Total enrollment
4,911
+69 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Orcutt Union Elementary
California · 4,911 students · 3 cities
Orcutt Union Elementary runs 10 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 4,911 (7 elementary and 2 middle).
4-year change in Orcutt Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Orcutt Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #214 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,911 | #263 of 587 | #1,973 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #241 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #569 of 587 | #8,984 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.8% | #309 of 587 | #2,566 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #236 of 530 | #2,059 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Orcutt Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Joe Nightingale Elementary at 55.7% proficient to Ralph Dunlap Elementary at 33.2%, a gap of 22.6 points. That is the 289th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,202 to 4,867 students (down 6%) and from 209 to 196 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcutt Academy Charter | Orcutt | Combined | KG-12 | 812 |
| Joe Nightingale Elementary | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-06 | 695 |
| Patterson Road Elementary | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-06 | 662 |
| Pine Grove Elementary | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-06 | 569 |
| Alice Shaw Elementary | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-06 | 530 |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-06 | 502 |
| Orcutt Junior High | Santa Maria | Middle | 07-08 | 464 |
| Lakeview Junior High | Santa Maria | Middle | 07-08 | 463 |
| Olga L. Reed Elementary | Los Alamos | Elementary | KG-08 | 170 |
| Orcutt School for Independent Study | Santa Maria | Elementary | KG-08 | 44 |
About Orcutt Union Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary is a small public-school district in California. The district runs 10 schools and serves approximately 4,911 students.
For a sense of the school types, Orcutt Union Elementary consists of 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 491 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Orcutt Union Elementary has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,842 students to 4,911. Orcutt Union Elementary now counts 10 public schools, up from 9 in SY 2020-21.
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