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Arthur Hapgood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arthur Hapgood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 768 students in the Lompoc Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school is currently ranked in the bottom 20% of all California elementary schools, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and just over a fifth proficient in math, which are well below state averages. It serves a high-needs population, with over three-quarters of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and struggles with chronic student absenteeism, though this rate has improved in recent years. Compared to other schools in Lompoc Unified, Arthur Hapgood's academic performance lags significantly; for example, Crestview Elementary has more than double the proficiency rates in core subjects.

Interestingly, the school shows a relative strength in science compared to its other scores and to the district average. The performance of schools within Lompoc varies dramatically, with Crestview Elementary (located on Vandenberg Air Force Base) performing much higher, while a cluster of other nearby schools like La Canada Elementary and Leonora Fillmore Elementary face similar challenges. This suggests that neighborhood and community factors play a strong role, and that Arthur Hapgood's path to improvement may need very specific, school-focused strategies.

768

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,632

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

324 South A St.
Lompoc, CA 93438-8000

(805) 742-2200

District: Lompoc Unified

Students who attend Arthur Hapgood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lompoc Valley Middle
High:	Lompoc High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

7.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,776^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	20.6	4776 of 5857	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4187 of 5869	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4369 of 5859	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4782 of 5883	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4108 of 5789	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3917 of 5662	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	4048 of 5692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4124 of 5614	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4988 of 5611	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	5316 of 5530	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	4929 of 5390	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	5176 of 5377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	4922 of 5314	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	4970 of 5193	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	4898 of 5113	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.8	4018 of 5113	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	3899 of 4818	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	4195 of 4822	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	4303 of 4809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	1261 of 2227	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1955 of 2585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1575 of 2128	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	1673 of 3162	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	3183 of 3245	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2814 of 3311	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2649 of 3275	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1487 of 3246	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4499 of 5597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4265 of 5612	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4232 of 5609	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4840 of 5635	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4188 of 5492	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3734 of 5413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4013 of 5107	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3431 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3673 of 5087	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4441 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3447 of 4963	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3039 of 4830	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4575 of 5460	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3811 of 5517	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4149 of 5363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4767 of 5264	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3949 of 5173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3458 of 5084	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4697 of 5628	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3768 of 5643	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4202 of 5638	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4296 of 5663	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3734 of 5510	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3859 of 5431	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	2343 of 2847	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	2252 of 2635	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2050 of 2420	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	1965 of 2651	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2024)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening30%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Writing19%~ state avg

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading8%~ 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 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 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 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 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
Arthur Hapgood Elementary	Public	K-6	324 South A St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2200	768	32	24.0	76.6%	57 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	646 (84.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (6.9%)	20.6	4776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	4187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	589	5.5	13.2	4.3	10.0	8.3	43.6	17.0	42.6	18.0	30.2	10.9	41.5	8.5	14.0	19.0	5.5	11.3	4.3	12.0	8.3	22.3		22.3	14.1	24.5	31.4	30.2			25.1	14.1	27.4	23.0	20.2			21.1	97.4	97.4					$19,632	$18,280	$1,352
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							$24,879	$23,576	$1,303
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	$26,388	$25,524	$864
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		$23,887	$22,728	$1,159
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							$21,814	$20,838	$976
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		$20,440	$19,686	$754
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		$24,146	$23,118	$1,028
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							$29,432	$28,190	$1,242
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							$23,122	$22,326	$796
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur Hapgood Elementary

How many students attend Arthur Hapgood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended Arthur Hapgood Elementary.

What district is Arthur Hapgood Elementary in?

Lompoc Unified

What is the racial makeup of Arthur Hapgood Elementary?

Students at Arthur Hapgood Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Arthur Hapgood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arthur Hapgood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lompoc Valley Middle
High : Lompoc High

Is Arthur Hapgood Elementary a good school?

Arthur Hapgood Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of California elementary schools.

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