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Lompoc High

Q: Is Lompoc High a good school?

Lompoc High ranks 1485 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 31% of California high schools

Summary

Lompoc High is a public high school serving 1,649 students in grades 9-12 in Lompoc, California. The school is part of the Lompoc Unified School District, which is ranked 1225 out of 1543 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lompoc High consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 31.45% of Lompoc High students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of California high schools in their respective categories. Lompoc High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 86.2% to 91.0% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has been between 4.2% and 8.9%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Cabrillo High, another school in the Lompoc Unified District, consistently outperforms Lompoc High in academic measures, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Santa Maria High and Ernest Righetti High, located in the neighboring Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, generally perform better than Lompoc High across the board.

1,593

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,402

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 West College Ave.
Lompoc, CA 93438-4401

(805) 742-3000

District: Lompoc Unified

Feeder schools for Lompoc High:

Elementary:	Arthur Hapgood Elementary
	Clarence Ruth Elementary
	La Canada Elementary
	Leonora Fillmore Elementary
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	Miguelito Elementary
Middle:	Lompoc Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

9.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,485^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	30.0	1485 of 2162	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1440 of 2159	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1421 of 2170	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1310 of 2123	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1219 of 2133	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	1073 of 2017	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	945 of 2021	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.7	1149 of 2039	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	999 of 1994	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.5	1171 of 2426	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.8	1159 of 2354	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.7	1069 of 2367	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.7	1088 of 2281	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	871 of 2238	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.6	802 of 2117	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.9	738 of 2063	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.7	961 of 1968	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.4	847 of 1901	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.3	738 of 1653	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	279 of 517	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	202 of 592	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	2.2	574 of 591	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	651 of 1161	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	833 of 1117	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	899 of 1052	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	855 of 1085	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	974 of 1064	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	620 of 1044	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	316 of 941	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	430 of 938	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1498 of 1906	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1420 of 1915	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1401 of 1915	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1241 of 1858	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1154 of 1833	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1068 of 1760	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1310 of 1900	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1261 of 1902	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1259 of 1917	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1148 of 1861	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1060 of 1814	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	914 of 1742	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	101 of 410	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1497 of 2013	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1416 of 2026	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1432 of 2030	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1271 of 1943	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1163 of 1937	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1091 of 1862	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1233 of 1942	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1227 of 1948	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1241 of 1963	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1212 of 1916	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1117 of 1880	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1005 of 1834	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.2	311 of 422	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	618 of 1252	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	789 of 1216	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	984 of 1197	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	841 of 1155	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	797 of 1173	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	818 of 1193	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	936 of 1204	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	798 of 1222	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	649 of 1173	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2024)46th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)26th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Speaking19%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Listening10%-15 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Writing5%-12 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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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)			CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		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 (2025)	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 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lompoc High	Public	9-12	515 West College Ave.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-3000	1,593	82	19.5	76.7%	151 (9.5%)	41 (2.6%)	1,312 (82.4%)	29 (1.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.2%)	30	1485^th of 2162 public high schools	31.3%		32.2	1440^th of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	45	0.0	9.1	7.7	6.7	9.1	10.3	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	27.3	20.7	14.3	20.4	31.5	31.5	12.9	12.9	$24,402	$23,498	$904
Dr Bob Forinash Community Day	Public	7-12	320 North J St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2940	31	6	5.1	96.8%	2 (6.5%)	1 (3.2%)	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)																			0.0			$89,367	$83,972	$5,395
Maple High	Public	9-12	4010 Jupiter Ave.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-3150	135	9	14.7	85.2%	26 (19.3%)	2 (1.5%)	99 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	9	2072^nd of 2162 public high schools	4.2%		8.8	2131^st of 2159 public high schools	1.3%	59															1.5		1.4	9.3	9.3	1.3	1.3	$38,111	$36,882	$1,229
Cabrillo High	Public	9-12	4350 Constellation Rd.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2900	1,060	56	19.0	48.3%	322 (30.4%)	22 (2.1%)	544 (51.3%)	47 (4.4%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	108 (10.2%)	61.3	790^th of 2162 public high schools	63.5%		59.8	767^th of 2159 public high schools	64.5%	23															41.3	16.7	40.2	44.4	44.4	30.7	30.7	$26,829	$26,010	$819
Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-6356	291	14	20.7	78.7%	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	274 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	1974^th of 2162 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	2033^rd of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	59															3.3		3.7	17.0	17.0	1.1	1.1	$33,469	$32,788	$681
Ernest Righetti High	Public	9-12	941 East Foster Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-2051	2,416	115	21.0	55.5%	424 (17.5%)	32 (1.3%)	1,815 (75.1%)	78 (3.2%)	17 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	34 (1.4%)	58	877^th of 2162 public high schools	59.4%		62.4	711^th of 2159 public high schools	67.1%	166															31.1	13.3	30.6	60.5	60.5	22.6	22.6	$29,708	$28,504	$1,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Lompoc High

What district is Lompoc High in?

Lompoc Unified

How many students attend Lompoc High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,593 students attended Lompoc High.

What is the racial makeup of Lompoc High?

Students at Lompoc High are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Lompoc High a good school?

Lompoc High ranks 1485^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lompoc High?

Lompoc High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur Hapgood Elementary
Elementary : Clarence Ruth Elementary
Elementary : La Canada Elementary
Elementary : Leonora Fillmore Elementary
Elementary : Miguelito Elementary
Middle : Lompoc Valley Middle

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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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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