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Alice Shaw Elementary

Q: Is Alice Shaw Elementary a good school?

Alice Shaw Elementary ranks 3581 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alice Shaw Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 530 students in Santa Maria, California, within the Orcutt Union Elementary district, which is considered average compared to others across the state.

Academically, the school is currently rated below average statewide, with test scores in core subjects like math and science trailing behind both district and state averages; science scores, in particular, are a notable area of concern. While the school spends more per student than most others in its district and has a slightly better student-teacher ratio, these advantages have not translated into higher academic performance compared to nearby schools like Pine Grove Elementary or Joe Nightingale Elementary, which achieve significantly higher rankings.

When looking at student groups, the school shows a large performance gap between female and male students. It also serves a student population with high economic need, which has increased significantly in recent years. Despite this, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has improved and is now better than average. Compared to schools in the neighboring Santa Maria-Bonita district, such as Battles (Washington) Elementary, Alice Shaw performs better, highlighting the importance of the broader district context.

530

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,732

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,581^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Orcutt Union Elementary

637^th of 1,543Orcutt 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)39th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science18%-15 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 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%)	35	3581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		35.6	3477^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	104																													18.1		18.1	33.3	41.8	36.1	42.7			38.6	42.4	32.8	23.6	25.7			30.8							$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%)	73.9	1423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.3	1400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	23																													55.8		55.8	42.4	52.4	75.5	67.0			59.5	45.7	47.6	60.0	54.7			52.0							$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%)	46.2	2809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.0%		55.4	2271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	538																													30.5		30.5	19.1	42.9	43.4	61.9			41.6	23.6	36.4	42.5	45.2			37.1							$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%)	35.1	3567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		35.2	3505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	62																													32.3		32.3	37.3	26.1	36.9	32.9			33.2	37.9	29.0	35.9	28.4			32.5							$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)																														15.0	12.5					50.0	14.3	27.1					21.4	10.5	17.4
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%)	65.5	1820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		68.8	1649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	171																													41.5		41.5	44.8	44.3	48.4	60.3			49.3	44.8	59.5	48.9	62.0			53.4							$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%)	23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.3	4746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	227																													16.9		16.9	24.8	33.0	38.3	31.7			31.4	18.8	27.3	32.1	13.6			22.3	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	93458	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%)	23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.4	4074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	476	10.3	8.8	4.2	7.3	6.1	22.7	9.7	39.7	14.0	31.3	14.6	24.5	27.3	25.1	15.5	17.5	2.1	12.7	22.5	34.1	17.0	8.6	10.5	4.2	7.3	4.1	22.7	9.3	14.3	27.5	20.8	30.7	23.4	24.3	45.2	43.7	58.3	37.4	26.1	25.2	10.7	24.8	14.3	37.6	23.1	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%)	11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%		13.8	5405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	141																													12.9		12.9	22.5	20.4	24.4	19.1			21.5	20.2	9.0	8.7	5.3			10.6	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%)	12.8	5435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		11.6	5575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	140																													10.7		10.7	15.6	19.1	31.5	21.0			21.6	24.6	13.9	13.3	4.8			14.5	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 3581^st of 5857 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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