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Bill Libbon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bill Libbon Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 834 students in Santa Maria, California, operating within the Santa Maria-Bonita school district, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

While Bill Libbon consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of schools statewide, it is actually a leader within its own district, outperforming most peers like Sanchez (David J.) Elementary in math and science. However, a major concern is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, which is the highest among nearby schools and likely holds back student achievement. The school receives the highest per-student funding in the area at $21,759, yet its academic results are significantly lower than those of Joe Nightingale Elementary in the neighboring Orcutt Union Elementary district, which spends far less per student.

Key strengths include the school's effective support for special student populations, such as those in Special Education, where it earns an above-average state ranking. Academically, English scores are relatively stronger, but math performance drops sharply by 6th grade. For parents, the analysis suggests Bill Libbon is doing comparatively well in a struggling district context, but its high absenteeism and uneven academic results, especially when compared to a nearby district, are important factors to consider.

834

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,391

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Meehan St.
Santa Maria, CA 93454-7300

(805) 361-6500

District: Santa Maria-Bonita

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

White:

5.5%

Asian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,519^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2022

From bottom 17% (2022) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	23.8	4519 of 5857	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4746 of 5869	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5075 of 5859	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4855 of 5883	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.9	1974 of 2227	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	1395 of 3162	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	2373 of 3245	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2183 of 3311	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3885 of 5597	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4219 of 5612	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4932 of 5609	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5004 of 5635	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3804 of 5107	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4299 of 5107	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4501 of 5087	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4360 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	223 of 429	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	226 of 364	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	181 of 335	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	191 of 356	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4160 of 5460	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4443 of 5517	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4616 of 5363	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4007 of 5264	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4637 of 5628	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4819 of 5643	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4804 of 5638	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4334 of 5663	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1332 of 2847	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	1735 of 2635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	2046 of 2420	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 14, 2022

My child was told by the principle to "never question an adult".
I don't think I have to explain how dangerous this statement is. I usuly would never go as fat as to leave a negative review for a school but this was so completely ignorant that I could not hold back. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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						$19,564	$17,888	$1,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Libbon Elementary

What district is Bill Libbon Elementary in?

Santa Maria-Bonita

Is Bill Libbon Elementary a good school?

Bill Libbon Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Bill Libbon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Bill Libbon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bill Libbon Elementary?

Students at Bill Libbon Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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