5692	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	1514 of 2585	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1224 of 2128	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	1425 of 3162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	1900 of 3245	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1860 of 3311	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2177 of 3275	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1956 of 3246	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4319 of 5597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3787 of 5612	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3504 of 5609	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3462 of 5635	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3634 of 5492	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3390 of 5413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3814 of 5107	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3404 of 5107	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3344 of 5087	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3073 of 5084	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2781 of 4963	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3048 of 4830	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	268 of 429	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	110 of 364	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	123 of 335	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4367 of 5460	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3977 of 5517	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3834 of 5363	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3245 of 5264	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2981 of 5173	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3003 of 5084	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4419 of 5628	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3990 of 5643	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3975 of 5638	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3818 of 5663	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3339 of 5510	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3797 of 5431	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1162 of 2847	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	1309 of 2635	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1323 of 2761	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1263 of 2783	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	1496 of 2781	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1705 of 2740	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	593 of 1478	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	824 of 1521	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1477 of 1540	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	900 of 2533	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	1042 of 2551	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	1469 of 2531	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1614 of 2509	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	962 of 2395	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	855 of 2388	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1103 of 2374	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1424 of 2359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	154 of 477	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	124 of 394	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	77 of 320	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1152 of 2542	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1137 of 2579	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1300 of 2531	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1459 of 2458	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1609 of 2534	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1327 of 2552	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1292 of 2538	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1549 of 2527	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	553 of 1566	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2019)41st percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Listening25%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Writing17%~ state avg

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading9%~ state avg

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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 (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	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
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	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
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			$15,707	$13,458	$2,249
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
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
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
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		$21,391	$19,304	$2,087
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
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8650	695	26	26.7	66.9%	148 (21.3%)	7 (1.0%)	446 (64.2%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.2%)	73.9	1423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.3	1400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	23																													55.8		55.8	42.4	52.4	75.5	67.0			59.5	45.7	47.6	60.0	54.7			52.0							$28,770	$20,946	$7,824
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

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Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary?

Students at Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Santa Maria-Bonita

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,177 students attended Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary.

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