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Clarence Ruth Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Clarence Ruth Elementary serves 495 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Lompoc, California. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were below both Lompoc Unified and California in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important finding for families is that the school’s results trail state and district levels in every tested subject, with science showing the largest gaps.

Math is the school’s relative strength, while science is its weakest subject compared with nearby schools, the district, and the state. In 2025–26, Clarence Ruth had 24% proficiency in ELA, 14% in math, and 10% in science; the district rates were 31%, 20%, and 23%, and the state rates were 49%, 38%, and 36%. Among eight nearby same-district K–6 schools, averages were 34% in ELA, 23% in math, and 24% in science, leaving Clarence Ruth 9, 9, and 15 percentage points below those averages. Fifth grade stands out as a particular concern: its rates were 11% in ELA, 5% in math, and 10% in science, each the school’s lowest for that subject. Its fifth-grade ELA rate was 17 points below the next-lowest nearby school’s result.

Scores have been roughly flat since 2022–23, while state proficiency has risen, widening the gaps. ELA changed from 26% to 24%, math from 14% to 14%, and science from 10% to 10%; the state gaps grew to 25, 24, and 26 points, respectively. SchoolDigger places the school at the 9th percentile statewide with 0 stars in 2025–26, down from the 17th percentile in 2021–22. Its student-teacher ratio was 22.5 in 2024–25, close to the nearby-school average of 22.8. In 2024–25, 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 66%; this is context, not an explanation for scores. Chronic absenteeism improved from 43% in 2021–22 to 21% in 2025–26, though it remained 3 points above the state rate. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for special education students at the 24th percentile in 2025–26, above its overall 9th percentile ranking.

495

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,002

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

501 North W St.
Lompoc, CA 93438-5006

(805) 742-2500

District: Lompoc Unified

Students who attend Clarence Ruth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lompoc Valley Middle
High:	Lompoc High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.5%

White:

5.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

California avg42%

5,271^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary 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	14.5	5271 of 5817	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	5246 of 5857	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4979 of 5869	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5074 of 5859	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4868 of 5883	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4731 of 5789	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4860 of 5662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	4654 of 5692	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	4568 of 5614	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	4461 of 5611	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	3522 of 5530	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	3478 of 5390	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	3747 of 5377	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.7	3945 of 5314	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	4523 of 5193	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	3705 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	3300 of 5113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.4	2971 of 4818	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.7	3581 of 4822	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	3353 of 4809	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	1713 of 2227	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1169 of 2128	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	3066 of 3162	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	2269 of 3245	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	2143 of 3311	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2857 of 3275	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2304 of 3246	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	4955 of 5581	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	5042 of 5597	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4898 of 5612	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4425 of 5609	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3875 of 5635	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4332 of 5492	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4758 of 5413	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4427 of 5094	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	4422 of 5107	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4223 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4413 of 5087	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3984 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3960 of 4963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4316 of 4830	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4850 of 5423	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	4869 of 5460	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4645 of 5517	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4753 of 5363	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4071 of 5264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4209 of 5173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4362 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	5138 of 5603	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	5017 of 5628	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4546 of 5643	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5099 of 5638	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4940 of 5663	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4533 of 5510	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4578 of 5431	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	2229 of 2927	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	2576 of 2847	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2315 of 2635	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, May 28, 2010

The principal is completely unconcerned with teachers verbally abusing the students. A teacher called my son "ugly" and the principal shrugged it off, not even returning my phone call. My son has had issues all year because his teacher does not speak clear English and he cannot understand her when she gives instructions. He is not the only student with this problem yet no one will do anything to help these students. Close Quote

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarence Ruth Elementary	Public	K-6	501 North W St.	Lompoc	93438	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%)	14.5	5271^st of 5817 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.2	5246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%	25																					9.5		9.5	24.5	34.9	11.3	26.6			24.5	22.6	13.6	4.8	17.2			14.2	≥ 98%		$18,002	$1,028	$16,974
Miguelito Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Olive Ave.	Lompoc	93438	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%)	27.8	4172^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.2	3712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%	460																					18.8		18.8	38.5	20.6	25.9	48.2			33.8	21.8	21.9	16.1	36.5			24.3	98%	0%	$16,012	$754	$15,258
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	621 West North Ave.	Lompoc	93438	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	5130^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.1	5175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%	45																					18.8		18.8	18.6	22.5	31.3	30.7			26.0	21.4	11.3	10.0	20.0			15.5	≥ 98%		$16,810	$976	$15,834
Mission Valley	Public	K-8	320 North J St.	Lompoc	93438	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)																						11.1	20.0						31.6	31.8						0.0	2.3			$18,506	$1,303	$17,203
La Honda STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	1213 North A St.	Lompoc	93438	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%)	16.8	5077^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.5	4963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%	114																					18.6		18.6	34.9	23.5	25.4	23.4			26.7	24.2	7.8	15.3	14.9			15.9	98%	0%	$17,938	$1,159	$16,779
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%)	17.1	5052^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	13.2%		20.6	4776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	276	13.1	14.3	13.5	4.7	11.7	36.1	18.4	32.7	18.6	27.3	19.7	26.5	13.5	11.6	18.1	9.8	10.2	3.9	4.7	7.3	25.0		25.0	21.0	15.3	28.0	32.0			23.9	13.3	12.1	16.0	25.0			16.5	98%	0%	$15,907	$1,352	$14,555
Leonora Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 East Pine Ave.	Lompoc	93438	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%)	11.5	5507^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.3%		14.9	5273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%	234																					13.3		13.3	16.4	23.0	23.7	27.6			22.8	16.1	4.9	12.0	8.6			10.4	97%	0%	$19,041	$864	$18,177
Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-6	3745 Via Lato	Lompoc	93438	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%)	31.4	3879^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.3%		30.1	3953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%	74																					25.0		25.0	34.9	42.5	36.8	34.4			36.6	33.3	37.5	13.2	29.2			27.1	≥ 98%		$20,752	$1,242	$19,510
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Aldebaran Ave.	Lompoc	93438	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%)	52.7	2445^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.0%		52.5	2462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%	17																					37.5		37.5	49.3	46.8	56.9	53.2			51.4	56.7	26.0	22.2	37.1			34.9	≥ 99%		$17,374	$796	$16,578
Manzanita Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)	57.8	2167^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.7%		53.7	2383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%	216																					35.5		35.5	47.1	51.0	47.4	57.1	62.3		53.4	60.8	40.8	34.2	39.0	34.8		40.7	≥ 98%		$16,381	$1,301	$15,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarence Ruth Elementary

What district is Clarence Ruth Elementary in?

Lompoc Unified

Is Clarence Ruth Elementary a good school?

Clarence Ruth Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Clarence Ruth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clarence Ruth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lompoc Valley Middle
High : Lompoc High

What is the racial makeup of Clarence Ruth Elementary?

Students at Clarence Ruth Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Clarence Ruth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Clarence Ruth Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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