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Crestview Elementary

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Crestview Elementary ranks 2182 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Crestview Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 373 students on Vandenberg Air Force Base within the Lompoc Unified School District, standing out as a high-performing school in its area.

Academically, Crestview significantly outperforms other schools in its district, with over 52% of students proficient in English and nearly 39% in math, which is well above the Lompoc Unified average. Its closest competitor within the district is Buena Vista Elementary. A major strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9%, which is less than half the district average and likely contributes to its strong results. While its statewide ranking has declined from historically higher positions to the 63rd percentile, it remains a top school locally, though nearby Pine Grove Elementary in a different district now ranks slightly higher.

The school shows notable variations in performance across different student groups and subjects, with particular strength in science and in serving Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students effectively. Compared to other Lompoc Unified schools like Leonora Fillmore Elementary or Miguelito Elementary, Crestview operates with a student population that has a lower rate of economic disadvantage. The extreme performance gap between Crestview and most other schools in its district highlights systemic challenges that Crestview appears to overcome, potentially benefiting from the unique stability of its military community.

373

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,915

Per pupil spending ?

28.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Utah Ave.
Vandenberg Afb, CA 93437

(805) 742-2050

District: Lompoc Unified

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vandenberg Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lompoc Unified

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,182^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Lompoc Unified

1225^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	2182 of 5857	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1793 of 5869	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	1581 of 5859	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	1418 of 5883	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1131 of 5789	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	1272 of 5662	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	1131 of 5692	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	88.8	684 of 5614	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	91.7	532 of 5611	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	79.9	1062 of 5530	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	1060 of 5390	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	826 of 5377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	1136 of 5314	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	746 of 5193	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	92.9	321 of 5113	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.1	562 of 5113	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	89.3	523 of 4818	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	87.3	630 of 4822	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	88.6	566 of 4809	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2634 of 5597	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1795 of 5612	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	1623 of 5609	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	1384 of 5635	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	1141 of 5492	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	1369 of 5413	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1519 of 5107	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	455 of 5107	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	257 of 5084	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	402 of 4963	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	221 of 4830	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	1314 of 5460	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	1287 of 5517	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	316 of 5173	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.2	1286 of 5084	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1762 of 5628	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	1747 of 5643	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	1518 of 5638	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	1434 of 5663	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	1046 of 5510	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	1191 of 5431	78.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	67 of 153	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	36 of 130	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.3	206 of 445	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	246 of 339	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1873 of 2598	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1847 of 2651	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1639 of 2661	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1720 of 2726	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1312 of 2834	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	1321 of 2737	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)54th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 22, 2013

Crestview's test scores look very good, but I think it should be noted that this school has a limited number of second language learners and special education students compared to other schools in this district. The principal is notorious for quickly transferring children that have special needs out of his school; it is assumed by many that this is simply so that these children do not negatively affect the test scores of his school. If you have children with special needs, do not waste time dealing with this principal. You will waste your child's precious time. Close Quote

Schools Near Crestview Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	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
Crestview Elementary	Public	K-6	Utah Ave.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2050	373	18	20.7	28.4%	152 (40.8%)	26 (7.0%)	112 (30.0%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	58 (15.5%)	57.8	2182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		65.5	1793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	389	47.4		47.4	51.1	38.0	57.9	69.7			52.4	44.7	34.0	34.2	42.4			38.7	96.9						$14,915	$542	$14,373
Manzanita Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	991 Mountain View Blvd.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Manzanita Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 734-5600	483	19	25.4	40.0%	166 (34.4%)	7 (1.4%)	258 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.5%)	53.7	2383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.8	1991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	392	36.4		36.4	43.1	46.7	57.1	46.7			48.9	51.0	41.3	32.5	32.0			38.1							$15,905	$890	$15,015
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Aldebaran Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2020	498	21	23.7	40.8%	208 (41.8%)	4 (0.8%)	226 (45.4%)	14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	52.5	2462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%		52.8	2410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	52	28.3		28.3	50.7	50.8	45.0	56.9			50.8	44.7	31.3	34.6	37.9			37.5							$15,208	$824	$14,384
Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-6	3745 Via Lato	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2350	398	20	19.9	58.3%	126 (31.7%)	6 (1.5%)	231 (58.0%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	30.1	3953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		29.9	3937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	16	25.4		25.4	26.2	29.2	38.1	29.2			31.2	26.2	29.2	28.6	33.3			29.4							$18,470	$1,370	$17,100
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	621 West North Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2250	541	24	22.5	87.2%	39 (7.2%)	13 (2.4%)	450 (83.2%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	16.1	5175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		17.1	5106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	69	13.2		13.2	29.2	26.6	27.6	28.6			28.0	19.4	16.3	7.9	12.9			14.0							$14,931	$771	$14,160
La Honda STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	1213 North A St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2300	531	21	25.0	84.0%	54 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	451 (84.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	18.5	4963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		16.3	5197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	234	20.2		20.2	29.2	27.9	38.8	15.4			28.6	25.0	14.8	12.4	3.1			12.9	97.3				97.3		$16,439	$1,328	$15,111
Clarence Ruth Elementary	Public	K-6	501 North W St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2500	495	22	22.5	84.4%	29 (5.9%)	10 (2.0%)	428 (86.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	15.2	5246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		18.6	4979^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	267	7.8		7.8	36.6	9.1	27.4	27.8			25.5	21.4	7.7	6.3	16.2			13.2	96.2	97.4		97.4	96.2		$16,440	$1,029	$15,411
Leonora Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 East Pine Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2100	469	22	21.3	83.4%	33 (7.0%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (86.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	14.9	5273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		17.2	5092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	181	5.1		5.1	31.2	23.5	15.3	36.7			26.6	18.0	13.2	3.5	15.0			12.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$15,995	$993	$15,002
Mission Valley	Public	K-8	320 North J St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2940	61	3	19.6	77.0%	17 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)								(n/a)		14.3	15.0					16.7	28.6	24.0					0.0	7.1	10.0							$15,621	$861	$14,760
Miguelito Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Olive Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2440	634	25	25.3	69.9%	117 (18.5%)	7 (1.1%)	465 (73.3%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	33.2	3712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		36.7	3385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	327	34.9		34.9	25.0	17.3	47.0	44.8			34.3	23.9	15.0	31.3	28.4			24.9	95.0				96.0		$14,794	$716	$14,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestview Elementary

How many students attend Crestview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Crestview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Crestview Elementary?

Students at Crestview Elementary are 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Crestview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vandenberg Middle
High : Cabrillo High

Is Crestview Elementary a good school?

Crestview Elementary ranks 2182^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Crestview Elementary in?

Lompoc Unified

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