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Vista de Las Cruces

Public Grades K-8

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,975

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9467 San Julian Rd.
Gaviota, CA 93117-9728

(805) 686-1880

District: Vista del Mar Union

Students who attend Vista de Las Cruces usually attend:

High:

Santa Ynez Valley Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2010 → 73rd in 2017

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2010) to 73rd (2017)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Vista de Las Cruces did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2017	71.0	1522 of 5692	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.4	1696 of 5614	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	1403 of 5611	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	917 of 5530	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	1285 of 5390	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.4	1558 of 5377	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	745 of 5314	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	758 of 5193	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	816 of 5113	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	52.1	2199 of 5113	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	87.5	618 of 4818	87.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2016	81.9	400 of 2497	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	443 of 2477	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	95.8	6 of 2259	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	52 of 2179	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	79.4	299 of 2005	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	55.3	778 of 1999	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	91.5	96 of 1804	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	75.6	356 of 1777	80.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science44%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (2025)
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 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 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 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 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
Vista de Las Cruces	Public	K-8	9467 San Julian Rd.	Gaviota	93117	Santa Barbara County	Vista del Mar Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-1880	65	5	13.0	40.0%	35 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)																							44.4	63.6						46.8	72.7						48.9							$33,975	$33,754	$221
Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	595 Second St.	Buellton	93427	Santa Barbara County	Buellton Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-6992	377	18	20.9	56.8%	142 (37.7%)	5 (1.3%)	193 (51.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	66.5	1764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		39.7	3190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	1426																					45.5		45.5	54.9	50.9	50.0				52.0	54.9	55.9	38.6				50.7	97.1		97.1				$19,265	$18,484	$781
Solvang Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Atterdag Rd.	Solvang	93463	Santa Barbara County	Solvang Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4810	602	31	19.3	38.2%	197 (32.7%)	3 (0.5%)	348 (57.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	50.8	2557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.4	2217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	340																					35.6	52.2	44.5	41.7	41.4	56.9	54.4	71.0	73.5	56.9	43.6	27.1	28.8	52.2	37.7	68.1	42.7	96.3			96.3			$28,112	$27,214	$898
Santa Ynez Elementary	Public	1-8	3325 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	College Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7310	147	10	14.1	45.6%	54 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	70.8	1564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		65.9	1777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	213																					45.0	46.2	45.7	56.3	50.0	75.0	68.8	52.4	61.5	61.1	56.3	42.9	35.0	46.7	38.1	30.8	40.2							$3,905	$3,196	$709
College Elementary	Public	K	3525 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	College Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7300	28	2	14.0	35.7%	15 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																																												$3,905	$3,196	$709
Santa Ynez Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Tyndall St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7360	189	12	15.7	20.6%	72 (38.1%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (44.4%)	45.8	2843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		34.6	3556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	713																					42.9		42.3	52.9	18.2	47.6	42.9			45.5	52.9	22.7	19.1	28.6			33.9
Ballard Elementary	Public	K-6	2425 School St.	Solvang	93463	Santa Barbara County	Ballard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4812	113	7	16.1	10.6%	89 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.4%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	88.3	756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		92	568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	188																					50.0		50.0	55.0	86.4	78.6	93.3			77.5	70.0	68.2	50.0	73.3			66.2							$55,723	$55,468	$255
Los Olivos Elementary	Public	K-8	2540 Alamo Pintado Ave.	Los Olivos	93441	Santa Barbara County	Los Olivos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4025	159	11	14.8	18.9%	102 (64.2%)	2 (1.3%)	42 (26.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	84.8	929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		71	1550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	621																					58.3	50.0	53.3	63.6	68.8	66.7		64.7	83.3	64.2	63.6	62.5	58.3		52.9	33.3	51.6							$22,798	$22,608	$190
Arthur Hapgood Elementary	Public	K-6	324 South A St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2200	768	32	24.0	76.6%	57 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	646 (84.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (6.9%)	20.6	4776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		27.2	4187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	589	5.5	13.2	4.3	10.0	8.3	43.6	17.0	42.6	18.0	30.2	10.9	41.5	8.5	14.0	19.0	5.5	11.3	4.3	12.0	8.3	22.3		22.3	14.1	24.5	31.4	30.2			25.1	14.1	27.4	23.0	20.2			21.1	97.4	97.4					$19,632	$18,280	$1,352
Leonora Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-6	1211 East Pine Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2100	469	22	21.3	83.4%	33 (7.0%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (86.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	14.9	5273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		17.2	5092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	181																					5.1		5.1	31.2	23.5	15.3	36.7			26.6	18.0	13.2	3.5	15.0			12.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$26,388	$25,524	$864

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista de Las Cruces

What is the racial makeup of Vista de Las Cruces?

Students at Vista de Las Cruces are 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Vista de Las Cruces in?

Vista del Mar Union

How many students attend Vista de Las Cruces?

In the 2024-25 school year, 65 students attended Vista de Las Cruces.

What schools do graduates of Vista de Las Cruces attend?

Students who attend Vista de Las Cruces usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Ynez Valley Union High

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