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La Honda STEAM Academy

Public Grades K-6

4963^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Honda STEAM Academy is a public K-6 elementary school serving 531 students within the Lompoc Unified School District, and it consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in California, with academic proficiency rates significantly below state averages in all subjects.

The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 30.9%, which is much higher than the state average, and its academic performance is the lowest among comparable local schools like Crestview Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary. Interestingly, La Honda spends more per student than most other elementary schools in the district yet achieves the poorest outcomes, and student performance declines sharply in upper grades, with only 3% of 6th graders proficient in math.

While the school serves a high-needs population, its struggles appear multifaceted; nearby Manzanita Public Charter achieves better results with similar spending, and La Honda itself shows it can succeed with specific groups, as its English Language Learner students perform exceptionally well. This indicates the school has strengths that could be leveraged for broader improvement across all grades and subjects.

531

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,439

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1213 North A St.
Lompoc, CA 93436-3514

(805) 742-2300

District: Lompoc Unified

Students who attend La Honda STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Vandenberg Middle
High:	Cabrillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

10.2%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,963^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	18.5	4963 of 5857	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5197 of 5869	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	5035 of 5859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5366 of 5883	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4963 of 5789	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4961 of 5662	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	4945 of 5692	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	4553 of 5614	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4622 of 5611	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	5244 of 5530	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	5119 of 5390	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	5174 of 5377	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4345 of 5314	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	4905 of 5193	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	4366 of 5113	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	4248 of 5113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	3910 of 4818	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.3	3327 of 4822	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3781 of 4809	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1554 of 2227	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2115 of 2128	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	926 of 3162	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	2034 of 3245	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3004 of 3311	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	3240 of 3275	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2517 of 3246	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5219 of 5597	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4808 of 5612	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4348 of 5609	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4747 of 5635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4793 of 5492	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4997 of 5413	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	4041 of 5107	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4364 of 5107	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4160 of 5087	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4594 of 5084	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4137 of 4963	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4215 of 4830	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4705 of 5460	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4739 of 5517	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4696 of 5363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4602 of 5264	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4240 of 5173	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4519 of 5084	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4270 of 5628	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5145 of 5643	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5190 of 5638	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5424 of 5663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4633 of 5510	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4497 of 5431	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2648 of 2847	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2591 of 2635	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2116 of 2420	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+59 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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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/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
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
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
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
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
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					$14,736	$1,297	$13,439
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about La Honda STEAM Academy

What district is La Honda STEAM Academy in?

Lompoc Unified

Is La Honda STEAM Academy a good school?

La Honda STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 15.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of La Honda STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend La Honda STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vandenberg Middle
High : Cabrillo High

How many students attend La Honda STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended La Honda STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of La Honda STEAM Academy?

Students at La Honda STEAM Academy are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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