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Orcutt Academy Charter

Q: Is Orcutt Academy Charter a good school?

Orcutt Academy Charter ranks 1470 th of 5804 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Alternative Schools

Better than 75% of California alternative schools

Summary

Orcutt Academy Charter is an alternative school in Orcutt, California, serving 812 students in grades K–12. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 100%, and its dropout rate was 0%. Most notably, it had the strongest reported all-grades results among nearby schools in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and scored above state and district averages in all three subjects.

The school’s clearest advantage is in science: 55% of students were proficient, 19 points above the state and 13 points above the Orcutt Union Elementary district. ELA was also strong at 63%, above the state by 13 points and the district by 15. Math was the relative weakness: 41% proficiency was only 3 points above the state and 1 point above the district, though it led the nearby schools with scores reported that year. Grade results were uneven, including a fourth-grade ELA score of 36%, below both state and district results. Attendance is another area to watch: chronic absenteeism was 14%, better than the state’s 18% but 1 point higher than the district’s rate.

Over time, science made the largest net gain, rising 7 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; ELA rose 1 point, while math fell 1 point and its lead over the state narrowed by 5 points. Results fluctuate by year and grade, so the overall lead does not mean every cohort performs equally well. SchoolDigger does not provide a school-level ranking or star rating here; it lists the district at 389th of 968, in the 60th percentile, with 3 stars. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.2, close to the nearby-school average of 22.9. In 2024–2025, 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 56%.

812

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,433

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

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 — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the California median (75th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg44%

California avg42%

Elementary school

1,470^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

499^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

436^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	1470 of 5804	74.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.3	499 of 2703	81.5%	★★★★☆
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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	436 of 2137	79.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.1	512 of 1865	72.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.4	372 of 1880	80.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.8	515 of 1999	74.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.9	339 of 1932	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.6	58 of 156	62.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.7	325 of 588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	74.4	270 of 1132	76.1%	★★★★☆
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

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+13 vs state

Science55%+19 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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 ()	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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)	50.0	46.7		55.8	54.6	71.4	35.7	62.5	50.0	68.8	60.0	65.3	62.6	71.4	64.3	37.5	56.3	56.3	53.3	32.2	41.3	≥ 95%		$28,433	$21,982	$6,451
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		25.5					47.1		34.2	40.0					11.8		2.4	5.3			$32,414	$31,738	$676
Family Partnership Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H	Santa Maria	93456	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)
Trivium Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 South College Dr.	Santa Maria	93436	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)																						47%	0%
Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 North H St. Suites BCD	Lompoc	93455	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)		0.0	5.6		3.8						16.7	30.6	23.9						0.0	8.3	6.0			$26,572	$25,996	$576
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)	57.9	36.8	42.1	54.6	47.1	43.3	58.3	57.9	50.0	57.9	42.1	63.2	52.6	34.5	54.2	31.6	28.0	40.0	37.5	50.0	38.7	39%	0%	$26,627	$26,314	$313
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)		27.3	25.8		25.6							51.6	45.9							19.4	21.3			$23,542	$20,380	$3,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Orcutt Academy Charter

Is Orcutt Academy Charter a good school?

Orcutt Academy Charter ranks 1470^th of 5804 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Orcutt Academy Charter in?

Orcutt Union Elementary

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.

How many students attend Orcutt Academy Charter?

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

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