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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMPOC UNIFIED·NCES 062241002681
Arthur Hapgood Elementary
324 South A St., Lompoc, CA 93438 · (805) 742-2200 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
588 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.9% | 16.1% | 22.3% | 52.7% |
| Math | 6.2% | 14.9% | 25.3% | 53.6% |
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 | 25.1% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 19.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 37.5% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 39.4% | 24.1% |
| 2016-17 | 35.5% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Arthur Hapgood Elementary
Arthur Hapgood Elementary's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hapgood Elementary this school | 768 | 76.6% | 25.1% |
| Cesar Chavez Language Academy Santa Rosa | 773 | 74.4% | 25.1% |
| Myron D. Witter Elementary Brawley | 741 | 74.8% | 36.5% |
| Pedley Elementary Jurupa Valley | 736 | 76.4% | 18.4% |
| Grapevine Elementary Vista | 730 | 81.0% | 28.9% |
| Rio San Gabriel Elementary Downey | 747 | 72.7% | 50.0% |
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 Arthur Hapgood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,058 of 5,151 | #48 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,188 of 5,172 ▼ 365 | #47 of 66 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,474 of 5,172 ▼ 772 | #52 of 66 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,796 of 5,116 | #30 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #472 of 5,915 | #15 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,759 of 5,352 | #51 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #4,025 of 5,354 | #37 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #2,492 of 5,625 | #31 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #209 of 1,139 | #2 of 13 |
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
768
+90 (+13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 768 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 77% (588) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 32.4 | 22.7:1 | 82% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 29.5 | 23.6:1 | 77% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 74% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 27 | 23.2:1 | 82% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 80% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 88% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 72% (494) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 35 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur Hapgood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (627 to 768); teachers up 19% (27 to 32).
About Arthur Hapgood Elementary
Arthur Hapgood Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Lompoc, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 768 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 65% bigger than average.
The Lompoc Unified system has 16 schools and 8,896 students.
At Arthur Hapgood Elementary, 84% of students are Hispanic. It is also 7% White and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Santa Barbara County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Arthur Hapgood Elementary scores 28%.
Arthur Hapgood Elementary reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.0:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 588 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 77% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Santa Barbara County averages 68%, lower than here.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Arthur Hapgood Elementary's results are 9.5 points below predicted: 25.1% against 34.7%.
In Santa Barbara County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $98,161, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 129 public schools and about 66,191 students.
Trivium Charter School Adventure, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Arthur Hapgood Elementary is 1st among 5 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 678 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 768 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 21.9 in 2020-21 to 24.0 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lompoc Unified
- Lompoc HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,060 students
- Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Miguelito ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- Vandenberg MiddleMiddle · 565 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Other schools in Lompoc
- Lompoc HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,060 students
- Lompoc Valley MiddleMiddle · 744 students
- Miguelito ElementaryElementary · 634 students
- La Canada ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- La Honda STEAM AcademyElementary · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Trivium Charter School Adventure0.6 mi · 301
- Dr Bob Forinash Community Day0.9 mi · 31
- Mission Valley0.9 mi · 61
- Lompoc Valley Middle0.9 mi · 744
- Leonora Fillmore Elementary1.1 mi · 469
- Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc1.2 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur Hapgood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arthur Hapgood Elementary?
Arthur Hapgood Elementary enrolls approximately 768 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Arthur Hapgood Elementary serve?
Arthur Hapgood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur Hapgood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arthur Hapgood Elementary is approximately 24.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arthur Hapgood Elementary?
Student demographics at Arthur Hapgood Elementary are roughly 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Arthur Hapgood Elementary in?
Arthur Hapgood Elementary is part of Lompoc Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.