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Orcutt Academy Charter

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Orcutt Academy Charter ranks 2114 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 64% of California alternative schools

Summary

Orcutt Academy Charter is a public charter school serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 778 students in Orcutt, California. The school is part of the Orcutt Union Elementary District, which is ranked 637 out of 1,543 districts in the state.

Orcutt Academy Charter stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 98.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of the nearby Orcutt Union Elementary District. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 1.6% to 8.9%, lower than the state average and the nearby district. Orcutt Academy Charter students consistently outperform their peers in the district and the state on standardized tests, with 11th-graders projected to have 69.64% proficiency in ELA/Literacy in 2024-2025, compared to 56.96% for the state.

Compared to other nearby charter schools, such as Trivium Charter School Adventure, Pacific View Academy, and Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria, Orcutt Academy Charter stands out as a higher-performing school, with better test scores and graduation rates. The school's success is particularly impressive given its relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, ranging from 25.39% to 34.19% over the past few years.

812

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,142

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Dyer St.
Orcutt, CA 93455-5300

(805) 938-8900

District: Orcutt Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

38.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,114^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

425^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

262^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	2114 of 5857	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	1612 of 5869	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1463 of 5859	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	2002 of 5883	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	1373 of 5789	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	2853 of 5662	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.7	2135 of 5692	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	2783 of 5614	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.0	2856 of 5611	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	3198 of 5530	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	3510 of 5390	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	2799 of 5377	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	2671 of 5314	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	58.8	2035 of 5413	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2305 of 5628	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.0	738 of 2834	74.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	425 of 2761	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	569 of 2783	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	453 of 2781	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	608 of 2740	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	933 of 2715	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1141 of 2480	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	946 of 2508	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	753 of 2497	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	610 of 2477	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	42.7	1358 of 2379	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	1250 of 2259	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.1	489 of 2236	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.6	800 of 2179	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.7	777 of 2380	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	865 of 2262	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.1	321 of 2388	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	1225 of 2213	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	914 of 2072	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	76.1	374 of 2369	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.3	1071 of 2407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	1204 of 2273	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	78.2	297 of 1602	81.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	262 of 2162	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	278 of 2159	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	366 of 2170	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	210 of 2123	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	159 of 1290	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	177 of 2133	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	306 of 2017	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.3	217 of 2021	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	93.0	121 of 2039	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	220 of 1994	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	68.4	335 of 2426	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	330 of 2354	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	229 of 2367	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	94 of 2281	95.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.4	228 of 1117	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	355 of 1906	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	303 of 1915	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	270 of 1915	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	221 of 1858	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	120 of 1054	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	132 of 1833	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	202 of 1760	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	215 of 1900	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	174 of 1902	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	342 of 1917	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	196 of 1861	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	131 of 1814	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	326 of 1742	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	312 of 2013	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	406 of 2026	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	445 of 2030	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	265 of 1943	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	146 of 1126	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	228 of 1937	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	163 of 1862	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	249 of 1942	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	268 of 1948	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	421 of 1963	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	198 of 1916	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	207 of 1122	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	277 of 1880	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	398 of 1834	78.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	63 of 175	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	87 of 183	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	301 of 577	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.7	154 of 574	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	27.1	398 of 541	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	161 of 1252	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	181 of 1155	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	220 of 1173	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	173 of 1193	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	112 of 1204	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	251 of 1222	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	323 of 1173	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2019)74th percentile~ school

Female (2018)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)84th percentile+19 vs school

White (2019)81st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2019)67th percentile~ school

Male (2019)56th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Orcutt Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Dyer St.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8900	812	35	23.2	50.5%	311 (38.3%)	11 (1.4%)	371 (45.7%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (11.0%)								(n/a)	31.3	43.8			44.5	43.2	42.9	64.3	37.5	62.5	66.7	62.5	69.6	64.9	57.1	28.6	37.5	56.3	53.3	56.3	46.2	46.9							$11,142	$331	$10,811
Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5075 Bradley Rd.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	153	7	23.3	62.1%	44 (28.8%)	1 (0.7%)	96 (62.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)								(n/a)		16.7		22.2		22.0						27.8	36.1	38.0						11.1	0.0	7.0							$16,642	$2,364	$14,278
Family Partnership Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Family Partnership Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	372	23	16.1	41.1%	200 (53.8%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)								(n/a)	63.2	39.3	12.5	45.7		41.7	46.7	55.2	68.4	50.0	65.4	57.1	72.6	60.5	40.0	41.4	47.4	36.4	30.8	35.7	7.8	30.7	71.0	74.2	80.7	77.4	74.2	80.7	$13,366	$316	$13,050
Trivium Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 South College Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	65.2	20.7			33.3	40.0	32.1	38.2	52.2	45.8	45.5	46.4	38.9	42.4	46.4	32.4	17.4	17.4	31.8	27.6	38.5	30.2	55.0	57.5	70.0	62.5	57.5	62.5	$13,977	$546	$13,431
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 North H St. Suites BCD	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	125	7	18.7	84.0%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (72.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)		15.4		6.9		10.6						15.4	24.1	20.4						7.7	3.5	7.4							$14,389	$3,412	$10,977
Trivium Charter School Adventure	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1600 Berkeley Dr.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Adventure District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	301	8	40.0	39.9%	168 (55.8%)	6 (2.0%)	72 (23.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.6%)								(n/a)	32.0	44.8				37.5	63.6	62.5	52.0	68.8	62.5	44.8	64.3	58.2	50.0	30.4	28.0	31.3	26.7	48.2	33.3	36.4	75.0	75.0	79.2	75.0	75.0	75.0	$13,852	$359	$13,493
Pacific View Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1065 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 474-3580	114	7	16.4	53.5%	54 (47.4%)	1 (0.9%)	40 (35.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)				8.0		15.0							50.0	48.1							3.7	7.7							$18,793	$1,461	$17,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Orcutt Academy Charter

How many students attend Orcutt Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Orcutt Academy Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Orcutt Academy Charter?

Students at Orcutt Academy Charter are 46% Hispanic, 38% White, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Orcutt Academy Charter in?

Orcutt Union Elementary

Is Orcutt Academy Charter a good school?

Orcutt Academy Charter ranks 2114^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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