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Pine Grove Elementary

Q: Is Pine Grove Elementary a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary ranks 1486 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pine Grove Elementary serves 569 students in grades K–6 in Santa Maria, in the Orcutt Union Elementary District. Its clearest strength is current achievement: in 2025–2026, Pine Grove had the highest all-grade proficiency in ELA, math, and science among eight nearby K–6 schools with comparable results.

Pine Grove is above both its district and California in all three subjects. Its proficiency was 54% in ELA, 54% in math, and 50% in science, compared with district results of 47%, 40%, and 42%, and state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Math has the largest lead over the state and district; science has the biggest lead over the nearest local K–6 competitor, Joe Nightingale Elementary: 15 points. Pine Grove’s relative weak spot is third-grade ELA, just 1 point above the state and slightly below Alice Shaw Elementary.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023: ELA rose 7 points, math 2 points, and science 6 points. The state gap widened in ELA, narrowed in math, and stayed about level in science; science also fell sharply in 2024–2025 before rebounding. SchoolDigger rated Pine Grove at the 74th statewide percentile and four stars in 2025–2026, compared with the district’s 60th percentile and three stars. One subgroup trend to watch is Special Education Students: their SchoolDigger percentile fell from 92 in 2023–2024 to 62 in 2025–2026, while the overall school percentile was 74. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 25.8, and 59% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—an observation about the student population, not an explanation for results.

569

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,276

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1050 East Rice Ranch Rd.
Santa Maria, CA 93455-5068

(805) 938-8800

District: Orcutt Union Elementary

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orcutt Junior High
High:	Ernest Righetti High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

32.9%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orcutt Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,486^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Orcutt Union Elementary

389^th of 968Orcutt Union Elementary 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	72.0	1486 of 5804	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	1820 of 5857	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	1649 of 5869	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1689 of 5859	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1797 of 5883	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	1764 of 5789	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	1350 of 5662	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	1423 of 5692	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	66.3	1700 of 5614	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	2098 of 5611	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	2251 of 5530	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	2489 of 5390	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	3275 of 5377	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.2	2972 of 5314	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	1887 of 5193	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	1429 of 5113	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	67.3	1499 of 5113	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	1474 of 4818	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.5	1770 of 4822	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.4	1259 of 4809	73.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	93.3	121 of 2585	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	119 of 2128	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	1464 of 5569	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	2050 of 5597	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	1637 of 5612	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	1971 of 5609	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	2087 of 5635	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	1529 of 5492	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	1290 of 5413	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	1434 of 5085	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	1480 of 5107	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1130 of 5107	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1136 of 5087	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1534 of 5084	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1045 of 4963	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	629 of 4830	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1414 of 5412	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	1617 of 5460	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1344 of 5517	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	1498 of 5363	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1238 of 5264	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1831 of 5173	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	772 of 5084	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	1484 of 5590	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	1478 of 5628	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	1557 of 5643	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	1417 of 5638	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1470 of 5663	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	1922 of 5510	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	1411 of 5431	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1111 of 2920	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	602 of 2847	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	209 of 2635	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	505 of 2420	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	656 of 2532	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	1177 of 2598	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	1084 of 2651	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	1323 of 2661	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	1276 of 2726	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	1646 of 2834	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	1330 of 2737	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)95th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 10, 2020

Way too many students in each classroom. They put my child in a combo first second grade classroom. She was a first grader. I feel like she went from kindergarten to second grade into the land of iPad use most of the day. Thankfully my child was not a victim of bullying, but she witnessed so much drama that she was getting frequent stomach aches. All the teachers she had were pretty great, though 2 retired. Music class was never fun, because if a child was not listening, no one got to touch the instruments. The fundraisers were always the same and so boring. I’m so glad I pulled all my children to homeschool. California public schools should hire more teachers and pay them. 1 teacher should never ever have 30 students and 2 grades to teach at once. It’s basically a day full of chaos and distractions. So sad for this generation of children. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 30, 2016

This school is awful. I only have one child, and am so glad I don't have to go through all the same garbage if I had more children. It started in 2nd grade, got worse in 4th (his male teacher was a bully), 6th grade was a nightmare. In general I would say the problem is the "attitude" of state employed teachers. They have this mentality that they are "all supreme" or untouchable. Many of them believe that since they are teachers they know everything...they don't. They may be knowledgeable on their subject, but that's about it. For some reason they hold the belief that they can do as they please with your child in their classroom. They seem to forget they are a tate paid employee, my tax dollars pay their over-inflated union wages, therefore they work for me the taxpayer! I am so disgusted with the experience at the elementary level, that I will begin homeschooling my child the rest of his education at home. 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Rice Ranch Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8800	569	22	25.8	58.7%	187 (32.9%)	6 (1.1%)	298 (52.4%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	72	1486^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.4%		65.5	1820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%	334																													50.0		50.0	44.8	54.1	51.3	64.5			54.5	49.3	56.5	50.0	60.2			54.5							$29,276	$20,108	$9,168
Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8500	502	19	26.4	56.2%	170 (33.9%)	5 (1.0%)	264 (52.6%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	29.1	4061^st of 5804 public elementary schools	30.0%		35.1	3567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%	494																													23.2		23.2	35.6	32.0	33.3	35.5			34.0	28.8	29.3	24.6	29.0			27.9							$28,985	$18,678	$10,307
Orcutt School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 960-5572	44	2	21.7	72.7%	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (56.8%)	2 (4.5%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)																														31.6	26.1						33.3	29.3						16.7	12.2
Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8750	662	25	26.7	60.9%	188 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	378 (57.1%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.9%)	38.6	3319^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.8%		46.2	2809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%	510																													33.8		33.8	37.8	33.3	34.7	50.5			39.7	26.5	21.1	28.0	43.0			30.3							$26,722	$18,672	$8,050
Alice Shaw Elementary	Public	K-6	759 Dahlia Pl.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8850	530	21	24.6	76.4%	124 (23.4%)	4 (0.8%)	363 (68.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	42.7	3060^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.3%		35	3581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%	521																													25.7		25.7	44.8	31.7	38.6	48.0			41.0	51.7	35.0	22.9	39.7			36.8							$30,732	$20,232	$10,500
Joe Nightingale Elementary	Public	K-6	255 Winter Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8650	695	26	26.7	66.9%	148 (21.3%)	7 (1.0%)	446 (64.2%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.2%)	60.2	2066^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.9	1423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	643																													35.4		35.4	37.9	47.5	47.9	62.1			48.6	43.6	49.0	46.2	59.0			49.4							$28,770	$20,946	$7,824
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary	Public	K-6	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6860	298	17	17.0	95.3%	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	4927^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.1%		29	4038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%	889																													10.3		10.3	22.0	13.5	18.0	52.9			25.8	19.1	18.9	5.1	29.4			17.8							$28,269	$26,596	$1,673
Bill Libbon Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Meehan St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6500	834	36	23.4	87.9%	46 (5.5%)	11 (1.3%)	735 (88.1%)	22 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	16.8	5077^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.5%		23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	558																													9.7		9.7	25.0	24.3	25.2	34.3			26.7	17.7	28.0	15.4	12.2			18.9	98.5		98.5		98.5		$21,391	$19,304	$2,087
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	1,177	47	25.0	80.7%	44 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,085 (92.2%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	25.5	4327^th of 5804 public elementary schools	25.4%		23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%	223	3.5	10.5	1.8	4.4	8.0	10.6	6.4	38.6	12.3	23.2	15.6	22.0	25.5	23.1	5.3	24.6	5.4	11.1	24.0	10.6	13.5	0.0	15.8	3.6	4.4	8.0	10.6	7.1	13.6	24.8	19.0	23.1	28.5	26.6	47.8	43.0	45.3	35.5	33.3	31.7	18.4	24.8	20.0	28.2	26.0	96.6	97.2		96.6	97.9	97.2	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
Battles (Washington) Elementary	Public	K-6	605 East Battles Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6880	769	37	20.8	97.3%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	748 (97.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	12.9	5391^st of 5804 public elementary schools	7.1%		11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	155																													17.2		17.2	21.7	13.4	19.8	24.7			19.7	30.9	12.0	8.1	10.3			15.7	98.2		98.2		98.2		$21,634	$19,922	$1,712

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Grove Elementary

What district is Pine Grove Elementary in?

Orcutt Union Elementary

Is Pine Grove Elementary a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary ranks 1486^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Grove Elementary?

Students at Pine Grove Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 33% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pine Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Pine Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pine Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orcutt Junior High
High : Ernest Righetti High

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