# Santa Maria-Bonita

Santa Maria-Bonita is a elementary district in Santa Barbara County, California. Reading proficiency is 24.8%, +0.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 17.7%, +1.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-maria-bonita |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 21 |
| Students | 17,408 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,939 |
| Low-Income Students | 15,972 (92.8%) |
| English Learners | 9,275 (53.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.4% | 10,570 |
| 2024 | 24.9% | 10,631 |
| 2025 | 24.8% | 10,541 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.8% | 10,650 |
| 2024 | 16.5% | 10,801 |
| 2025 | 17.7% | 10,708 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.8% | 35.8% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | 41.0% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | 48.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 25.5% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | 26.1% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | 35.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.5% | 32.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 31.1% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | 31.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 21.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | 22.5% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | 22.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Hollinshead | Board Clerk | johnhollinshead@smbsd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Linda Cordero | Board Member | lcordero@smbsd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Luz Maria Cabral | Board President | lcabral@smbsd.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Ricardo Valencia | Board Member | rvalencia@smbsd.net | 2020 | 2028 |
| Ricky Lara | Board Vice President | rickylara@smbsd.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary | Santa Maria | 38.5% | 37.2% | 37.9% | -4.5 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Jimnez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary | Santa Maria | 37.4% | 23.1% | 30.2% | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary | Santa Maria | 29.8% | 25.9% | 27.8% | +1.8 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bill Libbon Elementary | Santa Maria | 31.4% | 22.3% | 26.8% | +10.4 | +7.9 |
| 5 | Sanchez (David J.) Elementary | Santa Maria | 25.9% | 27.3% | 26.6% | -5.3 | +2.1 |
| 6 | Kunst (Tommie) Junior High | Santa Maria | 32.9% | 18.6% | 25.8% | +3.5 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary | Santa Maria | 24.3% | 19.0% | 21.7% | +0.5 | +1.8 |
| 8 | Miller (Isaac) Elementary | Santa Maria | 24.0% | 19.0% | 21.5% | -3.1 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Arellanes Junior High | Santa Maria | 28.8% | 14.0% | 21.4% | +15.0 | +5.5 |
| 10 | Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary | Santa Maria | 23.3% | 19.2% | 21.2% | -9.9 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Fairlawn Elementary | Santa Maria | 22.4% | 17.1% | 19.7% | -6.9 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary | Santa Maria | 19.4% | 19.0% | 19.2% | +3.8 | +9.4 |
| 13 | Adam (William Laird) Elementary | Santa Maria | 18.7% | 18.0% | 18.3% | +0.6 | +6.9 |
| 14 | Liberty Elementary | Santa Maria | 21.6% | 14.5% | 18.0% | +1.9 | +1.0 |
| 15 | El Camino Junior High | Santa Maria | 23.1% | 12.0% | 17.5% | -1.0 | -0.7 |
| 16 | Alvin Elementary | Santa Maria | 18.1% | 15.6% | 16.8% | +3.5 | +1.5 |
| 17 | Bonita Elementary | Santa Maria | 16.7% | 16.0% | 16.4% | +0.5 | +4.5 |
| 18 | Rice (William) Elementary | Santa Maria | 18.1% | 14.4% | 16.3% | -1.3 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Battles (Washington) Elementary | Santa Maria | 21.5% | 10.6% | 16.0% | -1.3 | -4.5 |
| 20 | Bruce (Robert) Elementary | Santa Maria | 16.5% | 14.6% | 15.6% | +0.7 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Fesler (Isaac) Junior High | Santa Maria | 20.3% | 10.5% | 15.4% | -6.2 | +0.6 |