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Cabrillo High

4350 Constellation Rd., Lompoc, CA 93436 · (805) 742-2900 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,060 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,060
High
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
512 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 929928%
Grade 1026625%
Grade 1126025%
Grade 1223522%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
32230%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
54451%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
222%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
474%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
10810%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
111%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
57054%
Female
48846%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
44.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.6pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts18.1%26.3%23.1%32.5%
Math11.5%19.3%16.8%52.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.4%30.7%
2023-2443.0%23.7%
2022-2350.8%33.2%
2021-2262.9%30.2%
2020-2189.5%57.9%
2018-1953.1%28.0%
2017-1852.3%29.8%
2016-1764.6%31.7%
2015-1666.0%34.0%
2014-1564.0%31.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Cabrillo High

Cabrillo High's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cabrillo High this school1,06048.3%35.5%
Montgomery High
Santa Rosa
1,25349.6%31.7%
Novato High
Novato
1,28748.3%42.8%
Terra Linda High
San Rafael
1,24849.4%57.1%
Rancho Cotate High
Rohnert Park
1,75547.1%29.9%
Aptos High
Aptos
1,27447.6%41.2%
Matched among California high 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 Cabrillo High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Santa Barbara County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.5%#646 of 1,052#7 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.7%#423 of 1,056
▲ 85
#5 of 10
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#815 of 1,056
no change
#9 of 10
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-9.0pp#53 of 1,044#1 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,060#744 of 2,093#8 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.0:1#405 of 1,352#2 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.0%#318 of 1,351#2 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.3%#1,185 of 1,575#10 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.9%#220 of 802#2 of 6
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,060
-113 (-10%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,06055.719.0:148% (512)
2023-241,07456.219.1:147% (501)
2022-231,06657.218.6:139% (420)
2020-211,1735421.7:140% (466)
2017-181,29160.721.3:148% (616)
2015-161,4636323.2:141% (601)
2010-111,490N/AN/A35% (527)
2000-011,4136023.6:120% (285)
1990-911,0174920.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cabrillo High.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,291 to 1,060); teachers down 8% (60.7 to 55.7).

About Cabrillo High

Families in Lompoc, California, are served by Cabrillo High, a medium-sized high school. Its 1,060 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 26% larger than the 838 average for high schools in California.

Lompoc Unified runs 16 schools with a combined 8,896 students. Cabrillo High is one of them.

A majority of students at Cabrillo High, 51%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 30% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Cabrillo High comes in at 63%.

Staffing totals 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. That is lower than the 68% average for public schools in Santa Barbara County.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cabrillo High is -15.8 points, in the bottom 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.5%, and the predicted rate is 51.2%.

Census estimates describe Santa Barbara County this way: 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 school nearest to Cabrillo High is Buena Vista Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Cabrillo High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cabrillo High places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

Cabrillo High has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.

Cabrillo High had 1,173 students in 2020-21 and 1,060 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.7:1 to 19.0:1.

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Santa Barbara County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Cabrillo High
District
Lompoc Unified
Address
4350 Constellation Rd., Lompoc, CA 93436
Phone
(805) 742-2900
County
Santa Barbara County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,060
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
19.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
512 (48%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
062241002677
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Cabrillo High. Cabrillo High is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Cabrillo High
What is the total enrollment at Cabrillo High?
Cabrillo High enrolls approximately 1,060 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cabrillo High serve?
Cabrillo High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cabrillo High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cabrillo High is approximately 19.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cabrillo High?
Cabrillo High reports a student body of 30% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Cabrillo High?
Cabrillo High is overseen by Lompoc Unified in Santa Barbara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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