Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93458

Summary:

The 93458 zip code area of Santa Maria, California is home to 11 schools, all part of the Santa Maria-Bonita school district. This district is ranked 1401 out of 1568 districts in California and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The schools in this area include 9 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, with no high schools or alternative schools.

Within this group of schools, a few stand out as performing better than others. Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary has the highest overall performance, with 39.32% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 23.03% proficient or better in Mathematics. Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary also performs very well, with 42.48% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 36.32% in Mathematics. Additionally, Sanchez (David J.) Elementary has strong performance, with 30.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.88% in Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, such as Bruce (Robert) Elementary and Bonita Elementary. Additionally, the schools in this area have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.78% to 93.03%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. This appears to be correlated with lower academic performance, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% 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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% 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
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	2715 West Main St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-8290	545	28	19.4	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	542 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5497^th of 5862 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.7	5599^th of 5874 public elementary schools	4.7%	102								5.1		5.1	8.5	5.8	11.7	30.7			15.1	14.7	10.0	5.2	22.7			13.6							$21,002	$2,407	$18,595
Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	870	37	23.3	96.2%	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	854 (98.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	14.2	5372^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	8.4%		12.1	5570^th of 5874 public elementary schools	5.2%	198								9.5		9.5	17.7	20.2	16.7	19.8			18.7	31.2	17.5	10.6	7.7			16.9							$20,492	$2,371	$18,121
El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7800	833	46	18.2	93.4%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	826 (99.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2469^th of 2777 public middle schools	11.1%		17.3	2413^th of 2802 public middle schools	13.9%	56									6.3	6.3					25.1	22.5	23.8					9.8	11.0	10.4							$21,698	$2,635	$19,063
Fairlawn Elementary	Public	K-6	120 North Mary Dr.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7500	716	36	20.0	95.9%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	702 (98.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.4	4986^th of 5862 public elementary schools	14.9%		25.8	4284^th of 5874 public elementary schools	27.1%	702								16.8		16.8	17.8	19.4	22.8	28.1			22.1	16.5	14.6	16.0	26.3			18.4	96.5			97.4			$20,387	$2,252	$18,135
Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	867	39	22.3	92.0%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	843 (97.2%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14.8	5314^th of 5862 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.8	5665^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.6%	351								6.2		6.2	11.8	31.4	9.5	22.6			18.9	19.7	28.0	6.1	11.9			16.6	95.6				96.4		$20,350	$2,560	$17,790
Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	998	49	20.2	89.0%	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	976 (97.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10.7	5644^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.1	5650^th of 5874 public elementary schools	3.8%	6								3.8		3.8	9.4	21.4	15.7	16.4			15.7	17.4	24.1	4.6	6.0			12.6	98.1						$20,740	$2,945	$17,795
Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7680	882	36	24.4	85.9%	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	853 (96.7%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	44.8	2873^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	51.0%		50.4	2511^th of 5874 public elementary schools	57.3%	362								15.7		15.7	43.7	41.8	43.9	40.7			42.5	51.0	41.9	28.7	24.6			36.3							$20,139	$2,386	$17,753
Sanchez (David J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	804 West Liberty St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4625	658	31	21.4	93.5%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.2	4347^th of 5862 public elementary schools	25.8%		29.8	3906^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.5%	441								18.0		18.0	27.5	18.8	40.9	31.9			30.1	31.7	20.5	23.6	13.3			21.9	95.1	95.1	97.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	$20,617	$2,295	$18,322
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	1,028	55	18.6	83.6%	23 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	964 (93.8%)	30 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	27.7	1909^th of 2777 public middle schools	31.3%		22.1	2174^th of 2802 public middle schools	22.4%	265									15.0	15.0					35.5	30.6	32.9					19.5	17.9	18.7							$21,183	$2,682	$18,501
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 West Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	873	43	20.2	90.1%	24 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	803 (92.0%)	29 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	11.6	5568^th of 5862 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.7	5257^th of 5874 public elementary schools	10.5%	311								9.6		9.6	13.6	13.0	19.8	19.9			16.5	21.7	12.0	11.5	9.9			13.7	97.9			97.9			$21,552	$2,950	$18,602
Jimenez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary	Public	K-8	1970 South Biscayne St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-4340	1,043	44	23.5	78.8%	34 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	962 (92.2%)	32 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	28.4	4068^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.6	3929^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.1%	139	8.6	12.2	3.9	13.2	8.5	22.5	11.1	21.2	17.9	19.7	28.7	19.4	34.8	46.9	53.7	55.0	39.3	30.5	26.5	13.6	21.4	21.9	25.0	23.0	96.6	97.2		96.6	97.9	97.2	$19,468	$2,448	$17,020

Cities Near Zip Code 93458

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Maria	0.49 mi	39	643^rd
Orcutt	6.17 mi	2
Nipomo	6.41 mi	5	399^th
Guadalupe	7.75 mi	3	851^st
Arroyo Grande	11.99 mi	8	265^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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