# Orcutt Union Elementary

Orcutt Union Elementary is a elementary district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 46.7%, +1.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 39.4%, +1.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/orcutt-union-elementary |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 10 |
| Students | 4,911 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $14,728 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,674 (65.2%) |
| English Learners | 474 (11.6%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.1% | 2,854 |
| 2024 | 46.8% | 2,873 |
| 2025 | 46.7% | 2,968 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 37.5% | 2,851 |
| 2024 | 38.5% | 2,877 |
| 2025 | 39.4% | 2,958 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 33.7% | 54.0% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | 58.0% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | 59.7% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.7% | 46.0% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | 49.3% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | 52.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.2% | 47.8% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | 49.5% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 50.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 40.3% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | 41.2% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | 42.8% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April Huckabey | Trustee | ahuckabey@orcutt-schools.net | N/A | N/A |
| Liz Phillips | Trustee | lphillips@orcutt-schools.net | N/A | N/A |
| Mark Steller | Trustee | msteller@orcutt-schools.net | N/A | N/A |
| Melanie Waffle | Trustee | mwaffle@orcutt-schools.net | N/A | N/A |
| Shaun Henderson | Trustee | shenderson@orcutt-schools.net | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Orcutt Academy Charter | Orcutt | 64.9% | 46.9% | 55.9% | +3.7 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Joe Nightingale Elementary | Santa Maria | 59.5% | 52.0% | 55.8% | +0.8 | -2.3 |
| 3 | Pine Grove Elementary | Santa Maria | 49.3% | 53.4% | 51.3% | +1.5 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Orcutt Junior High | Santa Maria | 43.0% | 37.6% | 40.3% | -3.1 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Lakeview Junior High | Santa Maria | 48.0% | 31.9% | 39.9% | +5.1 | +5.7 |
| 6 | Patterson Road Elementary | Santa Maria | 41.6% | 37.1% | 39.3% | -4.2 | -3.1 |
| 7 | Alice Shaw Elementary | Santa Maria | 38.6% | 30.8% | 34.7% | +5.2 | +1.5 |
| 8 | Olga L. Reed Elementary | Los Alamos | 41.2% | 27.7% | 34.5% | +3.9 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Ralph Dunlap Elementary | Santa Maria | 33.2% | 32.5% | 32.9% | +0.9 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Orcutt School for Independent Study | Santa Maria | 27.1% | 17.4% | 22.2% | -7.3 | -3.5 |