Crestview Elementary

As a modestly sized primary school in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Crestview Elementary enrolls 373 students from grades K through 6, run under Lompoc Unified.

Lompoc Unified comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,896 students; Crestview Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Crestview Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Crestview Elementary reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Crestview Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Crestview Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Barbara County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Crestview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the broader community, Santa Barbara County reports that median household income runs about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Crestview Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Vandenberg Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crestview Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

Crestview Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestview Elementary has decreased 29%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 51% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.