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Alice Shaw Elementary

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Alice Shaw Elementary ranks 3060 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alice Shaw Elementary serves 530 students in grades K–6 in Santa Maria, within the Orcutt Union Elementary district. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear split: English and math have improved, and math is near the state rate, but science is substantially behind the state and district.

Among 10 nearby schools with results, Alice Shaw ranked third in ELA at 41% and third in math at 37%, but fifth in science at 26%. Its science rate was about 10 points below the state and 16 below the district; by comparison, math was about 2 points below the state and 4 below the district. Locally, its math result was 10 points above the nearby-school average, while its science result was only 2 points above. Pine Grove Elementary and Joe Nightingale Elementary scored higher overall in ELA and math. Results also vary by grade: grade 3 math was a standout at 52%, 5 points above the state, and the highest reported nearby result; grade 5 ELA and math were below state and district rates.

ELA rose 8 points and math 7 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while science fell 2 points over that period, despite a recent rebound. SchoolDigger ranked Alice Shaw at the 47th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up 8 percentile points from the prior year but below its 55th–56th percentile results in 2017–2019. In 2024–2025, 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among five conventional same-district elementary schools; its student-teacher ratio was 24.6, lower than four of those five peers. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for White students was at the 28th percentile, 19 points below the school’s overall percentile. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 32nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 54th in 2025–2026, 7 points above the overall ranking.

530

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,732

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

759 Dahlia Pl.
Santa Maria, CA 93455-2931

(805) 938-8850

District: Orcutt Union Elementary

Students who attend Alice Shaw Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeview Junior High
High:	Ernest Righetti High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

23.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

California avg42%

3,060^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	42.7	3060 of 5804	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	3581 of 5857	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3477 of 5869	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3366 of 5859	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3545 of 5883	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2612 of 5789	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	2468 of 5662	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	2859 of 5692	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	2997 of 5614	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	3142 of 5611	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.8	4062 of 5530	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	3253 of 5390	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	2703 of 5377	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	2244 of 5314	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	1615 of 5193	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	1247 of 5113	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	1284 of 5113	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	1243 of 4818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	1354 of 4822	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	66.2	1435 of 4809	70.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	33.0	1304 of 2128	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	1885 of 3162	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2665 of 3245	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	2776 of 3311	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	971 of 3275	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	468 of 3246	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	2685 of 5569	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	2914 of 5597	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3345 of 5612	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3434 of 5609	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3261 of 5635	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2584 of 5492	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2361 of 5413	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	2593 of 5085	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2850 of 5107	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2848 of 5107	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2586 of 5087	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3020 of 5084	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	2024 of 4963	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2059 of 4830	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	2470 of 5412	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	2902 of 5460	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3727 of 5517	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3322 of 5363	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3376 of 5264	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	2085 of 5173	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2458 of 5084	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	3254 of 5590	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	4096 of 5628	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3377 of 5643	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2979 of 5638	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3604 of 5663	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2462 of 5510	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2429 of 5431	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1420 of 2920	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.5	1914 of 2847	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1328 of 2420	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1833 of 2532	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	2156 of 2598	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2110 of 2651	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2152 of 2661	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2373 of 2726	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	2017 of 2834	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1820 of 2737	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)39th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science26%-10 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	865	41	20.9	92.7%	28 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	799 (92.4%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	11.5	5492^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	57																													13.6		13.6	12.2	16.4	21.6	25.2			19.0	15.6	18.3	14.2	11.2			14.8	97.9			97.9			$15,707	$13,458	$2,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Shaw Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alice Shaw Elementary?

Students at Alice Shaw Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Alice Shaw Elementary a good school?

Alice Shaw Elementary ranks 3060^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alice Shaw Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Alice Shaw Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alice Shaw Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alice Shaw Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeview Junior High
High : Ernest Righetti High

What district is Alice Shaw Elementary in?

Orcutt Union Elementary

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