Summary:
In the 93438 zip code of Lompoc, California, families are served by one public elementary school, Arthur Hapgood Elementary, which educates about 768 students from kindergarten through 6th grade within the larger Lompoc Unified school district.
Arthur Hapgood Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools, with student proficiency in core subjects like English and math notably below state averages. The school's performance is similar to the district's overall low ranking, and it struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.4%. However, the school shows relative strengths in specific areas, particularly outperforming both district and state averages in Spanish language listening assessments and 4th-grade Spanish writing.
With over three-quarters of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a community with high economic need. Despite per-student spending that is near the state average, academic outcomes remain low, highlighting systemic challenges. For parents, this means the local school is working within a difficult context but has demonstrated some success in bilingual education, even as it seeks to improve foundational academic achievement and student attendance.
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