Arthur Hapgood Elementary

Arthur Hapgood Elementary is a roomy K-5 school in Lompoc, California, overseen by Lompoc Unified. The school educates 768 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Arthur Hapgood Elementary sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

Lompoc Unified runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,896 students. Arthur Hapgood Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Arthur Hapgood Elementary logs that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 7% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Barbara County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arthur Hapgood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Santa Barbara County reports that median household earnings sit near $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Barbara County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), Arthur Hapgood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Trivium Charter School Adventure, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Arthur Hapgood Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 19.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arthur Hapgood Elementary has edged up 22%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025.

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