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Lompoc Valley Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Lompoc Valley Middle serves 744 students in grades 7–8 in Lompoc, California, and has the largest enrollment among the nearby schools in this comparison. The central concern is low proficiency across all three core subjects: in 2025–26, 23% of students were proficient in English language arts, 17% in math and 14% in science.

Compared with the state and district, the school’s proficiency rates were lower in every core subject. ELA proficiency was 23%, versus 49% statewide and 31% in Lompoc Unified; it was also below the average of 43% at four nearby schools serving grades 7–8. Math and science were similarly behind state and district results, and the school ranked second-lowest among those four nearby schools in both subjects, ahead only of Arellanes Junior High. Eighth-grade math is a relative bright spot: proficiency was 20%, compared with 14% in grade 7, although both were below state rates. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 28%, higher than the district’s 22%, the state’s 18% and every nearby school’s rate. The highest nearby rate was 22% at Vandenberg Middle.

Scores have risen since 2022–23—by 6 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math and 2 in science—but that progress has not closed the state gaps; the science gap widened by 4 points over that period. Chronic absenteeism fell by 8 points from 2021–22 to 2025–26, though it rose from 26% in 2024–25 to 28% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked the school 2,382 of 2,703 statewide, at the 12th percentile and 1 star, down from the 16th percentile in the prior two years. Context includes an 18.2 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 82% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 measure of how well the school served African American students ranked it at the 78th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 16th percentile. Its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 29th percentile in 2024–25 to the 10th in 2025–26.

744

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,730

Per pupil spending ?

82.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

234 South N St.
Lompoc, CA 93438

(805) 742-2600

District: Lompoc Unified

Students who attend Lompoc Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Lompoc High

Feeder schools for Lompoc Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Arthur Hapgood Elementary
	Clarence Ruth Elementary
	La Canada Elementary
	Leonora Fillmore Elementary
	More...
	Miguelito Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

8.6%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

California avg42%

2,414^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lompoc Unified

1265^th of 1,530Lompoc 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
2026	15.5	2414 of 2740	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	2308 of 2761	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2341 of 2783	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2438 of 2781	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2401 of 2740	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2051 of 2715	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1743 of 2480	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1949 of 2508	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	2044 of 2497	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	1756 of 2477	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1484 of 2379	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	1427 of 2259	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.8	1616 of 2236	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1594 of 2179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	1350 of 2063	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1476 of 2005	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	1216 of 1999	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	936 of 1804	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.6	943 of 1777	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	935 of 1769	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	135 of 627	78.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	1126 of 1531	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1377 of 1491	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1329 of 1369	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	1222 of 1478	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1390 of 1521	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1193 of 1540	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1118 of 1442	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1016 of 1364	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	2179 of 2516	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	2060 of 2533	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2098 of 2551	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2157 of 2531	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2340 of 2509	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1813 of 2380	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1597 of 2262	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	2066 of 2357	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	2027 of 2395	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2071 of 2388	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2002 of 2374	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2072 of 2359	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1668 of 2213	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1413 of 2072	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	274 of 442	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	434 of 477	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	302 of 336	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	2281 of 2529	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	2225 of 2542	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2209 of 2579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2250 of 2531	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2240 of 2458	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1783 of 2369	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1436 of 2230	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	2287 of 2514	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	2229 of 2534	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2221 of 2552	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2294 of 2538	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2054 of 2527	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1963 of 2407	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1650 of 2273	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	585 of 726	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	653 of 677	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1446 of 1605	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1106 of 1566	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1282 of 1552	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1317 of 1531	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1321 of 1490	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1160 of 1520	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1167 of 1537	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1427 of 1543	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1330 of 1555	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1136 of 1602	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1073 of 1496	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)78th percentile+63 vs school

Homeless (2026)38th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

Listening12%-12 vs state

Writing11%-7 vs state

Overall6%-4 vs state

Reading5%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lompoc Valley Middle	Public	7-8	234 South N St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2600	744	41	18.2	82.0%	64 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	626 (84.1%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.8%)	15.5	2414^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.9%		18.1	2308^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.4%	106	3.1	8.6	6.0	15.6	8.6	11.9	9.4	11.8	10.6	0.0	9.1	4.6	14.2	14.2		24.0	22.9	23.5		13.7	19.8	16.8	$22,730	$21,412	$1,318
Vandenberg Middle	Public	7-8	Mountain View Blvd.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2700	565	28	20.2	52.0%	162 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.7%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	33.5	1699^th of 2740 public middle schools	38.0%		33.9	1683^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%	16													21.0	21.0		41.4	38.2	39.6		25.9	28.7	27.4	$22,621	$21,900	$721
Jonata Middle	Public	6-8	301 Second St.	Buellton	93427	Santa Barbara County	Buellton Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4222	168	8	20.0	55.4%	64 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (53.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	65.7	798^th of 2740 public middle schools	70.9%		73.5	615^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.7%	183													34.0	34.0	62.3	71.4	58.0	63.8	35.9	35.4	42.0	37.8	$21,738	$20,562	$1,176
Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8700	464	21	22.4	55.0%	145 (31.3%)	8 (1.7%)	249 (53.7%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.1%)	68.8	721^st of 2740 public middle schools	73.7%		52.2	1127^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.2%	406													50.0	50.0		57.0	49.4	53.3		47.1	43.2	45.2	$33,180	$21,326	$11,854
Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8600	463	20	23.5	72.4%	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	322 (69.5%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	60.1	932^nd of 2740 public middle schools	66.0%		51.9	1136^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%	204													39.5	39.5		57.1	47.6	52.1		39.9	38.9	39.4	$30,159	$18,728	$11,431
Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6820	668	37	18.1	93.1%	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (94.5%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	2437^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.1%		18.4	2297^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.8%	140													13.2	13.2		30.5	22.6	26.5		14.4	13.1	13.8	$24,183	$22,118	$2,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Lompoc Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Lompoc Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Lompoc Valley Middle usually go on to attend Lompoc High

What is the racial makeup of Lompoc Valley Middle?

Students at Lompoc Valley Middle are 84% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Lompoc Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Lompoc Valley Middle.

What district is Lompoc Valley Middle in?

Lompoc Unified

Is Lompoc Valley Middle a good school?

Lompoc Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of California middle schools.

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