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Mission Valley

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Mission Valley is a small public K-8 school serving 61 students in the Lompoc Unified district, operating in a challenging environment where academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages.

The school faces considerable academic hurdles, with only 24% of students proficient in English, 10% in math, and 15% in science, which is much lower than nearby schools like Crestview Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary. However, it benefits from a smaller student-teacher ratio and has shown recent improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism. A notable pattern is that several schools very close to Mission Valley, such as Arthur Hapgood Elementary and La Canada Elementary, show similarly low performance, suggesting shared local challenges.

Despite having higher per-student spending than many district peers, Mission Valley's academic results have declined, indicating that resources alone are not a simple solution. The existence of higher-performing schools in the area, including the charter school Manzanita Public Charter, shows that better outcomes are possible with similar resources. The school's very small size could be leveraged for more personalized attention, particularly for middle-grade students who are struggling the most.

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,621

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 North J St.
Lompoc, CA 93436-3516

(805) 742-2940

District: Lompoc Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,520^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2520 of 2761	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2334 of 2783	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2259 of 2781	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2235 of 2740	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2280 of 2715	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	1578 of 2259	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.0	1662 of 2179	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	1224 of 2063	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	1088 of 2005	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	2019 of 2531	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1795 of 2395	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1868 of 2374	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2335 of 2542	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	2045 of 2579	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1830 of 2531	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2417 of 2458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	1961 of 2538	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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)					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 (2024)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Mission Valley

How many students attend Mission Valley?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Mission Valley.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Valley?

Students at Mission Valley are 62% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Mission Valley in?

Lompoc Unified

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