2025 California state test results

Santa Maria, California school test scores and rankings

Across 35 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 29.8% and the median math proficiency was 19.2%. The median combined result ranked at the 23rd percentile among comparable California schools.

Located in Santa Barbara County.

Schools with scores

35

Students represented

31,171

Median school percentile

23rd

Schools improving

Trending up21

Schools declining

Trending down12

Schools

Rank combines reading and math standing among comparable California schools. CA Percentile shows that combined statewide standing. Select any header to sort.

1Joe Nightingale ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary66.9%No59.5%52.0%72nd
2Family Partnership CharterCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary41.1%No60.5%30.7%67th
3Pine Grove ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary58.7%No49.3%53.4%65th
4Benjamin Foxen ElementaryCombined (K-8)Blochman Union Elementary45.0%No51.5%31.9%62nd
5Ernest Righetti HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High58.7%No60.5%22.6%60th
6Orcutt Junior HighMiddleOrcutt Union Elementary55.0%No43.0%37.6%57th
7Lakeview Junior HighMiddleOrcutt Union Elementary72.4%No48.0%31.9%57th
8Trivium CharterCombined (K-12)Blochman Union Elementary33.1%No42.4%30.2%52nd
9Pioneer Valley HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High74.4%No50.1%21.3%51st
10Patterson Road ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary60.9%No41.6%37.1%48th
11Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No38.5%37.2%45th
12Santa Maria HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High78.8%No44.5%15.7%42nd
13Jimnez Roberto and Dr. Francisco ElementaryCombined (K-8)Santa Maria-Bonita80.9%No37.4%23.1%39th
14Alice Shaw ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary76.4%No38.6%30.8%39th
15Ralph Dunlap ElementaryElementaryOrcutt Union Elementary56.2%No33.2%32.5%36th
16Kunst (Tommie) Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita87.5%No32.9%18.6%27th
17Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita95.6%No29.8%25.9%25th
18Bill Libbon ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita87.9%No31.4%22.3%23rd
19Sanchez (David J.) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No25.9%27.3%23rd
20Arellanes Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita93.1%No28.8%14.0%17th
21Delta HighHighSanta Maria Joint Union High83.2%No17.0%1.1%14th
22Taylor (Ida Redmond) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita85.7%No24.3%19.0%13th
23Miller (Isaac) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No24.0%19.0%13th
24Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita84.0%No23.3%19.2%13th
25Fairlawn ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.6%No22.4%17.1%10th
26El Camino Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita97.0%No23.1%12.0%10th
27Oakley (Calvin C.) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No19.4%19.0%10th
28Adam (William Laird) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.1%No18.7%18.0%9th
29Liberty ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita92.7%No21.6%14.5%7th
30Fesler (Isaac) Junior HighMiddleSanta Maria-Bonita94.5%No20.3%10.5%7th
31Alvin ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.5%No18.1%15.6%6th
32Bonita ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.7%No16.7%16.0%6th
33Rice (William) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita95.1%No18.1%14.4%6th
34Battles (Washington) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita97.2%No21.5%10.6%5th
35Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementarySanta Maria-Bonita96.1%No16.5%14.6%5th

Highest-ranked schools by level

Elementary schools

  1. 1
    Joe Nightingale Elementary

    72nd percentile

  2. 2
    Pine Grove Elementary

    65th percentile

  3. 3
    Patterson Road Elementary

    48th percentile

  4. 4
    Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary

    45th percentile

  5. 5
    Alice Shaw Elementary

    39th percentile

Middle schools

  1. 1
    Orcutt Junior High

    57th percentile

  2. 2
    Lakeview Junior High

    57th percentile

  3. 3
    Kunst (Tommie) Junior High

    27th percentile

  4. 4
    Arellanes Junior High

    17th percentile

  5. 5
    El Camino Junior High

    10th percentile

High schools

  1. 1
    Ernest Righetti High

    60th percentile

  2. 2
    Pioneer Valley High

    51st percentile

  3. 3
    Santa Maria High

    42nd percentile

  4. 4
    Delta High

    14th percentile

Districts serving local schools

District scores cover the entire district, including schools outside this place when district boundaries cross city lines. Select any header to sort.

1Orcutt Union Elementary

10 schools districtwide

46.7%39.4%61st
2Blochman Union Elementary

5 schools districtwide

51.5%31.9%59th
3Santa Maria Joint Union High

4 schools districtwide

48.1%18.1%40th
4Santa Maria-Bonita

21 schools districtwide

24.8%17.7%13th

Other cities in Santa Barbara County

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How these rankings work

Rankings use the latest available California reading and math results. Schools are compared with other California schools serving similar grade levels. Medians describe the typical local result and are not districtwide averages. Virtual schools are excluded, and cities with fewer than three scored schools are omitted from the indexed location directory.

Data sources and methodologySearch all schools in Santa Maria