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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MARIA-BONITA·NCES 060558014505
Bill Libbon Elementary
750 Meehan St., Santa Maria, CA 93454 · (805) 361-6500 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
23.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
733 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 180 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (180) is 71% larger than its 6th grade class (105).
Student demographics
22%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 23.1% | 26.7% | 41.9% |
| Math | 6.7% | 15.6% | 27.3% | 50.4% |
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 | 31.4% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 26.7% | 16.9% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Bill Libbon Elementary
Bill Libbon Elementary's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Libbon Elementary this school | 834 | 87.9% | 25.4% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Stockton | 813 | 87.0% | 11.2% |
| Caruthers Elementary Caruthers | 836 | 88.5% | 39.5% |
| Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary Santa Maria | 849 | 85.7% | 21.4% |
| Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary Anaheim | 740 | 86.8% | 14.8% |
| Venetia Valley K-8 San Rafael | 748 | 87.7% | 22.7% |
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 Bill Libbon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,033 of 5,151 | #47 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,064 of 5,172 ▲ 196 | #46 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,834 of 5,172 ▲ 157 | #43 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,615 of 5,116 | #11 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #293 of 5,915 | #12 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,353 of 5,352 | #49 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #4,332 of 5,354 | #42 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,345 of 5,625 | #17 of 70 |
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
834
+343 (+70%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 834 | 35.5 | 23.5:1 | 88% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 35.8 | 20.6:1 | 87% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 67% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 68% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill Libbon Elementary.
About Bill Libbon Elementary
Families in Santa Maria, California, are served by Bill Libbon Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. It reported 834 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 79% higher.
Santa Maria-Bonita operates 21 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,408 students.
Hispanic students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% White and 3% Asian. Santa Barbara County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Bill Libbon Elementary totals 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bill Libbon Elementary is about 88%. The average for public schools in Santa Barbara County is 68%.
Bill Libbon Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bill Libbon Elementary, the prediction is 28.0% and the result is 25.4%.
In the wider Santa Barbara County area, the median household earns about $98,161 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Bill Libbon Elementary shares Santa Barbara County with 128 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Battles (Washington) Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Bill Libbon Elementary. The five-mile area around Bill Libbon Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.7% proficiency; Bill Libbon Elementary posts 25.4%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Bill Libbon Elementary reported 491 students in 2020-21 and 834 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio increased from 17.5:1 to 23.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
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Other schools in Santa Maria
- Santa Maria HighHigh · 3,143 students
- Pioneer Valley HighHigh · 3,080 students
- Ernest Righetti HighHigh · 2,416 students
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,177 students
- Bruce (Robert) ElementaryElementary · 1,050 students
- Alvin ElementaryElementary · 998 students
Nearby schools
- Battles (Washington) Elementary0.3 mi · 769
- Miller (Isaac) Elementary1.0 mi · 883
- Adam (William Laird) Elementary1.2 mi · 874
- Santa Maria High1.2 mi · 3,143
- Sanchez (David J.) Elementary1.5 mi · 654
- JIMENEZ ROBERTO AND DR. FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 1,177
Frequently asked questions
About Bill Libbon ElementaryHow many students attend Bill Libbon Elementary?
Bill Libbon Elementary enrolls approximately 834 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Bill Libbon Elementary serve?
Bill Libbon Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Bill Libbon Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Bill Libbon Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bill Libbon Elementary?
Student demographics at Bill Libbon Elementary are roughly 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bill Libbon Elementary?
Bill Libbon Elementary is overseen by Santa Maria-Bonita in Santa Barbara County.
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