Enrollment
210
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOCHMAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060528000498
Benjamin Foxen Elementary
4949 Foxen Canyon Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93454 · (805) 937-1148 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.0:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
94 students
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 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
51.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.0% | 30.4% | 15.2% | 33.3% |
| Math | 16.7% | 15.2% | 29.0% | 39.1% |
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 | 51.5% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 35.1% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.1% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 50.4% | 38.9% |
| 2016-17 | 54.9% | 36.9% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Benjamin Foxen Elementary
Benjamin Foxen Elementary's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Foxen Elementary this school | 210 | 44.8% | 41.5% |
| Sonoma Charter Sonoma | 226 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Marblehead Elementary San Clemente | 195 | 43.6% | 42.1% |
| MADRONA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES Thousand Oaks | 245 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Descanso Elementary Descanso | 188 | 45.2% | 52.3% |
| New Jerusalem Tracy | 217 | 48.4% | 18.1% |
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 Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,340 of 5,151 | #30 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,030 of 5,172 ▼ 191 | #36 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,923 of 5,172 ▲ 109 | #24 of 66 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.7pp | #77 of 5,116 | #2 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #5,314 of 5,915 | #63 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,475 of 5,352 | #35 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,171 of 5,354 | #21 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #4,151 of 5,625 | #49 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #3,762 of 3,837 | #47 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
210
+37 (+21%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 210 | 10 | 21.0:1 | 45% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 9 | 21.3:1 | 52% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 9.6 | 19.6:1 | 48% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 9 | 19.2:1 | 55% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 8.8 | 24.2:1 | 58% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 8 | 21.6:1 | 65% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | N/A | N/A | 46% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 59% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 132 | 5 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Foxen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (212 to 210); teachers up 15% (8.8 to 10).
About Benjamin Foxen Elementary
Located in Santa Maria, California, Benjamin Foxen Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 210 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 55% lower.
Benjamin Foxen Elementary falls under Blochman Union Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Benjamin Foxen Elementary is Hispanic (47%). Other groups make up 46% White and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Benjamin Foxen Elementary has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 10 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. The rate at public schools in Santa Barbara County averages 68%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Benjamin Foxen Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Benjamin Foxen Elementary is 11.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.5% actual, 53.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Santa Barbara County has about 443,701 residents, and median household income is about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Barbara County number 129 and enroll about 66,191.
The next-closest public school is Ralph Dunlap Elementary, about 6.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Benjamin Foxen Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 41.5% versus a 39.9% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 210 was 21% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 173. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.0:1, from 19.2:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Foxen ElementaryHow many students attend Benjamin Foxen Elementary?
Benjamin Foxen Elementary enrolls approximately 210 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Benjamin Foxen Elementary serve?
Benjamin Foxen Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Foxen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Foxen Elementary is approximately 21.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Benjamin Foxen Elementary?
Benjamin Foxen Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 47% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Benjamin Foxen Elementary?
Benjamin Foxen Elementary is overseen by Blochman Union Elementary in Santa Barbara County.
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