Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA-BONITA·NCES 060558009314
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary
1890 Sandalwood Dr., Santa Maria, CA 93455 · (805) 361-6860 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
284 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.8pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 49.4% |
| Math | 10.8% | 15.2% | 29.1% | 44.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 24.5% |
| 2017-18 | 25.0% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 15.5% | 17.4% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary this school | 298 | 95.3% | 28.2% |
| Westmorland Elementary Westmorland | 304 | 95.4% | 16.9% |
| Garfield Elementary Menlo Park | 280 | 94.6% | 11.6% |
| A. L. Conner Elementary Orange Cove | 308 | 97.7% | 41.3% |
| Pacific Boulevard Huntington Park | 301 | 97.7% | 36.9% |
| Park Avenue Elementary Cudahy | 274 | 94.2% | 23.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,725 of 5,151 | #44 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,669 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #42 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #4,011 of 5,172 ▼ 292 | #45 of 66 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,341 of 5,116 | #24 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #4,777 of 5,915 | #56 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #139 of 5,352 | #9 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #5,218 of 5,354 | #57 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #414 of 5,625 | #10 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #3,346 of 3,837 | #40 of 47 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 17.5 | 17.1:1 | 95% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 92% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 89% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 91% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 17.2 | 18.3:1 | 92% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 12 | 24.6:1 | 87% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 82% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 85% (726) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 11 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (313 to 298); teachers up 2% (17.2 to 17.5).
About Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Santa Maria, California, (ZIP code 93455). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 298 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 36% lower.
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is among 21 schools run by Santa Maria-Bonita, which serves 17,408 students.
Most students at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary are Hispanic: 98% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is 95%. That is 27 points above the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.
allk12 grades Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is 4.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 28.2%. Predicted: 23.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Barbara County show that median household income is about $98,161, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County, which together enroll about 66,191 students.
Arellanes Junior High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 28.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 298 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 274. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.1:1) than in 2020-21 (21.1:1).
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Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) ElementaryHow many students attend Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary?
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary serve?
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary?
Student demographics at Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary public or private?
Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Maria-Bonita.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.