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Cabrillo High

Public Grades 9-12
790th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 63% of California high schools
Summary

Cabrillo High is a public high school located in Lompoc, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,074 students. The school is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, which is ranked 1225 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cabrillo High consistently outperforms the Lompoc Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 44.44% of Cabrillo High's students were proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy for 11th grade, compared to 33.65% for the Lompoc Unified School District and 56.96% for the state of California. Cabrillo High also has higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates compared to the district, with a 90.5% four-year graduation rate and a 7.2% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year, while the Lompoc Unified School District had an 86.4% four-year graduation rate and an 8.9% dropout rate.

Compared to other nearby high schools, Cabrillo High generally outperforms Lompoc High and the smaller Maple High in academic assessments and graduation/dropout rates. However, the larger high schools in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, such as Pioneer Valley High and Ernest Righetti High, tend to have higher academic performance and graduation rates than Cabrillo High.

1,060
Students ?
19.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,829
Per pupil spending ?
48.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4350 Constellation Rd.
       Lompoc, CA  93436-1003

(805) 742-2900

District: Lompoc Unified


Feeder schools for Cabrillo High:

Elementary:    Buena Vista Elementary
    Crestview Elementary
    La Honda STEAM Academy
    Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Middle:    Vandenberg Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.3%
White:
30.4%
Two or more races:
10.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Above the California median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg25%
California avg41%
790th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From top 23% (2015) to top 37% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Lompoc Unified
1225th of 1,543Lompoc Unified 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.3790 of 216263.5%★★★☆☆
202459.8767 of 215964.5%★★★☆☆
202374.3503 of 217076.8%★★★★☆
202272.8484 of 212377.2%★★★★☆
202176.3284 of 129078.0%★★★★☆
201971.8503 of 213376.4%★★★★☆
201862.1757 of 201762.5%★★★☆☆
201769.2617 of 202169.5%★★★☆☆
201676.6434 of 203978.7%★★★★☆
201574.5463 of 199476.8%★★★★☆
201369.8307 of 242687.3%★★★★☆
201268.8323 of 235486.3%★★★★☆
201168.3325 of 236786.3%★★★★☆
201069.1312 of 228186.3%★★★★☆
200971.2237 of 223889.4%★★★★☆
200868.4295 of 211786.1%★★★★☆
200766.4326 of 206384.2%★★★★☆
200670.6277 of 196885.9%★★★★☆
200572.6211 of 190188.9%★★★★☆
200464.9268 of 165383.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202271.2113 of 52278.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202250.0393 of 116166.1%★★★☆☆
201940.4548 of 111750.9%★★★☆☆
201829.6712 of 105232.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202345.0438 of 106458.8%★★★☆☆
201839.8452 of 93851.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.5823 of 190656.8%★★★☆☆
202462.0634 of 191566.9%★★★☆☆
202379.5360 of 191581.2%★★★★☆
202262.2575 of 185869.1%★★★☆☆
202174.7245 of 105476.8%★★★★☆
201964.1565 of 183369.2%★★★☆☆
201853.8831 of 176052.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202554.5840 of 190055.8%★★★☆☆
202442.81087 of 190242.8%★★☆☆☆
202365.5556 of 191771.0%★★★★☆
202263.8543 of 186170.8%★★★★☆
201975.0351 of 181480.7%★★★★☆
201863.5614 of 174264.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202551.0939 of 201353.4%★★★☆☆
202447.6998 of 202650.7%★★★☆☆
202358.4745 of 203063.3%★★★☆☆
202267.9478 of 194375.4%★★★★☆
201968.0501 of 193774.1%★★★★☆
201853.1889 of 186252.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.6660 of 194266.0%★★★☆☆
202452.4835 of 194857.1%★★★☆☆
202364.7596 of 196369.6%★★★☆☆
202276.8383 of 191680.0%★★★★☆
201972.4458 of 188075.6%★★★★☆
201863.9651 of 183464.5%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.654 of 17569.1%★★★★☆
202276.336 of 16878.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.0443 of 57723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202448.5307 of 57446.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.6389 of 54128.1%★☆☆☆☆
202279.577 of 51585.0%★★★★☆
201945.9249 of 42241.0%★★☆☆☆
201821.8295 of 36619.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.1902 of 125228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.3990 of 121618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202361.3291 of 119775.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202561.9448 of 115561.2%★★★☆☆
202455.1519 of 117355.8%★★★☆☆
202377.6245 of 119379.5%★★★★☆
202277.6240 of 120480.1%★★★★☆
201953.5575 of 122252.9%★★★☆☆
201845.0708 of 117339.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2022)78th percentile~ school
Military Connected (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school
Disabled (2022)66th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)61st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2023)59th percentile-18 vs school
Female (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state
Science40%+8 vs state
Mathematics31%-7 vs state

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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