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Schools in Zip Code 93454

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At a glance

Schools

14,948

Students

Districts

Top rankedBenjamin Foxen Elementary2448^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary up 221 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary 19 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 93454 include 12 schools—nine elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools—mostly in Santa Maria-Bonita, with high schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High and Benjamin Foxen Elementary in Blochman Union Elementary; the clearest standout in the supplied results is Foxen.

Benjamin Foxen Elementary led all 12 schools in All Grades English language arts (ELA) at 48% and math at 33%, and was the only school above the state in science, with 40% versus 36%. The lowest results vary by subject: Alvin Elementary was lowest in ELA at 18%, Fesler Junior High in math at 12%, and Bill Libbon Elementary in science at 10%. Among the high schools, Pioneer Valley High led Santa Maria High in ELA by 2 points and science by 3 points; their math scores were close, 19.7% and 19.4%. Pioneer also had a 95% graduation rate and 4% dropout rate, compared with 87% and 9% at Santa Maria.

Recent changes were mixed: the unweighted average across the 12 schools fell by 1 point in ELA and rose by 1 point in math and 2 points in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; some schools, including Fesler, improved in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Foxen in the 58th percentile for 2025–2026, compared with the 4th–25th percentiles for the Santa Maria-Bonita schools in this list. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures ranged from 45% at Foxen to 98% at Alvin; these are observations, not explanations for score differences. Foxen had just 210 students, while enrollment at Santa Maria High was 3,143. All Grades results are broad snapshots because schools serve different grade spans.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Benjamin Foxen Elementary	Public	K-8	4949 Foxen Canyon Rd.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Blochman Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-1148	210	10	20.9	44.8%	96 (45.7%)	1 (0.5%)	99 (47.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	52.7	2448^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.9	2440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%	8																													41.7	39.1			40.4	50.0	68.0	45.8	30.8	50.0	41.7		47.6	35.0	56.0	45.8	15.4	23.1	21.7		32.6			$28,603	$27,384	$1,219
Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6760	998	41	24.2	97.6%	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	973 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10.1	5598^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.8%		12	5502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%	96																													9.9				9.9	18.4	17.9	19.2	16.2				17.9	18.6	20.9	6.4	9.1				13.5	97%	0%	$19,564	$17,888	$1,676
Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 East Fesler St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7880	974	49	20.0	94.5%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	954 (97.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14.4	2453^rd of 2740 public middle schools	10.5%		13.2	2510^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%	57																														17.0			17.0					25.6	24.5		25.0					10.8	12.7		11.8			$21,531	$19,752	$1,779
Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	1248 East Dena Way	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7940	917	42	21.6	84.2%	56 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	819 (89.3%)	18 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	19.5	4856^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	5077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%	221																													11.5				11.5	34.5	23.5	21.6	29.8				27.6	32.8	18.0	14.4	21.2				21.7	97%	0%	$19,170	$17,446	$1,724
Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	14.3	5287^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		16	5179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%	108																													12.9				12.9	10.9	31.9	21.3	25.5				22.4	12.5	28.3	9.8	13.5				15.9	≥ 99%		$20,246	$18,608	$1,638
Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	887	40	21.9	95.2%	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	847 (95.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	10.3	5587^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		11	5567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	20																													10.1				10.1	17.7	16.8	15.5	25.8				19.0	16.7	16.0	5.9	12.1				12.7	≥ 99%		$21,406	$19,548	$1,858
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%)	12.9	5404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.1%		11.4	5546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.3%	142																													17.2				17.2	21.7	13.4	19.8	24.7				19.7	30.9	12.0	8.1	10.3				15.7	97%	0%	$21,634	$19,922	$1,712
Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary	Public	K-6	1921 North Carlotti Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6250	849	45	19.0	85.7%	36 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	762 (89.8%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	17.8	4992^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.2%		17.3	5074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%	82																													15.9				15.9	21.9	18.2	24.1	31.6				24.2	26.3	23.2	15.0	22.7				21.8	≥ 99%		$23,943	$21,272	$2,671
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93454	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%)	25.5	4338^th of 5817 public elementary schools	25.4%		23.5	4550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%	212	3.5	10.5	1.8	4.4	8.0	10.6	6.4	38.6	12.3	23.2	15.6	22.0	25.5	23.1	5.3	24.6	5.4	11.1	24.0	10.6	13.5	0.0	15.8	3.6	4.4	8.0	10.6	7.1	13.6	24.8			19.0	23.1	28.5	26.6	47.8	43.0	45.3		35.5	33.3	31.7	18.4	24.8	20.0	28.2		26.0	98%	0%	$16,888	$15,152	$1,736
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%)	16.8	5089^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.5%		23.8	4519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%	570																													9.7				9.7	25.0	24.3	25.2	34.3				26.7	17.7	28.0	15.4	12.2				18.9	97%	0%	$21,391	$19,304	$2,087
Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 South Broadway	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 925-2567	3,143	144	21.9	76.1%	39 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3,057 (97.3%)	29 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	41.4	1238^th of 2135 public high schools	42.0%		40.3	1251^st of 2162 public high schools	42.1%	13																															29.0	5.9	28.3							43.5	43.5							19.4	19.4			$27,920	$26,640	$1,280
Pioneer Valley High	Public	9-12	675 Panther Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 922-1305	3,080	140	22.0	71.9%	70 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	2,893 (93.9%)	87 (2.8%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	45	1140^th of 2135 public high schools	46.6%		47.2	1092^nd of 2162 public high schools	49.5%	48																															32.2	7.1	31.6							45.9	45.9							19.7	19.7			$26,979	$25,752	$1,227
St Mary Of The Assumption School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	424 E Cypress St	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 925-6713	227	11	20.5	—	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	172 (75.8%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	13 (5.7%)	14 (6.2%)								(n/a)																																																		≥ 95%

Cities Near Zip Code 93454

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Maria	2.15 mi	39	695^th
Orcutt	5.08 mi	2
Los Alamos	10.01 mi	1	681^st
Lompoc	13.41 mi	17	734^th
Vandenberg Afb	13.41 mi	3	354^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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